STATE OF NEW YORK
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5508--B
Cal. No. 501
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 26, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in
accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing access to
students' individualized education program electronically
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 4402 of the educa-
2 tion law, as added by chapter 408 of the laws of 2002, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 a. The board of education or trustees of each school district and the
5 board of trustees of each charter school shall adopt a policy to ensure
6 that each regular education teacher, special education teacher, related
7 service provider, and other service provider who is responsible for the
8 implementation of a student's individualized education program shall be
9 given a copy of such student's individualized education program prior to
10 the implementation of such program or shall be able to access such
11 student's individualized education program electronically; provided,
12 however, if the policy provides that the student's individualized educa-
13 tion program is to be accessed electronically, then such policy shall
14 also ensure that the individuals responsible for the implementation of a
15 student's individualized education program shall be notified and trained
16 on how to access such individualized education programs electronically.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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