Relates to due process rights for non-public school students with special needs
This bill ensures students with disabilities attending non-public schools in New York have the same due process rights and access to special education services as students in public schools. It requires school districts to provide these services upon written request from parents or guardians by specific deadlines, with exceptions for students identified with disabilities after certain dates. School districts must develop a personalized education plan for each student and allow parents to challenge decisions through due process procedures if they disagree with service recommendations or evaluations. The bill applies to all non-public school students with disabilities in New York and mandates equitable service provision compared to public school students.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026
Last action May 6, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to add five new co-sponsors and update the legislative history to reflect that the committee has discharged the bill and it has been amended. Substantive policy changes were made to Section 2 to clarify that parents can review both the committee's recommendations and their implementation. The text was also updated to consistently refer to 'parents' as 'parents or persons in parental relation' instead of 'guardians' for consistency with other parts of the law.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's sponsors expanded significantly, and the applicability of due process rights was clarified to explicitly include the review of implementation, not just recommendations.
TECHNICAL
Added five new senators (Addabbo, Baskin, Comrie, Gonzalez, Gounardes, Harckham, Martinez, Myrie, Oberacker, Ramos, Sepulveda, Stavisky, Sutton, Weber, Zellner) to the list of sponsors and updated the status to show the committee has discharged the bill.
REQUIREMENT
Clarified that parents have the right to review not only the committee's recommendations but also the actual implementation of those recommendations for special education services.
DEFINITION
Standardized terminology by replacing references to 'guardians' with 'parents or persons in parental relation' to align with existing legal definitions in the education law.
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Total actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8842A
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
April Baskin
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Weber
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Jeremy Zellner
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Ramos
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Kristen Gonzalez
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Leroy Comrie
DDemocratic
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