Senate Bill S3814

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to gifted and talented pupils with special needs; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • 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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2017-S3814 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3143
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
2015-2016: S2880, A4202

2017-S3814 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to gifted and talented pupils with special needs.

2017-S3814 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3814 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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     S. 3814                                                  A. 3143
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, JAFFEE, M. G. 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.
   § 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:
   a. "Services" shall mean instruction in the areas  of  gifted  pupils,
 TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL  PUPILS,  career  education and education for students
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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