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NY S01325
Bill
Status
6/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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AI Summary
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Extends the deadline to April 1, 2025 for parents of students with disabilities in nonpublic schools to submit requests for special education services for the 2024-2025 school year
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Requires school districts to notify parents within 14 days of the law's effective date if their service requests were denied on procedural grounds, identifying all deficiencies and steps to remedy them
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Authorizes reimbursement for parents who paid out-of-pocket for equivalent services after being denied on procedural grounds, covering costs from the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years
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Allows parents whose children missed services due to procedural denials to file claims for compensatory services within two years, with services incorporated into the student's individualized education program
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Prohibits conditioning any services under this law on waiver of procedural safeguards, declaring any such waiver agreements void as a matter of public policy
Legislative Description
Requires the school district of location shall annually provide written notice to all parents or persons in parental relation to students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools within their district regarding the process for requesting special education services; relates to the denial of services in a city having a population of one million or more for the 2024--2025 school year.
Last Action
referred to education
6/13/2025