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Senate Bill S9611

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends provisions related to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions

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2025-S9611 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 217 of 2015
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8802
2023-2024: S8155

2025-S9611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends provisions related to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions until June 30, 2028.

2025-S9611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9611
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 217 of the laws of 2015, amending the  education
   law  relating  to certified school psychologists and special education
   services and programs for preschool children with handicapping  condi-
   tions, 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 3 of chapter 217 of the laws of 2015, amending  the
 education  law  relating  to  certified school psychologists and special
 education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping
 conditions, as amended by section 3 of part C of chapter 57 of the  laws
 of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2014,  provided,
 however  that  the  provisions  of  this  act shall expire and be deemed
 repealed June 30, [2026] 2028.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15402-01-6

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