Assembly Bill A3494

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to sufficient proof that a student enrolled in or admitted to an institution of higher education has a disability

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A3494 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3 Part 2 §150, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9864

2025-A3494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires institutions of higher education to implement a policy that documentation of an individualized education program (IEP) is sufficient proof that a student enrolled in or admitted to an institution of higher education has a disability.

2025-A3494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3494
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to sufficient  documenta-
   tion that a student enrolled in or admitted to an institution of high-
   er education has a disability

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 3 of the education law is amended by adding  a  new
 part 2 to read as follows:
                                  PART II
            STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES POLICY AND DOCUMENTATION
 § 150. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES POLICY AND DOCUMENTATION.
   §  150.  STUDENTS  WITH DISABILITIES POLICY AND DOCUMENTATION. 1. EACH
 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT A POLICY THAT  DOCUMENTATION
 OF  AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 614(D) OF THE FEDERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT, WHICH
 IS SUBMITTED BY AN ENROLLED OR ADMITTED STUDENT, IS SUFFICIENT TO ESTAB-
 LISH THAT SUCH STUDENT IS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.
   2. AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY REQUEST ADDITIONAL  DOCUMEN-
 TATION  FROM  AN  INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM
 (IEP) IF SUCH INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) WAS NOT  IN  EFFECT
 IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE WHEN SUCH INDIVIDUAL EXITED HIGH SCHOOL.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06702-01-5

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