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Potential charter revision to require DOE participation in Passport

1:10:19

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Council Member Julie Won inquires about the possibility of using charter revision to require New York City public schools to participate in the Passport system. Lisa Flores declines to give an unofficial legal opinion on the matter.

  • Won suggests charter revision as a potential solution for DOE Passport adoption
  • Flores avoids giving a legal opinion, citing her non-lawyer status
  • The complexity of city charter and New York City education law is acknowledged
Julie Won
1:10:19
So do you think that if we made the charter revision, I know that a lot of folks are testifying at the charter revision hearings right now, is that something that the New York City charter revision could do or is that gonna take state law to require New York City public schools to participate in passport?
Lisa Flores
1:10:35
Well well, chair one, not being a lawyer and definitely on the fly to council hearing, I would not give you my unofficial legal opinion.
Julie Won
1:10:43
Yeah.
1:10:43
I will have to look
Lisa Flores
1:10:44
this up because Happy to to nerd out with you later on on charter New York City education law.
Julie Won
1:10:48
Okay.
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