New York S 4951: Provides that a student enrolled in an individualized education program during certain school years may continue to receive educational services for a certain period

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S04951 Summary:

BILL NOS04951 

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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Provides that a student enrolled in an individualized education program during certain school years may continue to receive educational services until the student completes the services pursuant to the individualized education program or the end of the school year during which the student turns twenty-two years old, whichever is sooner.

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BILL NOS04951 

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02/14/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4951

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT providing that a student enrolled in an individualized education
 program during certain school years may continue to receive educa-
 tional services until the student completes the services pursuant to
 the individualized education program or the end of the school year
 during which the student turns twenty-two years old, whichever is
 sooner; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expi-
 ration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
 2 the contrary, a school district shall provide educational services in
 3 the 2025-2026 school year to a student who turned twenty-one years old
 4 during the 2024-2025 school year and was enrolled in the school district
 5 and receiving special education services pursuant to an individualized
 6 education program. Such student may continue to receive such educational
 7 services until the student completes the services pursuant to the indi-
 8 vidualized education program or the end of the school year during which
 9 the student turns twenty-two years old, whichever is sooner.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 11 deemed repealed June 30, 2026.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04282-01-5

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