New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10660: Relates to adaptive aquatic safety services for individuals with disabilities
Status: In committee, July 13, 2026
Relates to adaptive aquatic safety services for individuals with disabilities; directs the commissioner of health to evaluate and seek approval for the inclusion of adaptive aquatic safety services as an available service component under applicable Medicaid home and community-based services authorities; relates to adaptive aquatic accessibility at state-funded public aquatic facilities; directs the commissioner of health to promulgate regulations requiring lifeguard certification and recertification courses to include instruction concerning aquatic safety for individuals with disabilities; authorizes school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to incorporate adaptive aquatic safety goals into individualized education programs where appropriate to address certain skills.
What the bill says
An act to amend the social services law, the executive law, the public health law and the education law, in relation to adaptive aquatic safety services for individuals with disabilities.
From the introduced text, July 13, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the social services law, the executive law, the public health law and the education law, in relation to adaptive aquatic safety services for individuals with disabilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that: 1. Individuals with disabilities may face increased risk of injury and death in aquatic environments due to physical, developmental, intellectual, cognitive, sensory, behavioral, or other functional limitations affecting aquatic safety. 2. The federal Medicaid program permits coverage of habilitative services under home and community-based services waivers pursuant to section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act. 3. New York has made significant investments in public aquatic infrastructure through the New York state swimming infrastructure and municipal access initiative, and that such investments should be leveraged to improve access to adaptive aquatic safety services. 4. Adaptive aquatic safety instruction, when individually designed and based on identified functional needs, constitutes a habilitative service that develops functional safety skills, reduces preventable injury risk, and supports community integration. 5. Improving disability competency among aquatic professionals is essential to reducing preventable drownings and promoting safe participation in aquatic activities by individuals with disabilities. 6. The legislature further finds that expanding disability competency among aquatic professionals will improve opportunities for …
Sponsors
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
Subjects: Social Services Law
Common questions
- What is S10660?
- S10660 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to adaptive aquatic safety services for individuals with disabilities.
- What does S10660 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the social services law, the executive law, the public health law and the education law, in relation to adaptive aquatic safety services for individuals with disabilities.
- What is the status of S10660?
- In committee as of July 13, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (July 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10660?
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46).
- Where is the official record for S10660?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10660
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