NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4901

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2017-S4901 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7000
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 107 §§5300 - 5306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S1984
2011-2012: S97
2013-2014: S788
2015-2016: S826

2017-S4901 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the students with disabilities school choice act.

2017-S4901 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4901

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
students with disabilities school choice act

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Authorizes any parent of a public school special needs student who is
dissatisfied with the student's progress to quality for a scholarship
from the state for the child to enroll in and attend an alternative
public or non-public school if they meet certain criteria.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends the Education Law by adding a new article 107.
Creates the Students with Disabilities School Choice Act. Defines the
following terms: eligible student, parent, resident school district
and participating school. Provides that any parent of a special needs
student who is dissatisfied with the student's progress shall quality
for a scholarship from the state for the child to enroll in and attend
a non-public school if: the special needs student has an individual
education plan written in accordance with the rules of the department,
the student has been accepted for admission at a participating school,
and the parent has requested a scholarship from the state before the

deadline established by the department. The maximum scholarship
granted an eligible student shall be an amount equivalent to the cost
of the educational program that would have been provided for the
student in the resident school district. At any time, the student's
parent may remove the student from the participating school and place
the student in another participating school or in a public school.
Public schools will be responsible for informing parents of the
scholarship program. The resident school district will be responsible
for the transportation to the participating school. The education
department will be responsible for establishing the eligibility and
participation of non-public schools, the calculation and distribution
of scholarships and application approval procedures for eligible
students and participating schools. The department may also bar a
school from eligibility. Participating schools will be analyzed to
ensure that they are using the funds appropriately.

Section 2. Effective Date

 EXISTING LAW :

None

 JUSTIFICATION :

This legislation allows special needs students to use a scholarship to
attend a public school outside their district as well as a non-public
school. This would allow parents the widest possible array of choices
so they can choose the school that best meets their child's special
needs.

Making sure parents can choose either a public or non-public school is
not only the right policy but also the best legal strategy. The U.S.
Supreme Court and various state courts have all cited this broad array
of choices as an important part of the reason they have found school
choice programs constitutional. The courts have reasoned that these
scholarship programs are not an inappropriate subsidy of religious
institutions because the purpose was secular. Since this state has
several schools that specialize in students with disabilities, New
York should be able to add an option for non-public schools without
encountering constitutional questions. This legislation empowers
parents solely to determine whether their child's needs are being met
by his or her existing public school and whether their child should be
transferred to another public or nonpublic school. By placing the
determination in the hands of the patent, this approach ensures that
the person making the decision is the one with the greatest interest
in the child's progress, avoids expensive and unproductive legal
battles, and forces the resident public schools to meet the needs of
these children or lose them to another public or non-public school.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.826-REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
2015: S.826- REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
2014: S.788 - Referred to Education
2013: S.788 - Referred to Education
2012: S.97 - Referred to Education
2011: S.97 - Defeated in Education
2009-10: S.1984 - Referred to Education/A.3259 - Referred to Education
2008: A.10250 - Referred to Education

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding
the date it shall have become a law.

2017-S4901 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4901
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  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  establishing  the
   students with disabilities school choice act
 
   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 article 107 to
 read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 107
               STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SCHOOL CHOICE ACT
 SECTION 5300. SHORT TITLE.
         5301. DEFINITIONS.
         5302. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
         5303. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
         5304. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
         5305. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
         5306. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE  SCHOLARSHIP  STUDENTS  AND  THEIR
                 PARENTS.
   § 5300. SHORT  TITLE.  THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SCHOOL CHOICE ACT".
   § 5301. DEFINITIONS.  1. "PROGRAM" MEANS THE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP
 PROGRAM.
   2. "ELIGIBLE  STUDENT"  MEANS  ANY  ELEMENTARY  OR  SECONDARY  STUDENT
 ATTENDING  PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE STATE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  STUDENTS  WHO  ARE  MENTALLY  HANDICAPPED,
 SPEECH  AND  LANGUAGE  IMPAIRED,  DEAF  OR  HARD  OF  HEARING,  VISUALLY
 IMPAIRED, DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRED, PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED, EMOTIONALLY  HAND-
 ICAPPED,  SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABLED, AUTISTIC, OR HOSPITALIZED OR HOME-
 BOUND DUE TO ILLNESS OR DISABILITY.
   3. "PARENT" INCLUDES  A  GUARDIAN,  CUSTODIAN  OR  OTHER  PERSON  WITH
 AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD.

