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NY S07691
Bill
Status
6/9/2014
Primary Sponsor
Simcha Felder
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AI Summary
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Requires parental appeals of special education placement recommendations in school districts located in cities with populations of one million or more to be resolved within federal law timeframes, either through an impartial hearing officer, state review officer, settlement agreement, or court action
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Mandates that settlement agreements or court decisions awarding tuition reimbursement for unilateral parental placements must specify the payment amount and payment schedule
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Requires continued tuition payment for unilateral parental placements in future years at the same percentage of total tuition cost as the previous year until the Committee on Special Education determines the child's needs can be met in another public or approved private school program
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Establishes that a unilateral parental placement approved through due process proceedings becomes the "pendency placement" during any subsequent challenges to revised placements
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Preserves the right of parents and school districts to seek judicial review in any court of competent jurisdiction
Legislative Description
Requires parental appeal of placement and educational program to be provided to a child with a handicapping condition in a school district in a city having a population of one million or more to be determined within the time limit established by federal law; requires continued implementation of a unilateral parental placement, once such a placement has been judged to be appropriate.
Last Action
ordered to third reading rules cal.502
6/19/2014