Senate Bill S4729A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to policies that allow students with disabilities to participate in a high school graduation ceremony

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1595 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S4729 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1595
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4402, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7982, A10484

2017-S4729 - Summary

Directs the board of education or the board of trustees to establish policies and procedures to allow any student with a disability to participate in the graduation ceremony and all related activities.

2017-S4729 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4729 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4729
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- 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  policies  that  allow
   students  with disabilities to participate in a high school graduation
   ceremony

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Zachary's law".
   § 2. Section 4402 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  OR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT THAT OPERATES A HIGH SCHOOL SHALL ESTABLISH A POLICY AND  ADOPT
 PROCEDURES  TO  ALLOW  ANY STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY IN SUCH DISTRICT TO
 PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONY  OF  THE  STUDENT'S  HIGH  SCHOOL
 GRADUATING  CLASS  AND  ALL  RELATED ACTIVITIES IF SUCH STUDENT HAS BEEN
 ISSUED A SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENT  COMMENCEMENT  CREDENTIAL  BUT  HAS  NOT
 OTHERWISE  QUALIFIED  FOR  A REGENTS OR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.  SUCH
 STUDENT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IF THE STUDENT'S INDIVIDUALIZED
 EDUCATION PROGRAM PRESCRIBES  SPECIAL  EDUCATION,  TRANSITION  PLANNING,
 TRANSITION  SERVICES,  OR  RELATED  SERVICES  BEYOND  THE STUDENT'S FOUR
 ACADEMIC YEARS AFTER THE STUDENT'S ENTRY INTO HIGH SCHOOL.   THE  POLICY
 AND  PROCEDURES SHALL PROVIDE ANNUAL WRITTEN NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS WITH
 DISABILITIES AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS ABOUT THE SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S
 POLICY AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION. NOTH-
 ING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  COMPEL A STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES TO
 PARTICIPATE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONY AND  ACTIVITIES.  THE
 SUPERINTENDENT  SHALL  CONSIDER  THE  RECOMMENDATION,  IF  ANY,  OF  THE
 STUDENT'S COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION AS WELL AS  THE  STUDENT'S  OWN
 EXPRESSED PREFERENCE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A STUDENT'S HIGH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04000-01-7
              

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2017-S4729A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1595
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4402, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7982, A10484

2017-S4729A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the board of education or the board of trustees to establish policies and procedures to allow any student with a disability to participate in the graduation ceremony and all related activities.

2017-S4729A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4729A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4729--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to policies that allow
   students with disabilities to participate in a high school  graduation
   ceremony
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Zachary's law".
   §  2.  Section  4402  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR THE BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  OF  EACH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  POLICY  AND ADOPT PROCEDURES TO ALLOW ANY
 STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY IN SUCH DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE  GRADU-
 ATION  CEREMONY  OF  THE  STUDENT'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS AND ALL
 RELATED ACTIVITIES IF SUCH STUDENT HAS BEEN ISSUED A SKILLS AND ACHIEVE-
 MENT COMMENCEMENT CREDENTIAL  OR  CAREER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  OCCUPATIONAL
 STUDIES  COMMENCEMENT  CREDENTIAL  BUT HAS NOT OTHERWISE QUALIFIED FOR A
 REGENTS OR LOCAL DIPLOMA. SUCH STUDENT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO  PARTICIPATE
 IF  THE  STUDENT'S  INDIVIDUALIZED  EDUCATION PROGRAM PRESCRIBES SPECIAL
 EDUCATION, TRANSITION PLANNING, TRANSITION SERVICES, OR RELATED SERVICES
 BEYOND THE STUDENT'S FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS AFTER THE STUDENT'S ENTRY  INTO
 HIGH  SCHOOL.    THE  POLICY AND PROCEDURES SHALL PROVIDE ANNUAL WRITTEN
 NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR PARENTS OR  GUARDIANS
 ABOUT  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S POLICY AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THIS SUBDIVISION.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  COMPEL  A
 STUDENT  WITH  DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
 CEREMONY AND ACTIVITIES. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL CONSIDER THE RECOMMEN-
 DATION, IF ANY, OF THE STUDENT'S COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION AS  WELL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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