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NY A00146
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Simcha Eichenstein
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employees of state educational agencies, local educational agencies, or any public agency involved in a child's education or care from serving as impartial hearing officers in special education appeals
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Bars individuals with personal or professional interests that conflict with objectivity from appointment as impartial hearing officers
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Prohibits employees of a municipality (or any of its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities) from serving as impartial hearing officers for school districts located within that municipality
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Maintains existing prohibition on school district employees and employees of programs serving students with disabilities from acting as hearing officers, with a two-year cooling-off period after employment ends
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Exempts New York City school district from certain rotation selection regulations to the extent it maintains its rotational selection process in effect prior to July 1, 1993
Legislative Description
Prohibits the appointment of certain state, municipal or agency employees as impartial hearing officers to hear appeals of determinations regarding children with handicapping conditions.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026