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Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (May 28, 2026) REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Summary

This bill requires that special education students attending schools scheduled to close or undergo significant changes be assigned to new schools before those changes take place. The bill ensures continuity of services for special education students during school transitions.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (16)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION · upper
  2. May 27, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1303 · upper
  3. May 28, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. May 29, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. Jun 4, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  6. Jun 4, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  7. Jun 4, 2025 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · lower
  8. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION · upper
  11. May 19, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1168 · upper
  12. May 20, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  13. May 21, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  14. May 28, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  15. May 28, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  16. May 28, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · lower

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