Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 30, 2012 |
held for consideration in education |
Apr 19, 2012 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A9876
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KELLNER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A9876 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A9876 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to children with handicapping conditions attending an educational facility located outside the state: provides that upon a determination that the out-of-state facility is appropriately meeting the needs of the child, such child need not be referred to an appropriate in-state program unless the parent or guardian of such child so elects; provides that, upon reapplication for state reimbursement by the school district of which such child is a resident, no documentation shall be required to establish that there are no appropriate public or approved private facilities for instruction available within the state or that any efforts were made to obtain placement of the student in such an in-state facility.
2011-A9876 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9876 I N A S S E M B L Y April 19, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to children with handi- capping conditions attending an educational facility located outside the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4407 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, UPON A DETERMINATION THAT AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY LOCATED OUTSIDE THE STATE IS APPROPRIATELY MEETING THE NEEDS OF A CHILD WITH A HANDICAPPING CONDITION ATTENDING SUCH FACILITY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, WHICH DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL- IZED EDUCATION PROGRAM, SUCH CHILD NEED NOT BE REFERRED TO AN APPROPRI- ATE IN-STATE PROGRAM UNLESS THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF SUCH CHILD SO ELECTS. UPON REAPPLICATION FOR STATE REIMBURSEMENT BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WHICH SUCH CHILD IS A RESIDENT, NO DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THAT THERE ARE NO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OR APPROVED PRIVATE FACILITIES FOR INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE WITHIN THE STATE OR THAT ANY EFFORTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN PLACEMENT OF THE STUDENT IN SUCH AN IN-STATE FACILITY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14813-01-2
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