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Assembly Bill A6440

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires that the same educational requirements shall apply for students who require nursing services as for general education students

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2021-A6440 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6284
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S1617
2025-2026: S2608

2021-A6440 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that the same educational requirements shall apply for students who require nursing services as for general education students; provides that nursing services may be delivered to students with disabilities through electronic communication or a virtual or online platform or in the home of the student.

2021-A6440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6440
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT in relation to virtual or  remote  instruction  days  for  public
   schools and private schools for students who require nursing services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A day of virtual or remote instruction, if instituted under
 a program approved by the commissioner, shall be considered  the  equiv-
 alent  of  a  full  day of school attendance for the purposes of meeting
 state and local graduation requirements, the awarding of course  credit,
 and such other matters as determined by the commissioner.
   If  a  program of virtual or remote instruction is implemented for the
 general education students, the same educational opportunities shall  be
 provided  to students who require nursing services. Nursing services may
 be delivered to students with disabilities through the use of electronic
 communication or a virtual or online platform or  in  the  home  of  the
 student  and  as  required  by  the  student's  individualized education
 program, to the greatest extent practicable.
   Nursing services shall be reimbursed for by the school district at the
 rate of a full instructional day of school  attendance  whether  on  the
 school campus or through the use of electronic communication or a virtu-
 al or online platform or in the home of the student.
   Guardians  of  students  who  require  nursing services may retain the
 provider of nursing services of their  choice  or  accept  the  provider
 offered by the school district.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10249-02-1

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