Senate Bill S2880A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to gifted and talented pupils with special needs; repealer

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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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2015-S2880 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4202
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3602-c, 4451 & 4452, rpld §4452 sub 1 ¶¶c, d, e & f, rpld & add §4453, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6216, A9209
2011-2012: S1273, A5507
2013-2014: S1875, A1522
2017-2018: S3814, A3143

2015-S2880 - Summary

Relates to gifted and talented pupils with special needs.

2015-S2880 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2880 - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 2880                                                  A. 4202

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. ADDABBO, ESPAILLAT, SAMPSON -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Education

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, JAFFEE, MILLER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  MAGNARELLI,  McDONOUGH  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to gifted and talented
  pupils with special needs, and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such
  law related thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3602-c of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
  G.  "TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL"  SHALL  MEAN THOSE PUPILS WHO GIVE EVIDENCE OF
THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH COGNITIVE  PROCESSING  CAPABILITIES  COMMENSURATE
WITH  OR  CONTRARY  TO  COGNITIVE  PROCESSING  TAKEN AS NORMS OF REGULAR
EDUCATION IN AREAS SUCH AS, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO:  SPECIFIC  ACADEMICS,
GENERAL  INTELLECTUAL  ABILITY,  CREATIVITY,  LEADERSHIP, AND/OR VISUAL,
SPATIAL OR PERFORMING ARTS; AND ALSO GIVE EVIDENCE OF ONE OR MORE  DISA-
BILITIES  AS  DEFINED  BY FEDERAL OR STATE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SUCH AS,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES, SPEECH AND  LANGUAGE
DISORDERS, EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AUTISM
SPECTRUM,  OR  OTHER  HEALTH  IMPAIRMENTS, SUCH AS ADHD. SUCH TERM SHALL
INCLUDE THOSE PUPILS WHO REQUIRE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OR SERVICES BEYOND
THOSE NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE REGULAR SCHOOL PROGRAM IN ORDER TO  REAL-
IZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
  S  2.  Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 3602-c of the education
law, as amended by chapter 474 of the laws of 2004, is amended  to  read
as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07784-01-5

              

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2015-S2880A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4202
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3602-c, 4451 & 4452, rpld §4452 sub 1 ¶¶c, d, e & f, rpld & add §4453, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6216, A9209
2011-2012: S1273, A5507
2013-2014: S1875, A1522
2017-2018: S3814, A3143

2015-S2880A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to gifted and talented pupils with special needs.

2015-S2880A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2880A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 2880--A                                            A. 4202--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, ESPAILLAT -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Education  --  recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance
  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, JAFFEE, MILLER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  MAGNARELLI,  McDONOUGH  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee
  on  Education  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  gifted  and  talented
  pupils  with  special  needs, and to repeal certain provisions of such
  law related thereto

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 3602-c of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
  G. "TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL" SHALL MEAN THOSE PUPILS WHO  GIVE  EVIDENCE  OF
THE  POTENTIAL  FOR  HIGH COGNITIVE PROCESSING CAPABILITIES COMMENSURATE
WITH OR CONTRARY TO COGNITIVE  PROCESSING  TAKEN  AS  NORMS  OF  REGULAR
EDUCATION  IN  AREAS  SUCH  AS,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SPECIFIC ACADEMICS,
GENERAL INTELLECTUAL ABILITY,  CREATIVITY,  LEADERSHIP,  AND/OR  VISUAL,
SPATIAL  OR PERFORMING ARTS; AND ALSO GIVE EVIDENCE OF ONE OR MORE DISA-
BILITIES AS DEFINED BY FEDERAL OR STATE ELIGIBILITY  CRITERIA  SUCH  AS,
BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
DISORDERS, EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AUTISM
SPECTRUM, OR OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS, SUCH AS  ADHD.  SUCH  TERM  SHALL
INCLUDE THOSE PUPILS WHO REQUIRE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OR SERVICES BEYOND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07784-02-6

              

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