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NY A05474
Bill
Status
2/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Benedetto
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AI Summary
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Authorizes school districts to provide occupational therapy services to pre-K through grade 12 students whose occupational impairments create barriers to functioning at home or in the community, even when educational performance is not adversely affected
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Adds school occupational therapists to the list of professionals whose services school districts must provide to nonpublic school students upon request from those schools
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Requires students whose occupational impairments do adversely affect educational performance to be referred to the committee on special education for evaluation and special education services
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Directs the Commissioner of Education to issue guidance to all school districts on occupational therapy services, including early intervention and mental health-related services
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Requires the Commissioner to amend pupil personnel services regulations to establish education, work experience, and study requirements for qualification as a school occupational therapist
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Authorizes occupational therapy services to be provided in school to students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve with occupational impairments of a severity that does not adversely affect the student's educational performance but does present a barrier to functioning at home or in the community; directs the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations for the provision of such occupational therapy services.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026