N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 130.7

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 130.7 - Reporting Requirement

(a) By September 1, 2023 and each September 1 thereafter, LSAs shall file a report with the Department, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner, containing a list of all nonpublic schools located within the LSA's geographical boundaries and the date of the last substantial equivalency determination made for each nonpublic school;

(b) By December 1, 2023 and each December 1 thereafter, LSAs shall file a report with the Department, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner containing a list of all the nonpublic schools identified in subdivision (a) of this section that:

(1) are registered schools or nonpublic schools serving grades 1 through 8 that have a registered high school, pursuant to section 130.3(a)(1) of this Part;

(2) are State-approved private special education schools and State-supported or State-operated schools, pursuant to section 130.3(a)(2) of this Part;

(3) are accredited by an approved accreditor, pursuant to section 130.3(a)(3) of this Part;

(4) participate in the international baccalaureate program, pursuant to section 130.3(a)(4) of this Part;

(5) whose instruction is approved by the United States government for instruction on a military base or service academy, pursuant to 130.3(a)(5) of this Part;

(6) use assessments, pursuant to section 130.3(a)(6) of this Part;

(7) are not identified in paragraphs (1)-(6) of this paragraph and are subject to Commissioner's review pursuant to section 130.2(b) of this Part; and

(8) are not identified in subparagraphs (1)-(6) of this paragraph for which the LSA is responsible for making the final substantial equivalency determination.

(c) By December 1, 2024 and each December 1 thereafter, LSAs must submit an attestation that indicates whether they:

(1) have or have not yet made a final substantial equivalency determination for each nonpublic school in their geographic area that is subject to their final determination as identified in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of this section and the date on which such determination was made or is anticipated to be made; and

(2) have or have not yet forwarded a substantial equivalency recommendation to the Commissioner for each nonpublic school in their geographic area that is subject to a final determination by the Commissioner, as identified in paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of this section and the date on which such recommendation was made or is anticipated to be made.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 130.7

Adopted New York State Register September 28, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 39, eff. 9/28/2022