New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A3950: Relates to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized education services program
Status: In committee, May 14, 2026
Requires the school district of location shall annually provide written notice to all parents or persons in parental relation to students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools within their district regarding the process for requesting special education services; relates to the denial of services in a city having a population of one million or more for the 2024--2025 school year.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized education services program.
From the amended text, May 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized education services program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3602-c of the education law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 2-d and 2-e to read as follows: 2-D. FOR EDUCATION PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOL YEAR AND EACH SCHOOL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LOCATION SHALL ANNUALLY PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO PARENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE BEEN PARENTALLY-PLACED IN AND ARE ATTENDING NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR REQUESTING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. SUCH NOTICE SHALL: (I) BE PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE TWELVE MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE, BASED ON THE DATA IN THE MOST RECENT AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, EXCEPT THAT ANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS SHALL PROVIDE TRANSLATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT DISTRICT'S ESTABLISHED POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR PARENT-FACING TRANSLATION SERVICES; (II) BE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter …
Sponsors
- Amato, Stacey Pheffer (I, 23) · primary sponsor
- David Weprin (D, 24)
- Aron Wieder (D, 97)
- Sam Berger (D, 27)
- Simcha Eichenstein (D, 48)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 3950D
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : PRINT NUMBER 3950C
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- : PRINT NUMBER 3950B
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : PRINT NUMBER 3950A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is A3950?
- A3950 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized education services program.
- What does A3950 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the submission of requests to the committee on special education for the educational services mandated by an individualized education services program.
- What is the status of A3950?
- In committee as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 3950D (May 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3950?
- Amato, Stacey Pheffer (I, 23), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3950?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3950
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