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

                                                            LBD07335-01-7

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   4.  "RESIDENT  SCHOOL  DISTRICT"  MEANS  THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
 WHICH THE STUDENT RESIDES.
   5.  "DEPARTMENT"  MEANS  THE  EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK.
   6. "PARTICIPATING SCHOOL" MEANS EITHER A PUBLIC SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF  THE
 RESIDENT  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR ANY NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES EDUCA-
 TION TO ELEMENTARY AND/OR  SECONDARY  STUDENTS  THAT  HAS  NOTIFIED  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  THEIR INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND COMPLY
 WITH ITS REQUIREMENTS. PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SHALL ALSO  INCLUDE  OUT-OF-
 STATE  PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT OFFER INNOVATIVE SERVICES UNAVAILABLE IN THE
 STATE.
   § 5302. GENERAL PROVISIONS.  1. ANY PARENT OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL  SPECIAL
 NEEDS  STUDENT  WHO  IS  DISSATISFIED  WITH THE STUDENT'S PROGRESS SHALL
 QUALIFY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE STATE FOR THE CHILD TO ENROLL IN  AND
 ATTEND A NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL IF:
   (A)  THE  SPECIAL  NEEDS  STUDENT HAS HAD AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN
 WRITTEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   (B) THE STUDENT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR  ADMISSION  AT  A  PARTICIPATING
 SCHOOL; AND
   (C)  THE  PARENT HAS REQUESTED A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE STATE BEFORE THE
 DEADLINE ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INFORM THE RESIDENT  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  THAT  A
 SPECIAL  NEEDS  STUDENT  HAS  REQUESTED A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP. THE
 RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL WITHIN THREE BUSINESS  DAYS  PROVIDE  THE
 DEPARTMENT  WITH  A COPY OF THE STUDENT'S MOST CURRENT INDIVIDUAL EDUCA-
 TION PLAN.
   3. UPON RECEIPT OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT'S REQUEST FOR A  SCHOLAR-
 SHIP,  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN DRAFTED
 BY THE STUDENT'S PUBLIC SCHOOL TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF  THE  SCHOLAR-
 SHIP.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL PROVIDE THE STUDENT'S PARENT WITH A TIMELY
 WRITTEN EXPLANATION OF THEIR DETERMINATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE  SCHOL-
 ARSHIP.
   4.  THE  MAXIMUM  SCHOLARSHIP  GRANTED AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT SHALL BE AN
 AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE COST OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT WOULD HAVE
 BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE STUDENT IN THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.  ALTHOUGH
 THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT IS A FUNCTION OF A STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION
 PLAN,  THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL IS NOT REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THE INDIVID-
 UAL EDUCATION PLAN. THE PARENT AND THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WILL MUTUAL-
 LY DETERMINE THE BEST SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL PLAN FOR THE STUDENT.
   5. THE AMOUNT OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE THE LESSER  OF
 THE AMOUNT CALCULATED IN SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR OF THIS SECTION, OR
 THE AMOUNT OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL'S ESTIMATED COSTS FOR SERVING THE
 STUDENT.  THE COSTS OF ANY ASSESSMENT BY THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL OF THE
 STUDENT'S SPECIAL NEEDS MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT.
   6.  PARTICIPATING STUDENTS SHALL BE COUNTED IN THE ENROLLMENT OF THEIR
 RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE FUNDS  NEEDED  TO  PROVIDE  A  SCHOLARSHIP
 SHALL  BE  SUBTRACTED FROM THE STATE SCHOOL AID PAYABLE TO THE STUDENT'S
 RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   7. THE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP  SHALL  REMAIN  IN  FORCE  UNTIL  THE
 STUDENT  RETURNS  TO  A  PUBLIC  SCHOOL OR GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR
 REACHES THEIR TWENTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
   8. AT ANY TIME, THE STUDENT'S PARENT MAY REMOVE THE STUDENT  FROM  THE
 PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL  AND  PLACE  THE  STUDENT IN ANOTHER PARTICIPATING
 SCHOOL OR IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
   § 5303. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.  1. A  RESI-
 DENT  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  ANNUALLY  NOTIFY THE PARENTS OF A SPECIAL

