Bill Text: NY A04020 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to education [A04020 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04020-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 4510                                                  A. 4020

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                                    February 9, 2023
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        IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

        IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred
          to the Committee 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:

     1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subparagraph 60 to read as follows:
     3    60. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the  contrary,  for
     4  any  school  district that has sixty-five percent or greater of students
     5  living in the district that  attend  a  nonpublic  school,  such  school
     6  district  shall  provide  no  services  to  pupils attending a nonpublic
     7  school pursuant to sections seven hundred  one,  seven  hundred  eleven,
     8  seven  hundred  twelve,  seven  hundred  fifty-one, nine hundred twelve,
     9  thirty-six hundred two-c and  thirty-six  hundred  thirty-five  of  this
    10  chapter.    Students  attending a nonpublic school within such districts
    11  shall be provided by the nonpublic school with the  same  services  that
    12  are made available to students attending the public school of where such
    13  nonpublic  school  is  located  pursuant  to sections seven hundred one,
    14  seven hundred eleven, seven hundred  twelve,  seven  hundred  fifty-one,
    15  nine  hundred  twelve,  thirty-six  hundred two-c and thirty-six hundred
    16  thirty-five of this chapter. Prior  to  services  being  provided  by  a
    17  nonpublic  school,  nonpublic schools will be required to submit certif-
    18  ications in a system developed  by  the  commissioner  of  the  services
    19  provided electronically or in any other media form which the commission-
    20  er  reasonably  determines  offers the same degree of accountability and
    21  control provided by paper certifications. The commissioner will have the

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 4510                             2                            A. 4020

     1  power to review and seek correction of any service provided by nonpublic
     2  schools. All costs pertaining to these services  provided  by  nonpublic
     3  schools  shall be approved by the commissioner and shall be borne by the
     4  state.
     5    §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school
     6  years commencing on and after the first of  July  next  succeeding  such
     7  effective date.