Bill Text: NY S05215 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5215 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the request by parents for translated documents for students with disabilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S05215 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S05215-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          5215
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 16, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the request by parents
          for translated documents for students with disabilities
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  4403 of the education law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
     3    22. To provide any parent  or  person  in  parental  relation  with  a
     4  student  with  a  disability  as  defined pursuant to subdivision one of
     5  section forty-four hundred one of this article, all  evaluations,  indi-
     6  vidualized  education  programs,  and related documents necessary to the
     7  implementation of such  individualized  education  programs,  translated
     8  into  their primary language at the request of such parent, or person in
     9  parental relation, to the extent feasible.  Such  parent  or  person  in
    10  parental  relation  must  complete  and submit a form to the department,
    11  provided by the  department,  which  shall  release  such  documents  in
    12  compliance  with  applicable  state  and  federal  privacy  laws for the
    13  purposes of translations. Such forms shall be issued by  the  department
    14  and  made available to schools upon request and published on the depart-
    15  ment's website.  Translation of documents shall not impede the implemen-
    16  tation  of  a  student's  individualized  education  program  or   other
    17  services.  No  school  district  shall  be liable for the failure of the
    18  department to provide an accurate translation.
    19    § 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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