Senate Bill S5524

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Amends education law, creates waivers for certain institutions and repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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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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2011-S5524 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8282
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4410, rpld & add sub 6, add §6503-b, Ed L

2011-S5524 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to special education services, programs for preschool children with disabilities, waivers for certain special education schools and early intervention agencies, and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto.

2011-S5524 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5524 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5524

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 31, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FLANAGAN  --  (at  request  of the State Education
  Department) -- 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 special education
  services, programs for preschool children with  disabilities,  waivers
  for certain special education schools and early intervention agencies;
  and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section  4410  of  the  education  law  is
REPEALED and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
  6.  PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ISSUES. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF
LAW TO THE CONTRARY, APPROVED PROGRAMS  OPERATED  BY  PRIVATE  PROVIDERS
SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO EMPLOY LICENSED PROFESSIONALS OR CONTRACT WITH
LICENSED PROFESSIONALS OR ENTITIES LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE PROFES-
SIONAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THREE-B OF
THIS CHAPTER.
  B. AN APPROVED PROGRAM MAY BE FORMED AS AN EDUCATION  CORPORATION,  OR
WITH  THE  CONSENT  OF  THE COMMISSIONER AS: (I) A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
RATION; (II) A  BUSINESS  CORPORATION  THAT  HAS  THE  OPERATION  OF  AN
APPROVED  PROGRAM  OR  ANOTHER  SPECIAL  EDUCATION  SCHOOL  AS A PRIMARY
PURPOSE; (III) A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; (IV) A PROFESSIONAL  SERVICE
LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY  OR  A  FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF  ARTI-
CLE  TWELVE  OR  THIRTEEN  OF  THE  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW; (V) A
REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP OR REGISTERED  FOREIGN  LIMITED
LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE EIGHT-B OF THE PARTNER-
SHIP  LAW.  IN  ADDITION, A GROUP OF APPROPRIATELY LICENSED OR CERTIFIED
PROFESSIONALS MAY BE  FORMED  AS  A  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICES  CORPORATION
ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW
OR AS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOREIGN  PROFES-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11513-01-1
              

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