Assembly Bill A1274

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the transitioning age of students with disabilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1274 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4401, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2329
2011-2012: A1543

2013-A1274 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the transitioning age of students with disabilities shall commence at the age of fourteen years.

2013-A1274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1274

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the transitioning age
  of students with disabilities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  9  of  section 4401 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 378 of the laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  9.  "Transition  services"  shall mean a coordinated set of activities
for a student with a disability, designed to be within a results-orient-
ed process, that is focused on improving  the  academic  and  functional
achievement of the student with a disability to facilitate movement from
school  to  post-school  activities, including post-secondary education,
vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employ-
ment), continuing  and  adult  education,  adult  services,  independent
living,  or  community  participation. The coordinated set of activities
shall be based upon the student's strengths, preferences and  interests,
and  shall include instruction, related services, community experiences,
the development of employment and other post-school adult living  objec-
tives,  and,  if  appropriate,  acquisition  of  daily living skills and
provision of  a  functional  vocational  evaluation.    SUCH  TRANSITION
SERVICES  SHALL  BEGIN  WHEN  SUCH STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY IS FOURTEEN
YEARS OF AGE.
  S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 4401 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 311 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  9. "Transition services" shall mean a coordinated  set  of  activities
for  a  student  with  a disability, designed within an outcome-oriented
process, which promotes movement from school to post-school  activities,
including  post-secondary  education,  vocational  training,  integrated

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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