Senate Bill S5254

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions

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

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2013-S5254 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4410, Ed L

2013-S5254 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions.

2013-S5254 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5254 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5254

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  special  education
  services  and programs for preschool children with handicapping condi-
  tions

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

  Section  1. Paragraph d of subdivision 5 of section 4410 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 693 of the laws of 1993, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  d. If the board disagrees with the recommendation of the committee, it
shall  set  forth  in  writing  a  statement of its reasons and send the
recommendation back to  the  committee,  a  notice  of  which  shall  be
furnished  to the preschool child's parent and the municipality in which
the preschool child resides. In the event a board refers the recommenda-
tion back to the committee for reconsideration,  the  board  shall  also
notify the parent and the committee in writing of the need to schedule a
meeting  to  ensure timely placement. If the determination is for two or
more related services, where possible, the board shall select  from  the
list  maintained by the municipality pursuant to paragraph c of subdivi-
sion nine of this  section  such  related  service  providers  that  are
employed  by  a  single  agency  for the provision of such services. The
board shall provide each related service provider with [a  copy  of  the
individualized  education  program  and]  the  name and location of each
related service provider AND A  COPY  OF  THE  INDIVIDUALIZED  EDUCATION
PROGRAM  OR SUCH SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL BE ABLE TO ACCESS SUCH STUDENT'S
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM ELECTRONICALLY; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  IF
THE  POLICY PROVIDES THAT THE STUDENT'S INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM
IS TO BE ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY, THEN SUCH  POLICY  SHALL  ALSO  ENSURE
THAT  THE  INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A STUDENT'S
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL BE NOTIFIED AND TRAINED ON HOW TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09407-02-3
              

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