New York S 1945: Requires nonpublic schools to provide the same services that public schools currently provide to nonpublic schools; repealer

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S01945 Summary:

BILL NOS01945 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02279

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Rpld §701 sub 8, §752 sub 1, §754 sub 1, §§755 & 712, §3635 sub 1 ¶b, sub 2-a, amd Ed L, generally

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Enacts the "educational equity and choice act"; requires nonpublic schools to provide the same services that public schools currently provide to nonpublic schools; provides that such costs shall be approved by the commissioner of education and borne by the state; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS01945 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1945

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEBER -- 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 requiring nonpublic
 schools to provide the same services that public schools currently
 provide to nonpublic schools; and to repeal certain provisions of such
 law relating thereto

 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 "educational equity and choice act".
 3 § 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 4 subdivision 63 to read as follows:
 5 63. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
 6 commissioner shall provide that no nonpublic school shall provide any
 7 service to pupils attending such school without approval from the
 8 commissioner. Prior to services being provided by a nonpublic school,
 9 nonpublic schools will be required to submit certifications in a system
 10 developed by the commissioner of the services provided electronically or
 11 in any other media form which the commissioner reasonably determines
 12 offers the same degree of accountability and control provided by paper
 13 certifications. The commissioner will have the power to review and seek
 14 correction of any service provided by nonpublic schools pursuant to
 15 sections seven hundred one, seven hundred eleven, seven hundred fifty-
 16 one, nine hundred twelve, thirty-six hundred two-c and thirty-six
 17 hundred thirty-five of this chapter. All costs pertaining to the
 18 services provided by nonpublic schools shall be approved by the commis-
 19 sioner and shall be borne by the state.
 20 § 3. Section 912 of the education law, as amended by chapter 477 of
 21 the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
 22 § 912. Health and welfare services to all children. [The voters and/or
 23 trustees or board of education of every school district shall, upon
 24 request of the authorities of a school other than public, provide]
 25 Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, resident
 26 children who attend [such] a nonpublic school shall be provided with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01086-01-5

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 1 [any or all of the] the same health and welfare services and facilities
 2 which are made available by [such] the voters and/or trustees or board
 3 of education to or for children attending the public schools of the
 4 district. Such services may include, but are not limited to all services
 5 performed by a physician, physician assistant, dentist, dental hygien-
 6 ist, registered professional nurse, nurse practitioner, school psychol-
 7 ogist, school social worker or school speech therapist, and may also
 8 include dental prophylaxis, vision and hearing screening examinations,
 9 the taking of medical histories and the administration of health screen-
 10 ing tests, the maintenance of cumulative health records and the adminis-
 11 tration of emergency care programs for ill or injured students. Any such
 12 services or facilities shall be so provided notwithstanding any
 13 provision of any charter or other provision of law inconsistent here-