S10658 — Relates to the approval of applications of charter schools and establishing the board of regents as the primary charter vetting and oversight authority

Summary

Relates to the approval of applications of charter schools and establishing the board of regents as the primary charter vetting and oversight authority; provides that charter school applicants shall first apply to the community district education council or the board of education of the school district for approval for renewal of a charter within a certain amount of time and public hearings shall be conducted on such proposed application; provides that school district funding shall be contingent on application certification by the community district education council or the voters of the school district.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 2851 of the education law.

• Section 2851 of the education law

  The board of trustees of the state university of New York; or (c) be the only entity authorized to issue a charter but shall not be subject to the process pursuant to subdivision nine-a of section twen- ty-eight hundred fifty-two of this article a or the board of trustees of the state university of New York, as applicable, which shall be considered by the charter entity prior to approving such charter school's application for renewal and the board of trustees of the state university of New York request . This subdivision shall not apply to applications that are submitted pursuant to subdivision nine-a of this section at least forty-five days notice → ; provided, however, that in a city with one million or more inhabitants, such applicant shall first apply to the community district education council for approval where such charter school is proposed to be located by February first of the school year two school years prior to the school year when the charter school is planning to commence oper- ations. Such community district education council shall conduct public hearings on such proposed application at the regularly scheduled March and April board meetings, where residents of such community district shall have the opportunity to speak in person or via electronic means, or submit comments regarding the consideration of such application. The community district education council shall deny or certify such applica- tion at the regularly scheduled May meeting. An application shall be deemed certified for transmission to and consideration by the appropri- ate charter entity if there is a majority vote in favor of the applica- tion of the members of the community district education council present at a meeting at which there is a quorum present. Within seven days of denying or certifying an application for a new charter, the community district education council shall forward notice of such denial or certification to the department, the New York city department of educa- tion, and the board of regents along with a form to be developed by the commissioner which states that the community district education council has acted to deny or certify such application for a new charter. Such italics notice shall include factual findings, specific to the application, stating the reasons for such denial or certification. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the denial of an application shall be considered final and shall not be eligible for reconsideration by any other charter entity. A charter entity shall not act on an application for a new charter unless the vote of the community district education council where the charter school is proposed to be located has certified such charter application. For all school districts located outside of a city with a population of one million or more, such applicant shall first submit their full application to the board of education of the school district where the charter school is proposed to be located by February first of the school year two school years prior to the school year when the charter school is planning to commence operations. Such board of education shall conduct public hearings on such proposed appli- cation at the regularly scheduled March and April board meetings, where residents of such school district shall have the opportunity to speak in person or via electronic means, or submit comments regarding the consid- eration of such application. Qualified voters of such school district shall deny or certify such application on the next scheduled school budget vote date. Such public vote shall be held in accordance with the provisions of part one of article forty-one of this chapter. Such application shall be deemed certified for transmission to and consider- ation by the appropriate charter entity if a majority of the votes cast thereon by eligible voters are in the affirmative. Within seven days of denying or certifying an application for a new charter, the school district shall forward notice of such denial or certification to the department, and the board of regents along with a form to be developed by the commissioner which states that the voters of the school district have acted to deny or certify such application for a new charter. Such notice shall include factual findings, specific to the application, stating the reasons for such denial or certification. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the denial of an application shall be considered final and shall not be eligible for reconsideration by any other charter entity. A charter entity shall not act on an application for a new charter unless the vote

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Action History

1. June 22, 2026

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• Alexis Weik · Primary

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