Assembly Bill A5589

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for transfer of a student's records to new school by the school district in which student was previously enrolled

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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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2009-A5589 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5114
2013-2014: A6624

2009-A5589 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for transfer of a student's academic and medical records to new school by the school district in which student was previously enrolled within 2 days of notification of said transfer; records shall include all records maintained by a school or school district which are subject to the provisions of 20 USC 1232-g.

2009-A5589 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5589

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. OAKS, BARCLAY, CALHOUN, ERRIGO, GIGLIO, HAWLEY --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. FINCH, KOLB, McDONOUGH, REILICH, TOWN-
  SEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to release of records

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

  Section 1. Section 2-a of the education law is amended by adding a new
closing paragraph to read as follows:
  WITHIN  TWO  DAYS  OF  BEING  NOTIFIED THAT A CHILD HAS TRANSFERRED TO
ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR  TO  A  PRIVATE  OR  CHARTER  SCHOOL,  SCHOOL
AUTHORITIES  IN  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR CHARTER SCHOOL
IN WHICH THE CHILD WAS PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED SHALL  TRANSFER  ALL  OF  THE
CHILD'S  RECORDS  TO  THE  SCHOOL  TO  WHICH THE CHILD HAS ENROLLED. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION STUDENT RECORDS SHALL INCLUDE ALL RECORDS MAIN-
TAINED BY  A  SCHOOL  OR  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  WHICH  ARE  SUBJECT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS OF 20 USC 1232-G.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06386-01-9

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