Senate Bill S4279

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires minimum standards for nonpublic schools relating to mild traumatic brain injuries

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S4279 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10536
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6319, A9742
2019-2020: S1991

2017-S4279 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires nonpublic schools to meet the same minimum standards as public schools for mild traumatic brain injuries.

2017-S4279 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4279
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RANZENHOFER,  HANNON, GALLIVAN, MARCHIONE -- 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 minimum standards for
   nonpublic schools relating to mild traumatic brain injuries

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph b of subdivision 42 of section 305 of the educa-
 tion law, as added by chapter 496 of the laws of  2011,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   b.  The rules and regulations established pursuant to this subdivision
 shall be deemed to be the minimum standards that must be  complied  with
 by  every  public  AND NONPUBLIC school relating to mild traumatic brain
 injuries. [Such rules and regulations may also be implemented by nonpub-
 lic schools if they so authorize.] Nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall
 prohibit  any public school or nonpublic school from adopting and imple-
 menting more stringent standards.
   § 2. This act shall take effect the first of July next succeeding  the
 date  on  which  it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 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.
                                                            LBD07943-01-7

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