STATE OF NEW YORK
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6207
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO, GIGLIO, WILLIAMS,
COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, LUPARDO, EPSTEIN, DAVILA, TAYLOR, McMAHON,
REYES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, HYNDMAN -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing schools
dedicated to teaching dyslexic students in certain school districts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section
2 1527-b to read as follows:
3 § 1527-b. School for the dyslexic. The board of education or trustees
4 of each community school district located within a city with a popu-
5 lation of one million or more shall establish at least one school for
6 the teaching of students with dyslexia and other phonemic language based
7 learning differences. Each such school shall include the utilization of
8 multi-sensory sequential phonics techniques in their elementary and
9 secondary education curriculum. Teachers and instructors at such schools
10 shall have a minimum of twenty hours of training in the area of multi-
11 sensory sequential phonics techniques.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
13 the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08875-01-5
