New York Assembly Bill A03494 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3494 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to sufficient documenta- tion that a student enrolled in or admitted to an institution of high- er education has a disability The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Article 3 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 part 2 to read as follows: 3 PART II 4 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES POLICY AND DOCUMENTATION 5 § 150. Students with disabilities policy and documentation. 6 § 150. Students with disabilities policy and documentation. 1. Each 7 institution of higher education shall adopt a policy that documentation 8 of an individualized education program (IEP) in accordance with section 9 614(d) of the federal individuals with disabilities education act, which 10 is submitted by an enrolled or admitted student, is sufficient to estab- 11 lish that such student is an individual with a disability. 12 2. An institution of higher education may request additional documen- 13 tation from an individual who had an individualized education program 14 (IEP) if such individualized education program (IEP) was not in effect 15 immediately prior to the date when such individual exited high school. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 18 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 19 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 20 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06702-01-5