STATE OF NEW YORK
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5022
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, McDONOUGH, DAVILA, JAFFEE, FINCH -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. PALMESANO, SIMON -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring students in
grade twelve to take an annual hearing examination
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 905 of the education law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. Any child entering or having entered twelfth grade or a comparable
4 age level special education program with an unassigned grade, and
5 including those children who are homeschooled, shall take an annual
6 examination for hearing.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07978-01-9
