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NY S09059

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/21/2020

Primary Sponsor

Peter Harckham

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all New York school districts to provide educational and support services to students with disabilities in special education programs through age 22 for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years
  • Applies to students in special education programs and pupils qualified as handicapped persons under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • Services must be provided in accordance with each student's most recent Individualized Education Program (IEP)
  • Takes effect immediately and applies only to the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years
  • Enacted in response to educational disruptions and lost opportunities for students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning

Legislative Description

Requires school districts to provide educational and support services to students with disabilities until such students turn twenty-two years of age.

Last Action

REFERRED TO RULES

10/21/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules10/21/2020

Full Bill Text

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