---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends provisions related to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions"
description: "Extends provisions related to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions until June 30, 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 8802"
citation: "New York S 8802 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MAYER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-04-19"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60799377-b261-4040-bdd5-19390d6b6fd5"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S8802"
source_hash: "4da13b9cf0af3e9a6c3c3290e46536152f1d8d91d48f75ce8d4d18cf2612d65a"
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 S 8802 (2021-2022) — Extends provisions related to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions

Extends provisions related to certified school psychologists and special education services and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions until June 30, 2024.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8802** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8802&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Education Vote — **14–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MAYER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-19** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-26** 1ST REPORT CAL.835
- **2022-04-27** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-05-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-05-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-03** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9973
- **2022-05-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.642
- **2022-05-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-06-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.339 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60799377-b261-4040-bdd5-19390d6b6fd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).