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Assembly Bill A6154

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on children with disabilities

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2017-A6154 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A5646

2017-A6154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction on children with disabilities for students in grades kindergarten through twelve to improve the understanding and acceptance of children with disabilities.

2017-A6154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6154
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, JAFFEE, CRESPO, LUPARDO, COLTON, ZEBROW-
   SKI, TITUS, ABINANTI, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE,
   AUBRY, COOK, McDONALD, SIMANOWITZ, TITONE -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis-
   sioner of education to make recommendations to the  board  of  regents
   relating  to the adoption of instruction on children with disabilities
   for students in grades kindergarten through twelve
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF
 INSTRUCTION  ON  CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES FOR PUPILS IN GRADES KINDER-
 GARTEN THROUGH TWELVE TO IMPROVE THE  UNDERSTANDING  AND  ACCEPTANCE  OF
 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
   B.  PRIOR  TO  MAKING  THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL:
   (I) SEEK  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATORS,
 TEACHER  EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROPOSED
 CURRICULUM;
   (II) SEEK COMMENT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES;
   (III) CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SUCH  CURRICULUM  WILL
 REQUIRE  AND WHETHER SUCH TIME WOULD DETRACT FROM OTHER MANDATED COURSES
 OF STUDY;
   (IV) CONSIDER THE FISCAL IMPACT, IF  ANY,  ON  THE  STATE  AND  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS; AND
   (V) CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL FACTORS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
   C.  NO  LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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