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Senate Bill S7826

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs school districts to establish parent advisory councils on special education

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2025-S7826 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8633
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4402, Ed L

2025-S7826 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs school districts to establish parent advisory councils on special education to advise on matters that pertain to the education and safety of students with disabilities, and meet regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the school district's special education programs.

2025-S7826 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7826 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7826
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  directing  school
   districts to establish parent advisory councils on special education
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4402 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  THE  BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL
 ESTABLISH A PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SPECIAL EDUCATION. MEMBERSHIP  OF
 SUCH  COUNCIL SHALL BE OFFERED TO ALL PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILI-
 TIES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER  INTERESTED  PARTIES.  THE  PARENT
 ADVISORY COUNCILS' DUTIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ADVISING
 THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  OR TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON MATTERS
 THAT PERTAIN TO THE EDUCATION AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS WITH  DISABILITIES,
 AND  MEETING REGULARLY WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN-
 NING, DEVELOPMENT, AND  EVALUATION  OF  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  SPECIAL
 EDUCATION  PROGRAMS.  PARENT  ADVISORY  COUNCILS SHALL ESTABLISH BY-LAWS
 REGARDING OFFICERS AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.  IN  THE  COURSE  OF  ITS
 DUTIES  UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  A  PARENT  ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE
 ASSISTANCE FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES WITHOUT CHARGE,  UPON
 REASONABLE  NOTICE,  AND  SUBJECT  TO  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  STAFF  AND
 RESOURCES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11786-01-5

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