New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York A 4841
Establishes the removing barriers to higher education success act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jo Anne Simon (Democratic)
Cosponsors (7)
- Albert A. Stirpe (Democratic)
- MaryJane Shimsky (Democratic/Working Families)
- Phil Steck (Democratic)
- David McDonough (Republican)
- Keith Brown (Republican/Conservative/Independence)
- Brian Maher (Republican/Conservative)
- Joseph Sempolinski (Republican/Conservative)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Establishes the "removing barriers to higher education success act" which directs the state university and city university to adopt policies that makes certain documentation submitted by an enrolled or admitted student sufficient to establish that such student is an individual with a disability; establishes a program to provide transition services for students with disabilities entering higher education.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Aug 14, 2026 · House
PRINT NUMBER 4841A - Aug 14, 2026 · House
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION - Jan 7, 2026 · House
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION - Feb 6, 2025 · House
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION