| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education |
| Jan 26, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2499
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2015-S2499 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S2499 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2499
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to notice of the
termination of special therapy services by school districts
PURPOSE:
To require that school districts provide parents or legal guardians
with a minimum of 60 days notice prior to terminating special therapy
services provided by the school district.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends the education law by adding a new section 3037 that requires
the superintendant of a school district that provides physical
therapy, occupational therapy, or any other special therapy services
to any student with special needs, to notify the parent or legal
guardian, in writing, not less than 60 days prior to the termination
of such services.
In addition, it requires that the school district website post a
notice of termination of services not less than 60 days prior to the
end of such services.
2015-S2499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2499
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 26, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, KRUEGER -- 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 notice of the termi-
nation of special therapy services by school districts
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 3037
to read as follows:
S 3037. SPECIAL THERAPY SERVICES; NOTICE OF TERMINATION. THE SUPER-
INTENDENT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH PROVIDES PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPA-
TIONAL THERAPY, OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL THERAPY SERVICES TO ANY STUDENTS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SHALL, NOT LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE TERMI-
NATION OF ANY SUCH SERVICES:
1. NOTIFY, IN WRITING, THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF EACH STUDENT
RECEIVING SUCH SERVICES THAT SUCH SERVICES WILL BE TERMINATED; AND
2. PLACE ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE FOR SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT, A NOTICE
THAT SUCH SERVICES WILL BE TERMINATED.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07879-01-5
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