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NY S04903
Bill
Status
6/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Peter Harckham
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Education, to develop an informational pamphlet by July 1, 2026 for parents/guardians of minors under 18 with medical conditions that may create disabilities under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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Pamphlet must inform parents that their child may be entitled to a free and appropriate public education with accommodations for eligible students with disabilities
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Informational materials must be available on the Department's website in English and the six most common non-English languages based on the most recent federal census
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Healthcare practitioners may distribute the pamphlet to parents/guardians and encourage them to contact their school about accommodations and sharing emergency medical information with school personnel
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Named the "Shepherd Patterson law" and takes effect 120 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson notification act"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 4903A
2/27/2026