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 NEEDS STUDENT OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM  AND  OFFER  THAT
 STUDENT'S PARENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL THE STUDENT IN A PARTICIPATING
 SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE.
   2.  THE  RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL
 THAT HAS ADMITTED AN ELIGIBLE  STUDENT  WITH  A  COMPLETE  COPY  OF  THE
 STUDENT'S  SCHOOL  RECORDS  WHILE  COMPLYING WITH THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL
 RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974.
   3. THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION  FOR  AN
 ELIGIBLE  STUDENT  TO  AND  FROM THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL UNDER THE SAME
 CONDITIONS AS THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TRANS-
 PORTATION FOR OTHER RESIDENT  STUDENTS  TO  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  AS  PER
 CURRENT  LAW. THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL QUALIFY FOR STATE TRANS-
 PORTATION AID FOR EACH STUDENT SO TRANSPORTED.
   4. IF THE PARENT OF AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT PARTICIPATING IN THIS  PROGRAM
 REQUESTS  THAT  THE STUDENT TAKE THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS, THE RESIDENT
 SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE LOCATIONS AND TIMES  FOR  THE  STUDENT  TO
 TAKE  ALL STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS IF THEY ARE NOT OFFERED AT THE STUDENT'S
 PARTICIPATING SCHOOL.
   § 5304. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.  1. THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 ADOPT RULES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING:
   (A) THE ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION OF NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING
 TIMELINES  THAT  WILL  MAXIMIZE STUDENT AND PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL
 PARTICIPATION;
   (B) THE CALCULATION  AND  DISTRIBUTION  OF  SCHOLARSHIPS  TO  ELIGIBLE
 STUDENTS AND PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS; AND
   (C)  THE APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND
 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
   2. NO LIABILITY SHALL ARISE ON THE PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OR THE STATE
 BASED ON THE AWARD OR USE OF A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT MAY BAR A SCHOOL FROM PARTICIPATION IN  THE  PROGRAM
 IF THE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHES THAT THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL HAS:
   (A)   INTENTIONALLY   AND   SUBSTANTIALLY  MISREPRESENTED  INFORMATION
 REQUIRED UNDER SECTION FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE;
 OR
   (B) FAILED TO REFUND TO THE STATE ANY SCHOLARSHIP  OVERPAYMENTS  IN  A
 TIMELY MANNER.
   4.  IF  THE  DEPARTMENT DECIDES TO BAR A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FROM THE
 PROGRAM, IT SHALL NOTIFY ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND  THEIR  PARENTS  OF  THIS
 DECISION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
   § 5305. ACCOUNTABILITY  FOR  PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.  TO BE ELIGIBLE TO
 PARTICIPATE IN THE  SPECIAL  NEEDS  SCHOLARSHIP  PROGRAM,  A  NON-PUBLIC
 SCHOOL MUST OPERATE IN THIS STATE AND DEMONSTRATE:
   1.  ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY. TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE TREATED
 FAIRLY AND KEPT SAFE, ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SHALL:
   (A) COMPLY WITH ALL HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS  OR  CODES  THAT  APPLY  TO
 NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND
   (B)  HOLD  A VALID OCCUPANCY PERMIT IF REQUIRED BY THEIR MUNICIPALITY;
 AND
   (C) CERTIFY THAT THEY WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ADMISSIONS ON THE BASIS
 OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR RELIGION; AND
   (D) COMPLY WITH ALL  STATE  LAWS  THAT  APPLY  TO  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOLS
 REGARDING  CRIMINAL  BACKGROUND  CHECKS  FOR  EMPLOYEES AND EXCLUDE FROM
 EMPLOYMENT ANY PEOPLE NOT PERMITTED BY STATE LAW TO WORK IN A NON-PUBLIC
 SCHOOL.
   2. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. TO ENSURE THAT  PUBLIC  FUNDS  ARE  SPENT
 APPROPRIATELY, ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SHALL:

