NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10532
SPONSOR: Rules (Shimsky) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 118 of the laws of 1969, relating to a separate
union free school district in the town of Greenburgh in the county of
Westchester, in relation to the Greenburgh North Castle Union Free
School District number 12
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the Greenburgh North Castle
Union Free School District to continue to provide educational services.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Chapter 118 of the Laws of 1969 to allow for the Green-
burgh North Castle Union Free School District to continue to constitute
a separate union free school during the 2024-25 school year and continue
to have all the powers and privileges of a union free school district.
The bill would also authorize the board of education of the Greenburgh
North Castle Union Free School District to affiliate with a different
childcare institution or entity other than St. Christopher's School Inc,
subject to the approval of the State Education Department and Office of
Children and Families Services and any applicable approval of the Dormi-
tory Authority of the State of New York, to continue to provide educa-
tional services. Upon state approval, the board of education would be
comprised of seven members to serve terms of up to four years.
Section 2 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Greenburgh North Castle Union Free School District is a Special Act
School District, created by Chapter 118 of the Laws of 1969 for the
purpose of providing education services to students who reside in St.
Christopher's, Inc. childcare institution. St. Christopher's filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 29, 2024. This bill would ensure the
Greenburgh North Castle Union Free School District can continue to oper-
ate in the event St. Christopher's dissolves or transfers ownership of
its property.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
10532
IN ASSEMBLY
June 3, 2024
___________
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Shimsky) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend chapter 118 of the laws of 1969, relating to a separate
union free school district in the town of Greenburgh in the county of
Westchester, in relation to the Greenburgh North Castle Union Free
School District number 12
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Chapter 118 of the laws of 1969, relating to a separate
2 union free school district in the town of Greenburgh in the county of
3 Westchester, is amended by adding a new section 5 to read as follows:
4 § 5. a. Notwithstanding section three of this act, the Greenburgh
5 North Castle Union Free School District number 12 of the towns of Green-
6 burgh and North Castle in the county of Westchester shall continue to
7 constitute a separate union free school district during the 2024-2025
8 school year and shall continue to have and enjoy all the powers and
9 privileges of a union free school district under the provisions of the
10 education law. For purposes of continuing to provide instruction to
11 students enrolled in the school district during the 2024-2025 school
12 year, the territory of the Greenburgh North Castle Union Free School
13 District number 12 created by this chapter shall include property iden-
14 tified in lease agreements executed by the school district including the
15 agency lease for the school facility located at 71 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry
16 in the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, 108 Shonnard Place in
17 the city of Yonkers, county of Westchester and 1700 Old Orchard Place in
18 the village of Valhalla pursuant to chapter 224 of the laws of 2010; 623
19 Blooming Grove Turnpike, in the town of New Windsor, county of Orange
20 and 45 East Gainsborg Avenue in the village of West Harrison pursuant to
21 chapter 264 of the laws of 2017.
22 b. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, subject to approval of the
23 department of education and the office of children and family services
24 and any applicable terms of the Capital Facilities Financing Act or
25 applicable approval of the dormitory authority, the board of education
26 of the Greenburgh North Castle Union Free School District number 12
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15830-01-4
A. 10532 2
1 created by this chapter shall be authorized to affiliate with a child
2 care institution as defined in section 4001 of the education law other
3 than the St. Christopher's School St. Christopher's - Jennie Clarkson
4 Child Care Services Corporation. Upon state approval of such affil-
5 iation, the board of education of the Greenburgh North Castle Union Free
6 School District number 12 as created by this chapter shall be comprised
7 of seven members, five elected by the board of directors of such child
8 care institution and two public members appointed pursuant to chapters
9 628 and 629 of the laws of 2004. The board members shall serve for terms
10 of up to four years. Additionally, following state approval as described
11 in this subsection, education responsibility for students placed in the
12 affiliated child care institution shall be governed by article 81 of the
13 education law.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
