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NY A07799
Bill
Status
4/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Seawright
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AI Summary
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Extends due process protections to individuals who receive placement offers from the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities before they become eligible for transitional care or adult care services
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Requires written notification to the person, their guardian, or representative about proposed placements, with a 30-day window to request an administrative appeal hearing
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Protects students' right to complete their Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) by prohibiting the office from requiring premature termination of educational programs when making early placement offers
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Applies to individuals currently in out-of-state residential schools approved by the New York State Education Department under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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Updates gendered language in the statute from "his or her" to "such commissioner's"
Legislative Description
Provides for due process procedures for persons who currently are placed in New York state education department approved out-of-state residential schools pursuant to the education law and the federal individuals with disabilities education act who have received an offer for transitional care or certain care prior to becoming eligible to receive such care.
Last Action
referred to people with disabilities
1/7/2026