Bill Text: NY S04150 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson law"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-24 - referred to health [S04150 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S04150-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4150--D Cal. No. 889 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 2, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. REICHLIN-MELNICK, MAYER, BIAGGI, BRISPORT, JACKSON, PALUMBO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said commit- tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a document giving notice to parents and guardians of school age students who are diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition or a medical condition that may cause a disability The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Shepherd 2 Patterson law". 3 § 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 4 subdivision 60 to read as follows: 5 60. a. Beginning in the two thousand twenty-three--two thousand twen- 6 ty-four school year, the commissioner shall direct the board of educa- 7 tion or trustees, as defined in section two of this chapter, of every 8 school district within the state, however created, and the chancellor of 9 the city school district of the city of New York to create a document 10 giving notice to parents and guardians of school age students who are 11 diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition or a medical condi- 12 tion that may cause a disability. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03447-10-2S. 4150--D 2 1 b. Such document shall include a statement in substantially the 2 following form: "If you find yourself in a situation where your child is 3 diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or a medical condition that 4 may cause a disability, your child may be eligible for a personalized 5 education plan. We encourage you to reach out to our school nurse, our 6 school social worker or your child's guidance counselor. Besides compil- 7 ing a plan, there are many benefits to sharing medical information with 8 school personnel, as it has life-saving potential should a medical emer- 9 gency occur." 10 c. Each school district shall include such statement in their hand- 11 book, and each school district shall also provide this document to the 12 parents or guardians as follows: 13 (i) upon the initial registration of any student within every school 14 district; 15 (ii) at the beginning of each school year; and 16 (iii) additionally, at the time a student has been excused absent, 17 tardy or early departure a combined total of ten times. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately, 19 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 20 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 21 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
