Bill Text: NY A01813 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows parents/guardians and independent evaluators access to observe programs for handicapped children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to education [A01813 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A01813-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1813
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Education
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to access to observe
         programs for children with handicapping conditions
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section
    2  4402 of the education law is amended by adding a new clause (m) to  read
    3  as follows:
    4    (M)  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ALLOW PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND INDEPEND-
    5  ENT EVALUATORS ACCESS TO  OBSERVE  THE  CURRENT  OR  PROPOSED  PROGRAMS,
    6  SERVICES,  AND  FACILITIES  MADE  AVAILABLE  BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO A
    7  PUPIL SERVED UNDER THIS  ARTICLE.  THE  PARENT  OR  PERSON  IN  PARENTAL
    8  RELATION OF A CHILD WITH A HANDICAPPING CONDITION SHALL HAVE FULL ACCESS
    9  TO OBSERVE THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF SUCH STUDENT.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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