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| Mar 16, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S5215
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th 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
2017-S5215 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5215 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5215
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the request by
parents for translated documents for students with disabilities
PURPOSE :
To ensure that parents of all public school children fully understand
their child's learning needs and be better able to follow the
guidelines of their child's individualized education program.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1. Section 4403 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 22.
Requires that the State Education Department provide a translation of
a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP), evaluation, action
or implementation plan upon request by a parent, a person in parental
relationship, or a student age 18 or older, to the extent that
providing such translation is feasible. Additionally, State Education
Department is required to draft and publish a release form, compliant
with state and federal privacy laws, for the release of such documents
for the purposes of translation.
2017-S5215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5215
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 16, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 the request by parents
for translated documents for students with disabilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4403 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
22. TO PROVIDE ANY PARENT OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION WITH A
STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, ALL EVALUATIONS, INDI-
VIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, TRANSLATED
INTO THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE AT THE REQUEST OF SUCH PARENT, OR PERSON IN
PARENTAL RELATION, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. SUCH PARENT OR PERSON IN
PARENTAL RELATION MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A FORM TO THE DEPARTMENT,
PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH SHALL RELEASE SUCH DOCUMENTS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL PRIVACY LAWS FOR THE
PURPOSES OF TRANSLATIONS. SUCH FORMS SHALL BE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT
AND MADE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS UPON REQUEST AND PUBLISHED ON THE DEPART-
MENT'S WEBSITE. TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS SHALL NOT IMPEDE THE IMPLEMEN-
TATION OF A STUDENT'S INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM OR OTHER
SERVICES. NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THE
DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE TRANSLATION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00415-01-7
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