New York State Procedural Safeguards Notice for Students with Disabilities

The New York State Education Department Office of Special Education (OSE) has posted the May 2024 Procedural Safeguards Notice in 10 languages.
As a reminder, the May 2024 updates included both minor technical edits and formatting changes along with several substantive changes. The substantive changes include:
- The addition of a section on accelerated relief (pgs. 26-27).
- Removal of the prohibition of attorney fees for special education mediation.
- Highlighting special education mediation as a dispute resolution in a standalone section (pgs. 13-14).
- The change in hours of alternative instruction at the elementary and secondary level (pg. 33).
The Procedural Safeguards Notice is available in English and 10 other languages on the OSE website.
As a reminder, the Procedural Safeguards Notice must be provided to parents of a student with a disability at a minimum of one time per year and upon:
- initial referral or parental request for evaluation;
- request by a parent;
- the first filing of a due process complaint notice to request mediation or an impartial due process hearing;
- a decision to impose a suspension or removal that constitutes a disciplinary change in placement; and
- receipt of a parent’s first State complaint in a school year.
Questions relating to the Procedural Safeguards Notice may be directed to the Special Education Policy Unit at (518) 473-2878, speced@nysed.gov, or the Special Education Quality Assurance Office in your region.