NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6619

Senate Bill S6619

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Amends section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024, amending the education law relating to removing the exemption for school psychologists to render early intervention service, in relation to the effect

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 01, 2025	advanced to third reading
Apr 30, 2025	2nd report cal.
Apr 29, 2025	1st report cal.736
Mar 18, 2025	referred to disabilities

Votes

- Apr 29, 2025 - Disabilities Committee Vote
  S6619
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Disabilities Committee Vote: Apr 29, 2025
      
      aye (6)
      
      Ashby
      
      Fahy
      
      Martinez
      
      Persaud
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Weber

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2025-S6619 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7325
Law Section:: Education
Laws Affected:: Amd Part C §4, Chap 57 of 2024

2025-S6619 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions relating to removing the exemption for school psychologists to render early intervention services, in relation to the effectiveness thereof.

2025-S6619 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6619

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024,
amending the education law relating to removing the exemption for school
psychologists to render early intervention services, in relation to the
effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To extend authorization for school psychologists to provide early inter-
vention services to June 30, 2026.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2024
to extend authorization for school psychologists to provide early inter-
vention services to June 30, 2026.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

All children aged birth through three with developmental delays and
disabilities have a right to appropriate interventions, known as early
intervention, under federal law.1 This federal mandate recognizes that
when services are available early and on time, young children are more
likely to develop to their full potential, and less likely to need
intensive special education services later in life.  Over 40,000 chil-
dren throughout the state are currently provided services as a preschool
child with a disability through New York State approved 4410/preschool
programs and agencies. An additional 8,200 infants from birth through
age 2 are served through the Early Intervention System. School psychol-
ogists are an important part of the provider community serving these
children, but their authorization to provide EI services expires April
1, 2025.

This bill extends authorization for school psychologists to provide EI
services through June 30, 2026.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:  None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
1 Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - Part C

2025-S6619 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6619
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend section 4 of part C of chapter 57 of the laws  of  2024,
   amending  the  education  law  relating  to removing the exemption for
   school  psychologists  to  render  early  intervention  services,   in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of part C of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of  2024,
 amending the education law relating to removing the exemption for school
 psychologists  to render early intervention services, is amended to read
 as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2024; provided,
 however,  that sections one and two of this act shall take effect [April
 1, 2025] JUNE 30, 2026; provided further, however, that  the  amendments
 to  paragraph  d  of  subdivision 6 of section 4410 of the education law
 made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of  such
 paragraph and shall be deemed to expire therewith; and provided further,
 however,  that  the  amendments  to subdivision 1 of section 7605 of the
 education law made by section two of this act shall not affect the expi-
 ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11110-01-5

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Shelley B. Mayer