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Assembly Bill A5642

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities to establish an emergency repair pilot program

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2025-A5642 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4411, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2638
2011-2012: A2848
2013-2014: A4035
2015-2016: A2514
2017-2018: A761
2019-2020: A3454
2021-2022: A3756
2023-2024: A3469

2025-A5642 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an office of special education services within the state education department to administer programs for children with disabilities to be headed by an assistant commissioner appointed by the board of regents.

2025-A5642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5642
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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  providing  for  an
   office  of special education services to administer programs for chil-
   dren with disabilities
 
   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 section 4411
 to read as follows:
   § 4411. OFFICE OF SPECIAL  EDUCATION  SERVICES.  1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY
 CREATED  IN THE DEPARTMENT AN OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.  THE
 HEAD OF THE OFFICE SHALL BE  AN  ASSISTANT  COMMISSIONER  WHO  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND WHO SHALL HOLD OFFICE AT THE PLEA-
 SURE OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS.
   2.  THE  OFFICE  OF  SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES SHALL BE THE PRINCIPAL
 AGENCY FOR ADMINISTERING AND CONVEYING THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE
 RELATING  TO  PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH
 DISABILITIES.
   3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 DIRECT THE WORK OF THE OFFICE AND SHALL BE THE CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER
 OF  THE  OFFICE  REPORTING  DIRECTLY TO THE COMMISSIONER. SUCH ASSISTANT
 COMMISSIONER MAY APPOINT SUCH OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AS  THEY  MAY  DEEM
 NECESSARY,  PRESCRIBE  THEIR DUTIES, FIX THEIR COMPENSATION, AND PROVIDE
 FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THEIR EXPENSES, ALL WITHIN AMOUNTS MADE  AVAIL-
 ABLE  THEREFOR  BY STATE AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS; PROVIDED THAT THERE
 SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN SIX OFFICERS CONSISTING OF THREE DIVISION  DIREC-
 TORS AND THREE BUREAU CHIEFS TO ASSIST THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09255-01-5

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