Bill Text: NY A09864 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9864

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires institutions of higher education to implement a policy that documentation of an individualized education program (IEP) is sufficient proof that a student enrolled in or admitted to an institution of higher education has a disability.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-24 - referred to higher education [A09864 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9864

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     April 24, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Higher Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to sufficient  documenta-
          tion that a student enrolled in or admitted to an institution of high-
          er education has a disability

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Article 3 of the education law is amended by adding  a  new
     2  part 2 to read as follows:
     3                                   PART II
     4             STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES POLICY AND DOCUMENTATION
     5  § 150. Students with disabilities policy and documentation.
     6    §  150.  Students  with disabilities policy and documentation. 1. Each
     7  institution of higher education shall adopt a policy that  documentation
     8  of  an individualized education program (IEP) in accordance with section
     9  614(d) of the federal individuals with disabilities education act, which
    10  is submitted by an enrolled or admitted student, is sufficient to estab-
    11  lish that such student is an individual with a disability.
    12    2. An institution of higher education may request additional  documen-
    13  tation  from  an  individual who had an individualized education program
    14  (IEP) if such individualized education program (IEP) was not  in  effect
    15  immediately prior to the date when such individual exited high school.
    16    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    17  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    18  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    19  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
    20  on or before such effective date.



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