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Assembly Bill A7766

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of assistive technology devices

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2013-A7766 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4402, Ed L

2013-A7766 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of assistive technology devices during the administration of districtwide and State assessments, and during any practice or sample of such districtwide or state assessments that may be administered.

2013-A7766 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7766

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  assistive  technology
  devices

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

  Section 1. Clause (b) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of  subdivision
1  of  section  4402  of  the  education  law is amended by adding a new
subclause (iii) to read as follows:
  (III) SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO SPECIFY-
ING THE USAGE OF ANY ASSISTIVE  TECHNOLOGY  DEVICES,  AS  DEFINED  UNDER
FEDERAL LAW, DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICTWIDE AND STATE ASSESS-
MENTS,  AND  DURING ANY PRACTICE OR SAMPLE OF SUCH DISTRICTWIDE OR STATE
ASSESSMENTS THAT MAY BE ADMINISTERED. ANY ASSISTIVE  TECHNOLOGY  DEVICES
SPECIFIED  IN  A  STUDENT'S  INDIVIDUALIZED  EDUCATION  PROGRAM SHALL BE
PERMITTED FOR USE ON ALL DISTRICTWIDE AND STATE ASSESSMENTS AND  ON  ANY
SUCH  PRACTICE  OR  SAMPLE  ASSESSMENT,  PROVIDED THAT SUCH USAGE OF ANY
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE  SPECIFIED  IN  A
STUDENT'S INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to clause (b) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of  subdi-
vision  1  of  section 4402 of the education law, made by section one of
this act, shall not affect the expiration and reversion of  such  clause
and shall be deemed repealed therewith.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11299-01-3

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