S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1609
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the payment for health
services for children attending school outside of their district
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 912 of the education law, as amended by chapter 477
of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
§ 912. Health and welfare services to all children. The voters and/or
trustees or board of education of every school district shall, upon
request of the authorities of a school other than public, provide resi-
dent children who attend such school with any or all of the health and
welfare services and facilities which are made available by such voters
and/or trustees or board of education to or for children attending the
public schools of the district. Such services may include, but are not
limited to all services performed by a physician, physician assistant,
dentist, dental hygienist, registered professional nurse, nurse practi-
tioner, school psychologist, school social worker or school speech ther-
apist, and may also include dental prophylaxis, vision and hearing
screening examinations, the taking of medical histories and the adminis-
tration of health screening tests, the maintenance of cumulative health
records and the administration of emergency care programs for ill or
injured students. Any such services or facilities shall be so provided
notwithstanding any provision of any charter or other provision of law
inconsistent herewith. Where children residing in one school district
attend a school other than public located in another school district,
the school authorities of the district of residence shall contract with
the school authorities of the district where such nonpublic school is
located, for the provision of such health and welfare services and
facilities to such children by the school district where such nonpublic
school is located, for a consideration, NO GREATER THAN THAT PAID BY THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE, to be agreed upon between the school authorities
of such districts, subject to the approval of the qualified voters of
the district of residence when required under the provisions of this
chapter. Every such contract shall be in writing and in the form
prescribed by the commissioner, and before such contract is executed the
same shall be submitted for approval to the superintendent of schools
having jurisdiction over such district of residence and such contract
shall not become effective until approved by such superintendent.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.