Assembly Bill A2385

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of certain services to students in nonpublic schools in certain school districts

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A2385 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1932
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A8056
2023-2024: A4020, S4510

2025-A2385 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of certain services to students in nonpublic schools in certain school districts.

2025-A2385 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2385
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to the provision of
   certain services to students in nonpublic schools  in  certain  school
   districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 63 to read as follows:
   63. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,  FOR
 ANY  SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR GREATER OF STUDENTS
 LIVING IN THE DISTRICT  WHO  ATTEND  A  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOL,  SUCH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  SHALL  PROVIDE  NO  SERVICES  TO  PUPILS ATTENDING A NONPUBLIC
 SCHOOL PURSUANT TO SECTIONS SEVEN HUNDRED  ONE,  SEVEN  HUNDRED  ELEVEN,
 SEVEN  HUNDRED  TWELVE,  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE, NINE HUNDRED TWELVE,
 THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO-C AND  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  THIRTY-FIVE  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER.    STUDENTS  ATTENDING A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS
 SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOL WITH THE  SAME  SERVICES  THAT
 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ATTENDING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL OF WHERE SUCH
 NONPUBLIC  SCHOOL  IS  LOCATED  PURSUANT  TO SECTIONS SEVEN HUNDRED ONE,
 SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN, SEVEN HUNDRED  TWELVE,  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE,
 NINE  HUNDRED  TWELVE,  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED TWO-C AND THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED
 THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. PRIOR  TO  SERVICES  BEING  PROVIDED  BY  A
 NONPUBLIC  SCHOOL,  NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIF-
 ICATIONS IN A SYSTEM DEVELOPED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  SERVICES
 PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA FORM WHICH THE COMMISSION-
 ER  REASONABLY  DETERMINES  OFFERS THE SAME DEGREE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND
 CONTROL PROVIDED BY PAPER CERTIFICATIONS. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  HAVE
 THE  POWER  TO  REVIEW  AND  SEEK  CORRECTION OF ANY SERVICE PROVIDED BY
 NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS. ALL COSTS PERTAINING TO  SUCH  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01088-01-5
 A. 2385                             2

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