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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.262
- Referred to education
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.917
- Referred to education
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Relates to referrals to state adult service agencies for certain students with disabilities who have reached the age of 18; repealer
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Catherine Nolan
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5362
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to referrals to state adult service agencies for certain students with disabilities who have reached the age of 18; and to repeal clause (d-2) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 4402 of the education law relating to the requirement that boards of education develop plans and policies for appropriate declassification of students with disabilities
Purpose
To streamline the process of transition planning when students with disabilities are no longer eligible for tuition free educational services.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends sections 4402(1)(b)(5) and (7) of the education law.
Section 2: Repeals section 4402(1)(b)(3)(d-2) of the education law.
Section 3: Sets forth an immediate effective date.
Justification
Providing for transitional services for those special education students who may need additional services after aging out of an educational program is a key responsibility of the committee on special education. Present law requires the committee on special education to provide written notice to the parent that their child is not entitled to tuition free educational services after the age of 21 or upon receipt of a high school diploma. This notice is required to be presented when the student turns 18. However, this requirement is often duplicative. Currently, each student is entitled to an annual review of their individual education plan. This legislation would streamline the process of transition planning for students, parents and educational team members by incorporating this notice with the annual review. This bill, upon consent of the parent, also allows for the invitation of representatives from the Office of Mental Health or the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to participate in the annual review meeting, if it is determined that the student is likely to require adult services after the age of 18. This streamlined process will better serve students, families and educational team members as they strive to provide proper transitional services to students who are aging out of the educational system and into the adult social services system.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Possible savings to local school district.
Effective date
Immediately.
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