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S 6770: Provides for parental notification when charter schools receive a corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal.
What S 6770 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires charter schools to notify parents or legal guardians within two weeks of receiving a corrective action plan or being given a short-term renewal of less than five years. This notification must include the corrective action plan to remain open. The notice will be written and sent via postal mail to the parents or legal guardians, and if there are dual custody situations, the schools will provide written notice to both parents if their addresses are on file with the school.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6770
- What is the current status of S 6770?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6770 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 6770 pass?
- Not yet. S 6770 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6770, and where is it now?
- S 6770 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Mar. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 24, 2025 · 289 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6770 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 parental notification when charter schools receive a corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2855-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 2855-a. Parental notification. 1. Parents or legal guardians of 4 children who are enrolled in charter schools or whom the schools are 5 attempting to recruit shall be notified when such schools receive a 6 corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal of less than 7 five years from their charter authorizer. 8 2. The term "charter school" shall have the same meaning as defined in 9 this chapter. 10 3. Such notice shall be provided within two weeks of actual notice of 11 such a school's status. 12 4. As schools provide notice, they shall disclose their corrective 13 action plan to remain open. 14 5. Such provided notice shall be written and sent via postal mail to 15 the parents or legal guardians. In the event of dual custody situations, 16 the schools shall provide written notice to both parents if their 17 addresses are on file with the school. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08740-01-5
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