Bill Text: NY A05058 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides for the establishment of regional secondary schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-23 - print number 5058a [A05058 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A05058-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5058--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 11, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN -- (at request of the State Education Department) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of regional secondary schools The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and 2 declares that given the current fiscal climate in this state, many 3 school districts, particularly small, rural districts, are threatened by 4 a decline in educational opportunities and programs for their students. 5 School districts are seeking new models of delivering services to 6 students that are more cost-effective and efficient, in order to sustain 7 or enhance the quality of services and to maintain or expand the scope 8 of services offered to students. The legislature recognizes that many 9 high schools in the state are experiencing financial limitations that 10 may impair their ability to offer students the same range or quality of 11 courses that other high schools may provide. In order to ensure that 12 these districts continue to offer their students advanced course work, 13 districts should be afforded the opportunity to establish a regional 14 secondary school. Under this new model of delivering services, districts 15 will be able to streamline programs and services, increase resources, 16 and increase their purchasing power through shared services. These 17 resultant cost savings will allow money to flow into educational 18 programs and services for students which will, in turn, help to improve 19 student performance and meet college and career readiness. 20 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 39-A to read 21 as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08410-04-6
