Senate Bill S2922

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the request by parents for translated documents for students with disabilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • 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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2019-S2922 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2268
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4403, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7016, A9870
2015-2016: S3150, A194
2017-2018: S5215, A1285
2021-2022: S4360

2019-S2922 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the request by parents for translated documents for students with disabilities.

2019-S2922 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2922
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD00983-01-9

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