Assembly Bill A6881A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to committees on preschool special education

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6881 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4880
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4410, Ed L

2013-A6881 - Summary

Relates to committees on preschool special education and the requirement that parents attend meetings of the committee.

2013-A6881 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6881

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to  amend  the  education  law,  in  relation  to  committees  on
  preschool special education

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 3  of  section
4410  of  the  education  law,  as amended by chapter 378 of the laws of
2007, is amended to read as follows:
  (1) Such board shall ensure that such  committee  is  composed  of  at
least  the  following  members:  (i) the parents of the preschool child;
(ii) a regular education teacher of such child, whenever the child is or
may be participating in a regular education environment; (iii) a special
education teacher of the child or, if appropriate, a  special  education
provider  of the child; (iv) an appropriate professional employed by the
school district who is qualified to provide, or supervise the  provision
of, special education, who is knowledgeable about the general curriculum
of  the school district and the availability of preschool special educa-
tion programs and services and other resources in  the  school  district
and  the municipality, and who shall serve as chairperson of the commit-
tee; (v) an additional parent of a child with a disability  who  resides
in  the school district or a neighboring school district and whose child
is enrolled in  a  preschool  or  elementary  level  education  program,
provided  that  such  parent  shall not be employed by or under contract
with the school district or municipality, and provided further that such
additional parent shall not be a required member if the parents  request
that  such  additional parent member not participate; (vi) an individual
who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation  results,
provided  that  such  individual may be the member appointed pursuant to
clause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (vii) of this subparagraph where such  indi-
viduals  are determined by the school district to have the knowledge and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10452-01-3

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2013-A6881A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4880
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4410, Ed L

2013-A6881A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to committees on preschool special education and the requirement that parents attend meetings of the committee.

2013-A6881A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6881--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in  relation  to committees on
  preschool special education

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section
4410 of the education law, as amended by chapter  378  of  the  laws  of
2007, is amended to read as follows:
  (1)  Such  board  shall  ensure  that such committee is composed of at
least the following members: (i) the parents  of  the  preschool  child;
(ii) a regular education teacher of such child, whenever the child is or
may be participating in a regular education environment; (iii) a special
education  teacher  of the child or, if appropriate, a special education
provider of the child; (iv) an appropriate professional employed by  the
school  district who is qualified to provide, or supervise the provision
of, special education, who is knowledgeable about the general curriculum
of the school district and the availability of preschool special  educa-
tion  programs  and  services and other resources in the school district
and the municipality, and who shall serve as chairperson of the  commit-
tee;  (v)  an additional parent of a child with a disability who resides
in the school district or a neighboring school district and whose  child
is  enrolled  in  a  preschool  or  elementary  level education program,
provided that such parent shall not be employed  by  or  under  contract
with the school district or municipality, and provided further that such
additional  parent  shall  not  be  a  required  member  [if] UNLESS the
parents, OR A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON  PRESCHOOL  SPECIAL  EDUCATION,
request  that such additional parent member [not] participate IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THIS SUBPARAGRAPH; (vi) an individual who  can  interpret  the
instructional  implications  of  evaluation  results, provided that such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10452-02-3

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