Directs the creation of a document giving certain notice to parents and guardians of school age students who are diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition or a certain medical condition
Summary
Enacts the "Shepherd Patterson notification act"; requires a physician who treats a minor patient with a medical condition that may cause a disability to provide certain educational information to such patient's parents or guardians indicating such minor is entitled to a free and appropriate public education as defined under section five hundred four of the federal rehabilitation act of nineteen hundred seventy-three; makes related provisions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2026
Last action May 27, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to add multiple sponsors and update its status to reflect committee discharge and amendment. The most significant policy change is a shift from permissive language to mandatory requirements, changing the obligation for practitioners from 'may' provide an electronic notice to 'shall' provide it to parents or guardians.
Scope change
The bill's scope of applicability remains the same regarding the target audience (practitioners and parents of minors), but the mandatory nature of the requirement has increased.
REQUIREMENT
The obligation for healthcare practitioners to provide an electronic notice to parents or guardians was changed from optional ('may') to mandatory ('shall').
TECHNICAL
The list of bill sponsors was expanded to include Hevesi, Taylor, Simon, Otis, McMahon, Davila, Manktelow, and Sempolinski.
The bill's status was updated to indicate it was discharged from committee, amended, and reprinted.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
May 27, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 10421A
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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