| Chapter 405
With the signing of the State Budget for the 1999-2000 fiscal year and
several conforming Chapter Bills, the Legislature and Governor enacted legislation that
addresses some of the major issues the Board of Regents has identified as critical to
improving special education services in New York State. Chapter 405 of the Laws of 1999 is
one of the conforming Chapter Bills of the State Budget for the 1999-2000 fiscal year.
Chapter 405 includes provisions for addressing and improving results in problem
areas (i.e., high rates of identification of students as students
with disabilities, low
rates of declassification of students with disabilities, high rates of placement of
students with disabilities in separate sites, and/or significant disproportion based on
race and ethnicity, in identification and placement in particular settings of students
with disabilities). These provisions include technical assistance by the Department and,
if appropriate, the development of corrective action plans by districts.
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