Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 21, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 17, 2015 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 26, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 25, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 10, 2015 |
1st report cal.84 |
Jan 21, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2143
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(R, C) 7th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S2143 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S2143 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2143 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to referrals to state adult service agencies for certain students with disabilities who have reached the age of 18; and to repeal clause (d-2) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 4402 of the education law relating to the requirement that boards of education develop plans and policies for appropriate declassification of students with disabilities PURPOSE: To streamline the process of transition planning when students with disabilities are no longer eligible for tuition free educational services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends sections 4402(1)(b)(5) and (7) of the education law. Section 2: Repeals section 4402(1)(b)(3)(d-2) of the education law. Section 3: Sets forth an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Providing for transitional services for those special education students who may need additional services after aging out of an educational program is a key responsibility of the committee on special education. Present law requires the committee on special
2015-S2143 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2143 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 21, 2015 ___________ 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 referrals to state adult service agencies for certain students with disabilities who have reached the age of 18; and to repeal clause (d-2) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 4402 of the education law relating to the requirement that boards of education develop plans and policies for appropriate declassification of students with disabili- ties THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraphs 5 and 7 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 4402 of the education law, subparagraph 5 as amended by chapter 256 of the laws of 1988 and subparagraph 7 as amended by chapter 194 of the laws of 1991, are amended to read as follows: (5) The committee on special education or, in the case of a state operated school, the multidisciplinary team shall [provide written notice that a child who is placed in those residential programs speci- fied in paragraphs d, g, h and l of subdivision two of section forty- four hundred one of this article is not entitled to receive tuition free educational services after the age of twenty-one, the receipt of a high school diploma or the time described in subdivision five of this section. Such written notice shall be provided to the child and to the parents or legal guardian of such child when such child attains the age of eighteen or, if such child is over the age of eighteen when placed in such a residential program, at the time of placement. Upon the first annual review after the age of fifteen of a child who is receiving non- residential special services or programs as specified in paragraph a, b, c, d, e, f, i, j, l or m of subdivision two of section forty-four hundred one of this article, or is receiving special services or programs in a day program at the human resources school; is receiving EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05346-01-5
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