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Senate Bill S2625

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits a parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples to request that such children be placed in the same classroom or separate classrooms

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2009-S2625 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3210-a, Ed L

2009-S2625 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits a parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples to request that such children be placed in the same classroom or separate classrooms.

2009-S2625 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2625 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2625

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. PADAVAN, LARKIN, MAZIARZ, MORAHAN -- 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 permitting parents or
  guardians of twins or higher order multiples to request  placement  of
  such children in the same classroom or separate classrooms

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3210-a
to read as follows:
  S 3210-A. CLASSROOM PLACEMENT OF TWINS OR HIGHER ORDER MULTIPLES. 1. A
PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF TWINS OR HIGHER ORDER MULTIPLES MAY  REQUEST  THAT
THE  CHILDREN  BE PLACED IN THE SAME CLASSROOM OR IN SEPARATE CLASSROOMS
IF THE CHILDREN ARE IN THE SAME GRADE LEVEL AT THE  SAME  SCHOOL.    THE
SCHOOL  MAY  RECOMMEND  CLASSROOM  PLACEMENT  TO THE PARENTS AND PROVIDE
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ADVICE TO THE PARENTS TO ASSIST  THEM  IN  MAKING
THE BEST DECISION FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.  A SCHOOL MUST PROVIDE
THE PLACEMENT REQUESTED BY THE CHILDREN'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN, UNLESS THE
SCHOOL  BOARD  MAKES  A  CLASSROOM PLACEMENT DETERMINATION FOLLOWING THE
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S REQUEST ACCORDING TO THIS SECTION.    THE  PARENT  OR
GUARDIAN  MUST  REQUEST  THE  CLASSROOM PLACEMENT NO LATER THAN FOURTEEN
DAYS AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR OR FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER  THE
FIRST  DAY  OF  ATTENDANCE  OF  THE CHILDREN DURING A SCHOOL YEAR IF THE
CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR COMMENCES.
  2. AT THE END OF THE INITIAL GRADING PERIOD, IF THE SCHOOL  PRINCIPAL,
IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE CHILDREN'S CLASSROOM TEACHER, DETERMINES THAT
THE REQUESTED CLASSROOM PLACEMENT  IS  DISRUPTIVE  TO  THE  SCHOOL,  THE
SCHOOL  PRINCIPAL  MAY REQUEST THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DETERMINE THE CHIL-
DREN'S CLASSROOM PLACEMENT.
  3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HIGHER ORDER MULTIPLES" MEANS  TRIP-
LETS, QUADRUPLETS, QUINTUPLETS, OR MORE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01388-02-9

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