Int 2228-2021
Disclosure of school admissions policies and procedures.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Educationintroduced 2021-02-11
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2021-02-11Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Education to provide in plain language on its website the admissions policies and procedures for each school, including the application process, selection criteria and priority groups, the procedures and methods for evaluating applications, and any other relevant information.
Committee on Education — Department of Education, School Construction Authority, and charter schools.
How it compares
34% of similar bills passed
17 passed · 33 died
This bill: 323 days in committee
Similar bills: median 437 days · 200 days when passed
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Sponsors (2)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2021-02-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2021-02-11 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2021-02-11 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 2228
- Int. No. 2228
- February 11, 2021 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-11-21
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 11, 2021
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision d of section 21-978 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 72 for the year 2018, is relettered subdivision e.
� 2. Section 21-978 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
d. For each school, the department shall make available on its website, and update at least once per year, information regarding the admissions policies and procedures for such school, including an explanation, in plain language, of:
1. The application process for such school;
2. All priority groups and selection criteria used to assign seats and any minimum standards for admission;
3. Procedures and methods for evaluation of applications; and
4. Any other information necessary to understand admissions policies and procedures at such school.
� 3. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
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