NY S06719

Requires appeals regarding special education placement recommendations in New York City school districts to be resolved within federal law timeframes through impartial hearing officers, state review officers, or settlement agreements

Mandates that settlement agreements and decisions ordering tuition reimbursement for unilateral parental placements must include specific payment amounts and timelines, with payments made in strict accordance with those schedules

Empowers the Education Commissioner to enforce timely implementation of settlements and decisions, including withholding state funding, withholding federal IDEA funds, imposing up to 9% annual interest on late payments, and reporting non-compliance to the U.S. Department of Education

Establishes that tuition reimbursement awards for private school placements continue automatically in future years at the same percentage until the Committee on Special Education determines the child's needs can be met elsewhere

Designates the approved unilateral parental placement as the "pendency placement" if parents challenge any revised placement recommendation through due process proceedings