---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires same-day notification of a parent or person in parental relation of a student with a disability where certain behavioral interventions are used"
description: "Requires same-day notification of a parent or person in parental relation of a student with a disability where certain behavioral interventions are used."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8540"
citation: "New York A 8540 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BURDICK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-12-13"
last_action: "2022-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23ff8b70-373f-4ef8-88dd-b19b7d930975"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8540"
source_hash: "d9b5cb0e9fe1c560999385656e907ea311efb4dee8262501f6a66e52cc8ab846"
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 8540 (2021-2022) — Requires same-day notification of a parent or person in parental relation of a student with a disability where certain behavioral interventions are used

Requires same-day notification of a parent or person in parental relation of a student with a disability where certain behavioral interventions are used.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8540** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8540&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A8540A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A8540A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BURDICK — primary (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-13** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** PRINT NUMBER 8540A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-27** REPORTED
- **2022-04-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.551
- **2022-05-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-04** REFERRED TO DISABILITIES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7548A
- **2022-05-18** 3RD READING CAL.1154
- **2022-05-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-18** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17** SIGNED CHAP.516 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23ff8b70-373f-4ef8-88dd-b19b7d930975`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).