New York A 4841: Establishes the removing barriers to higher education success act

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A04841 Summary:

BILL NOA04841 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRStirpe, Shimsky, Steck, McDonough, Brown K, Maher

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Establishes the "removing barriers to higher education success act" which directs the state university and city university to adopt policies that makes certain documentation submitted by an enrolled or admitted student sufficient to establish that such student is an individual with a disability.

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BILL NOA04841 

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02/06/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4841

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT establishing the "removing barriers to higher education success
 act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "removing barriers to higher education success act".
 3 § 2. Definition. For purposes of this act, "public institution of
 4 higher education" shall mean the state university of New York and the
 5 city university of New York.
 6 § 3. Students with disabilities policy and documentation; dissem-
 7 ination of information. 1. Each public institution of higher education
 8 shall adopt a policy that makes any of the documentation described in
 9 subdivision two of this section submitted by an enrolled or admitted
 10 student sufficient to establish that such student is an individual with
 11 a disability.
 12 2. Such policy required pursuant to subdivision 1 of this section
 13 shall provide that any of the following documentation submitted by an
 14 enrolled or admitted student is sufficient to establish that the student
 15 is an individual with a disability:
 16 (a) documentation that the individual has had an individualized educa-
 17 tion program (IEP) in accordance with section 614(d) of the Individuals
 18 with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq. The public insti-
 19 tution of higher education may request additional documentation from an
 20 individual who has had an IEP if the IEP was not in effect immediately
 21 prior to the date when the individual exited high school;
 22 (b) documentation that the individual has received services or accom-
 23 modations provided to the individual under a Section 504 plan provided
 24 to the individual pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
 25 1973, 29 USC 701 et seq. The public institution of higher education may

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06733-01-5

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 1 request additional documentation from an individual who has received
 2 services or accommodations provided to the individual under a Section
 3 504 plan if the Section 504 plan was not in effect immediately prior to
 4 the date when the individual exited high school;
 5 (c) documentation of a plan or record of service for the individual
 6 from a private school, a local educational agency, a state educational
 7 agency, or an institution of higher education provided under a Section
 8 504 plan pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or in
 9 accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
 10 (d) a record or evaluation from a relevant licensed professional find-
 11 ing that the individual has a disability;
 12 (e) a plan or record of disability from another institution of higher
 13 education; or
 14 (f) documentation of a disability due to military service in the
 15 uniformed services.
 16 3. The policy adopted pursuant to subdivision 1 of this section shall
 17 be transparent and explicit regarding information about the process by
 18 which the public institution of higher education determines eligibility
 19 for accommodations for an individual with a disability. Each public
 20 institution of higher education shall disseminate such information to
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