Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5180: Requires school districts to refer a newly-registering child with a disability for evaluation within forty-eight hours of the time of the first contact between the school district and the person or entity registering the student with the school district, provided a request for referral has been made.
What A 5180 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law requires school districts to refer a child with a disability for evaluation when they first register with the district. This referral must be made within 48 hours of the first contact between the school district and the child's registering entity, provided a request for referral has been made. The law aims to expedite the evaluation process for children with disabilities and ensure timely access to necessary services.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5180
- What is the current status of A 5180?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5180 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 5180 pass?
- Not yet. A 5180 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5180, and where is it now?
- A 5180 was authored by Asm. Michaelle Solages. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 321 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5180 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school districts to refer a child with a disability for evaluation when application for registration of the child with the district is first made The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 4401-a of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. With respect to a student who is registering with a school district 4 for the first time, a referral for initial evaluation as provided in 5 this section shall be made within forty-eight hours of the time of the 6 first contact between the school district and the person or entity 7 registering the student with the school district, provided a request for 8 referral has been made. A referral for evaluation shall not be delayed 9 until registration of the student has been completed. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, if 11 this act shall have become a law after June 30, 2026 it shall take 12 effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and 13 effect on and after June 30, 2026; and provided further, that the amend- 14 ments to section 4401-a of the education law made by section one of this 15 act shall survive the expiration and reversion of such section as 16 provided in subdivision d of section 27 of chapter 378 of the laws of 17 2007, as amended. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09215-01-5
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