N.Y. EDN Law § 912-B

§ 912-b. Speech and language improvement services. 1. The board of\neducation or trustees of each school district and the city school\ndistrict of the city of New York may provide speech and language\nimprovement services to students in grades kindergarten through six with\nspeech impairments of a severity that does not adversely affect the\nstudent's educational performance but does present a barrier to\ncommunication.\n 2. Any student, who is determined to be in need of such speech and\nlanguage improvement services, shall receive such upon the\nrecommendation of the building administrator.\n 3. A student, whose speech impairment adversely affects the student's\neducational performance shall be referred to the committee on special\neducation for further evaluation and recommendation for special\neducation services and programs, pursuant to article eighty-nine of this\nchapter.\n