Bill Texts: NY S07843 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Establishes Earth Day; relates to mandate relief for school districts and certain other educational entities; removes references to subcommittees on special education; relates to the provision of special education programs and services to students parentally placed in non-public schools through dual enrollment in the public schools; eliminates the requirement that the commissioner of education make appointments to state-supported schools; relates to the committee on special education membership requirements; relates to transportation of students with disabilities parentally placed in a private school; establishes that all school districts are approved evaluators of preschool students suspected of having a disability; relates to the statute of limitations for special education due process hearings; relates to the selection of a preschool evaluator; relates to referrals to state adult service agencies for certain students with disabilities who have reached the age of 18; gives school districts or boards of cooperative educational services the option of advertising procurement bids in the state's opportunities newsletter; relates to the state smart growth public infrastructure criteria; relates to school omnibus signs complying with federal motor vehicle safety standards; authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a study of the feasibility and desirability of authorizing school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to enter national credit card contracts; repeals provisions relating to the duties of the director of the division of veterans' affairs; repeals provisions relating to reports on certain children of Vietnam veterans; repeals provisions relating to subcommittees on special education; and repeals provisions relating to the requirement that boards of education develop plans and policies for appropriate declassification of students with disabilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-17 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S07843 Detail]

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