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Senate Bill S3618
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
2013-S3618 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A968
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4407, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S7618, A9876
2013-S3618 (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.
2013-S3618 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3618 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to chil- dren with handicapping conditions attending an educational facility located outside the state PURPOSE: This bill would reform the process by which local school districts apply to the New York State Education Department ("NYSED") for cost reimbursement for the continuation of placement of special-needs children in NYSED-approved non-public special education programs located outside the state. Under current NYSED policies and practices, local school districts and parents are required to engage in a burdensome search for an in-state transfer program in order to secure cost reimbursement, despite the determination of the district's committee on special education (with which the parents have participated and in which they agree) that the out-of-state placement has been and will continue to be successful in providing appropriate special education and related services for the upcoming school year. This bill would allow the district to implement the continuation of the placement and receive cost reimbursement without requiring the district to search for an in-state transfer school. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Section 4407 of the Education Law to provide that if an out-of-state program, in which a child is currently placed pursuant
2013-S3618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3618 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 7, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee 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. LBD01894-01-3
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