Under the New York State Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, notification was already required when an emergency intervention occurred, though there was no set time frame specified. Under the new law, boards of education must develop procedures to notify the parent or person in parental relation of a student with a disability on the same day a physical or mechanical restraint is applied on the student or when the student is placed in a time out room. If the parent or guardian cannot be contacted after reasonable attempts are made, the school principal must document such efforts in a writing to the Committee on Special Education. The law is effective immediately.