---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends provisions of law relating to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions"
description: "Extends provisions of law relating to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions to June 30, 2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 9918"
citation: "New York A 9918 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GLICK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-22"
last_action: "2018-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04d2a989-7a1d-49c1-95fc-39f47752a406"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A9918"
source_hash: "013740be29e823bf38eeb16a7c6725abf454f70f4b153704059ced775e624eb2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 9918 (2017-2018) — Extends provisions of law relating to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions

Extends provisions of law relating to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions to June 30, 2020.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A9918 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9918&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A9918 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A9918)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GLICK — primary (person)
- BICHOTTE — cosponsor (person)
- RA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-22** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** REPORTED
- **2018-03-22** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.724
- **2018-03-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-03-26** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2018-03-26** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7641
- **2018-04-25** 3RD READING CAL.581
- **2018-04-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-04-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-05-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-01** SIGNED CHAP.68 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04d2a989-7a1d-49c1-95fc-39f47752a406`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).