The New York City Council - File #: Int 0900-2018

• File #: Int 0900-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Requiring the DOE to report on the provision of special educations services tri-annually and to expand the services on which the dept is required to report.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 5/9/2018
• In control: Committee on Education
• On agenda: 5/9/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report on the provision of special educations services tri-annually and to expand the services on which the department is required to report
• Sponsors: The Public Advocate (Ms. James)
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 900

By the Public Advocate (Ms. James)

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report on the provision of special educations services tri-annually and to expand the services on which the department is required to report
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Section 21-955 of chapter 5 of Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
? 21-955 [Annual reporting] Reporting on special education services. a. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. "Academic period" [shall mean] means the period beginning July 1 of the current calendar year until and including June 30 of the following subsequent calendar year.
2. "Committee on special education" [shall have] has the same meaning [as set forth] ascribed to such term in section 200.1 of title 8 of the official compilation of the codes, rules and regulations of the state of New York.
3. "Date of consent" [shall mean] means the date on which the department received written consent to conduct an initial evaluation from the parent or person in parental relation.
4. "Date of referral for reevaluation" [shall mean] means the date on which the department received a referral or referred a student with a disability for a reevaluation.
5. "IEP meeting" [shall mean] means a meeting of the committee on special education for the purpose of determining whether the student is a student with a disability and for the purpose of developing an IEP for any such student with a disability.
6. "Initial evaluation" [shall mean] means an evaluation to determine if a student is a student with a disability, conducted pursuant to sections 4401-a and 4402 of the education law and section 200.4 of title 8 of the official compilation of the codes, rules and regulations of...