Relates to the use of assistive technology devices during the administration of districtwide and State assessments, and during any practice or sample of such districtwide or state assessments that may be administered.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7766
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 4, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to assistive technology
devices
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Clause (b) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of subdivision
2 1 of section 4402 of the education law is amended by adding a new
3 subclause (iii) to read as follows:
4 (iii) Such recommendations may include, but not be limited to specify-
5 ing the usage of any assistive technology devices, as defined under
6 federal law, during the administration of districtwide and state assess-
7 ments, and during any practice or sample of such districtwide or state
8 assessments that may be administered. Any assistive technology devices
9 specified in a student's individualized education program shall be
10 permitted for use on all districtwide and state assessments and on any
11 such practice or sample assessment, provided that such usage of any
12 assistive technology devices shall be limited to those specified in a
13 student's individualized education program.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
15 the amendments to clause (b) of subparagraph 3 of paragraph b of subdi-
16 vision 1 of section 4402 of the education law, made by section one of
17 this act, shall not affect the expiration and reversion of such clause
18 and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11299-01-3