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   (A) DEMONSTRATE THEIR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY BY:
   (I)  SUBMITTING  A  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  REPORT FOR THE SCHOOL THAT
 COMPLIES WITH UNIFORM FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT AND CONDUCTED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT; AND
   (II)  HAVING  THE  AUDITOR  CERTIFY  THE  REPORT  IS  FREE OF MATERIAL
 MISSTATEMENTS. THE AUDITOR'S REPORT SHALL BE LIMITED IN SCOPE  TO  THOSE
 RECORDS  THAT  ARE  NECESSARY  FOR  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO
 SCHOOLS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
   (B) DEMONSTRATE THEIR FINANCIAL VIABILITY BY SHOWING THEY CAN PAY  ANY
 FUNDS  OWED  THE STATE, IF THEY ARE TO RECEIVE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR
 MORE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BY:
   (I) FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR A
 SURETY BOND PAYABLE TO THE STATE IN AN AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO  THE  AGGREGATE
 AMOUNT  OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIPS EXPECTED TO BE PAID DURING THE
 SCHOOL YEAR TO STUDENTS ADMITTED TO THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL; OR
   (II) FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL  YEAR
 FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  THAT  DEMONSTRATES THE SCHOOL HAS THE ABILITY TO
 PAY AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS  SCHOL-
 ARSHIPS  EXPECTED TO BE PAID DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO STUDENTS ADMITTED
 TO THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL.
   3. ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY. TO ENSURE THAT  SCHOOLS  PROVIDE  ACADEMIC
 ACCOUNTABILITY  TO  PARENTS  OF THE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM, ALL PARTIC-
 IPATING SCHOOLS SHALL REGULARLY REPORT TO THE PARENT  ON  THE  STUDENT'S
 PROGRESS.
   4. PARTICIPATING SCHOOL AUTONOMY. A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL IS AUTONOMOUS
 AND NOT AN AGENT OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THEREFORE:
   (A)  THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY MAY NOT IN ANY WAY REGU-
 LATE THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL  THAT  ACCEPTS  A
 SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP; AND
   (B)  THE  CREATION  OF  THE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM DOES NOT
 EXPAND THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS OR ANY SCHOOL
 DISTRICT TO IMPOSE  ANY  ADDITIONAL  REGULATION  OF  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOLS
 BEYOND  THOSE  REASONABLY  NECESSARY  TO ENFORCE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
 PROGRAM; AND
   (C) PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS  SHALL  BE  GIVEN  THE  MAXIMUM  FREEDOM  TO
 PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS WITHOUT GOVERNMENTAL
 CONTROL.
   § 5306. RESPONSIBILITIES   OF   THE  SCHOLARSHIP  STUDENTS  AND  THEIR
 PARENTS.  1. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A PARENT TO SELECT  THEIR
 CHILD'S SCHOOL, APPLY FOR ADMISSION, AND APPLY FOR A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHO-
 LARSHIP.
   2.  ANY  STUDENT PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM MUST COMPLY FULLY WITH A
 PARTICIPATING SCHOOL'S WRITTEN CODE  OF  CONDUCT  AND  SHALL  REMAIN  IN
 ATTENDANCE  THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, UNLESS EXCUSED BY THE SCHOOL FOR
 ILLNESS OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE. HOWEVER, A PARENT MAY TRANSFER AN  ELIGIBLE
 STUDENT  TO  ANOTHER  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL AT ANY TIME. THE SCHOLARSHIP
 AMOUNT SHALL BE PRORATED BETWEEN PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ACCORDING TO  THE
 PERIOD OF ATTENDANCE AT EACH SCHOOL.
   3. A PARENT'S DECISION FOR THEIR STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
 CONSTITUTES  A NON-PUBLIC PLACEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH
 DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.
   § 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

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2017-S4901 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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2017-S4901 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S4901 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4901 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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