State laws, regulations and policy guidance

• Laws and Regulations Related to Special Education and Students with Disabilities
• New York State Laws and Regulations that Differ from Federal Requirements (August 2019)
• Topical Listing of Special Education Publications

Key state guidance documents

Alternate assessment

• Office of State Assessment, New York State Alternate Assessment Home Page
• Eligibility criteria for participating in the New York State Alternate Assessment (May 2019)

Assistive technology

• Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities (April 2017)
• Webcast on assistive technology for students with disabilities (May 2016)

Aversives

• Use of Aversives or Noxious Stimuli to Reduce or Eliminate Student Behaviors

Child Find

• Obligation to Evaluate Students with High Cognition (June 2015)

Class size

• Variance Procedures to Temporarily Exceed the Maximum Number of Students with Disabilities in an Integrated Co-Teaching Class (January 2011)
• Procedures to Temporarily Exceed an Approved Class Size for Preschool Students with Disabilities (December 2017)

Commencement credentials, diplomas and safety net for students with disabilities

• General education and diploma requirements
• Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities
• Superintendent determination option for graduation with a local diploma (August 2018)
• Superintendent determination option for graduation with a local diploma: Questions & answers (August 2018)
• Safety net options available to students with disability to graduate with a local diploma (July 2018)
• NYS CDOS commencement credential: Questions & answers (September 2018)
• Career Development and Occupational Studies Pathway Option 
• New York State Career Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential (June 2013)
• Skills and Achievement Credential for Students with Severe Disabilities (April 2012)

Committees on Special Education

• Guidance on Students With Disabilities With High Cognition (June 2015)
• Change in Parent Member Participation (January 2013)

Committees on Preschool Special Education

• Change in Parent Member Participation (December 2013)

Continuum of Services

• New York State's Continuum of Services for School Age Students with Disabilities: Questions & Answers (November 2013)

Dyslexia

• Guidance on Chapter 216 of the Laws of 2017: Students with Disabilities Relating from Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia
• Meeting the Needs of Students with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia
• Identification of Students with Learning Disabilities within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
• Students with Disabilities Resulting from Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia: Questions and Answers

Elopement behaviors

• Health and Safety Precautions for Students with Disabilities (April 2014)

English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners

• Use of Standardized Scores in Individual Evaluations of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse English Language Learners Ages 3–21
• Determining English Language Learner/Multilingual Learner (ELL/MLL) status and Services for Students with Disabilities

Evaluation

• Guidance on Students With Disabilities With High Cognition (June 2015)

Extended School Year

• Questions and Answers Regarding Extended School Year 2017

Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

• Questions and answers on impartial due process hearings for students with disabilities (January 2018)
• Requirements related to special education impartial hearings (September 2017)
• Guide to Quality Individualized Education Program Development and Implementation — February 2010 (Revised December 2010)
• Teacher Access to Students’ Individualized Education Programs (January 2013)

Nursing services

• Guidelines for determining a student with a disability's need for a 1:1 nurse (January 2019)

Paraprofessionals

• Regulatory Changes Relating to Recommendations for One-to-One Aides for Preschool and School Age Students with Disabilities and Preschool Special Education Programs and Services (June 2016)
• Guidelines for Determining a Student with a Disability’s Need for a One-to-One Aide

Parental consent

• Parental Consent for the Use of Public Benefits or Insurance Pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (November 2018)

Procedural safeguards

• Revised Procedural Safeguards Notice: Rights for Parents of Children with Disabilities Ages 3-21 (July 2017)

Preschool programs and services

• Procedures to Temporarily Exceed an Approved Class Size for Preschool Students with Disabilities (December 2017)
• Special Education Itinerant Services for Preschool Students with Disabilities (October 2015)
• Suspension and Expulsion of Preschool Children (July 2015)
• School district responsibilities for preschool inclusion in publicly-funded prekindergarten programs (July 2021)

Related services

• Provision of Related Services to Students with Disabilities Placed in Approved Private Schools in New York City (September 2012)

Response to Intervention

• Use of Response to Intervention When Determining if a Student in Grades K – 4 Has a Learning Disability in Reading (July 2012)
• Response to Intervention Process Cannot Be Used to Delay or Deny an Evaluation for Eligibility Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (May 2011)
• A Parent’s Guide to Response to Intervention (June 2014)
• Required Components of a Response to Intervention Program

Restraints

• Federal Policy on Use of Restrain and Seclusion in Schools (August 2012)

State complaints

• Revised Sample State Complaint Form
• New York State Complaint Procedures - Questions & Answers

Students with hearing, vision or speech disabilities

• Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

Test accommodations

• Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Policy and Tools to Guide Decision-Making and Implementation (Sept. 2019)

Time out rooms

• Use of Time Out Rooms (May 2011)

Transition

• Transition Planning and Services for Students with Disabilities (April 2017)

Transportation

• Developing Recommendations for Special Transportation (December 2010)