S 1932: Relates to the provision of certain services to students in nonpublic schools in certain school districts.
The bill aims to provide certain services to students in nonpublic schools in certain school districts. A school district must provide services to students attending a nonpublic school if 25% or more of the students in the district attend a nonpublic school. The services, including those under sections 701, 711, 712, 751, 912, 3632-c, and 3635, must be provided by the public school where the nonpublic school is located. Nonpublic schools must be approved by the commissioner and be borne by the state. Before providing services, nonpublic schools will submit certifications electronically, which the commissioner will review and seek correction of if necessary. All costs related to these services will be borne by the state. The bill takes effect immediately and applies to school years starting on or after the first of July next succeeding the effective date.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1932 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the provision of certain services to students in nonpublic schools in certain school districts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 63 to read as follows: 3 63. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, for 4 any school district that has twenty-five percent or greater of students 5 living in the district who attend a nonpublic school, such school 6 district shall provide no services to pupils attending a nonpublic 7 school pursuant to sections seven hundred one, seven hundred eleven, 8 seven hundred twelve, seven hundred fifty-one, nine hundred twelve, 9 thirty-six hundred two-c and thirty-six hundred thirty-five of this 10 chapter. Students attending a nonpublic school within such districts 11 shall be provided by the nonpublic school with the same services that 12 are made available to students attending the public school of where such 13 nonpublic school is located pursuant to sections seven hundred one, 14 seven hundred eleven, seven hundred twelve, seven hundred fifty-one, 15 nine hundred twelve, thirty-six hundred two-c and thirty-six hundred 16 thirty-five of this chapter. Prior to services being provided by a 17 nonpublic school, nonpublic schools will be required to submit certif- 18 ications in a system developed by the commissioner of the services 19 provided electronically or in any other media form which the commission- 20 er reasonably determines offers the same degree of accountability and 21 control provided by paper certifications. The commissioner shall have 22 the power to review and seek correction of any service provided by 23 nonpublic schools. All costs pertaining to such services provided by EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01088-01-5S. 1932 2 1 nonpublic schools shall be approved by the commissioner and shall be 2 borne by the state. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school 4 years commencing on and after the first of July next succeeding such 5 effective date.