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.
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11 deemed repealed June 30, 2026.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.
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