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Int 0648-2024

Requiring the disclosure of school admissions policies and procedures.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Educationintroduced 2024-03-07

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2024-03-07Passed: 2025-12-31

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 EducationDepartment of Education, School Construction Authority, and charter schools.

How it compares

34% of similar bills passed

17 passed · 33 died

This bill: 664 days in committee

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Sponsors (16)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-03-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

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. Session 13 LS #8798 1/19/2024 Session 12 TSW LS #8798 6/22/2022 9:37am 1 2