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A 4833: Disallows an application for a charter school to be approved if a state monitor or fiscal monitor is not operating in such school district.
What A 4833 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to regulate charter schools in New York State. A charter school can only be approved if the school district where it will be located is not under the supervision of a state monitor or fiscal monitor. Additionally, if the district has a high enrollment of students attending charter schools, the application may be denied unless the district consents to the charter school's creation. Furthermore, in cities with a population of one million or more, charter schools in certain community districts can only be approved if the total enrollment of charter school students is less than 55% of the total public school enrollment in that district. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4833
- What is the current status of A 4833?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 4833 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 4833 pass?
- Not yet. A 4833 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4833, and where is it now?
- A 4833 was authored by Asm. Kwani O'Pharrow with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 356 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4833 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to disallowing an appli- cation for a charter school to be approved if a school district is under the supervision of a state monitor or fiscal monitor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 2 of section 2852 of 2 the education law, as amended by section 4-a of part A of chapter 56 of 3 the laws of 2023, are amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to read 4 as follows: 5 (d) in a school district where the total enrollment of resident 6 students attending charter schools in the base year is greater than five 7 percent of the total public school enrollment of the school district in 8 the base year (i) granting the application would have a significant 9 educational benefit to the students expected to attend the proposed 10 charter school or (ii) the school district in which the charter school 11 will be located consents to such application; [and] 12 (e) for applicants for an initial charter pursuant to paragraph (b-1) 13 of subdivision nine of this section in a school district located in a 14 city with a population of one million or more, the total enrollment of 15 students attending charter schools within the community district in 16 which the charter school will be located in the base year is less than 17 or equal to fifty-five percent of the total public school enrollment 18 attending within such community district in the base year[.]; and 19 (f) a state monitor or fiscal monitor is not operating in such school 20 district. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08802-01-5
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