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S 6097: Requires the location of a proposed charter school be included in the charter application.
What S 6097 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed charter school law requires the location of a proposed charter school to be included in the charter application. This information should include the facilities to be used by the school, the means by which pupils will be transported to and from the school, and a notification to the charter entity and the board of regents if the facilities are not known at the time of application submission. The charter school must obtain a certificate of occupancy for the facilities prior to commencing instruction. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law and will apply to any applications to establish a charter school submitted on or after that date.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6097
- What is the current status of S 6097?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6097 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 S 6097 pass?
- Not yet. S 6097 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6097, and where is it now?
- S 6097 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker. Its committee of record is Senate Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 294 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6097 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the location of a proposed charter school to be included in the charter application The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 2 of section 2851 of the 2 education law, as added by chapter 4 of the laws of 1998, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (j) Information regarding the facilities to be used by the school, 5 including the location of the school, [if known,] and the means by which 6 pupils will be transported to and from the school. [If the facilities to7be used by the proposed school are not known at the time the application8is submitted, the applicant shall notify the charter entity and, if9applicable, the board of regents within ten business days of acquiring10facilities for such school; provided, however, that the charter school11must obtain a certificate of occupancy for such facilities prior to the12date on which instruction is to commence at the school.] 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 14 have become a law and shall apply to any applications to establish a 15 charter school submitted to a charter entity on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02601-01-5
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