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A02687 Summary:

A02687 Actions:

A02687 Committee Votes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:35/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Jackson
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Colton
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Anderson
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Wright
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Otis
Aye
Solages
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Septimo
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Glick      
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Excused
Reilly
Excused
Paulin
Aye
Smith
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Excused
Hyndman
Excused
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Excused

A02687 Floor Votes:

A02687 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2687
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 22, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  R. CARROLL  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  center
          for dyslexia and dysgraphia
 
          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 319 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 319. Center for dyslexia and dysgraphia. 1. As used in this section,
     4  unless another meaning clearly appears from the context:
     5    a. "Center" shall mean the center for dyslexia and  dysgraphia  estab-
     6  lished under this section.
     7    b. "Director" shall mean the executive director of the center.
     8    c.  "Guidebook" shall mean the comprehensive guidebook on dyslexia and
     9  dysgraphia created by the center under paragraph h of subdivision  three
    10  of this section.
    11    d.  "Local  education agencies" shall mean school districts, boards of
    12  cooperative educational services, and other educational services provid-
    13  ers designated as such by the director.
    14    2. There is hereby established within the department  the  center  for
    15  dyslexia and dysgraphia. The center shall be led by the executive direc-
    16  tor of the center who shall be appointed by the commissioner.
    17    3. The center's duties shall include, but not be limited to:
    18    a.  Establishing  a definition of dyslexia and dysgraphia in consulta-
    19  tion with nationally recognized dyslexia and dysgraphia advocacy groups,
    20  physicians and scientists who specialize in dyslexia and dysgraphia, and
    21  educators who specialize in remediating dyslexia and dysgraphia.
    22    b. Collecting data to inventory, synthesize, and publicize best  prac-
    23  tices  for serving students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other related
    24  reading or writing difficulties.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04476-02-5
        A. 2687                             2
 
     1    c. Developing and disseminating of informational tools and  briefs  on
     2  dyslexia and dysgraphia.
     3    d.  Setting  explicit  standards  and  requirements  for peer-reviewed
     4  evidence-based teacher  preparation  programs  and  certifications  that
     5  address dyslexia and dysgraphia.
     6    e.  Setting explicit standards for annual peer-reviewed evidence-based
     7  universal screening for all  students  in  grades  kindergarten  through
     8  fifth and new entrants to schools within the state for reading and writ-
     9  ing  difficulties  and  for screening students identified as at risk for
    10  dyslexia and/or dysgraphia.
    11    f. Setting explicit standards for peer-reviewed evidence-based  dysle-
    12  xia  and dysgraphia interventions and other educational supports for use
    13  by local education agencies.
    14    g. Issuing a public report on the  state's  progress  on  implementing
    15  policies  and  practices  regarding  dyslexia and dysgraphia screenings,
    16  interventions, and supports within two years from the effective date  of
    17  this section and every two years thereafter.
    18    h.  Creating  a comprehensive guidebook on dyslexia and dysgraphia for
    19  professional development providers, leaders of local education agencies,
    20  school administrators, educators, and specialists.
    21    i. Perform any other duties the commissioner  or  the  director  deems
    22  necessary to identify students as at risk for dyslexia and/or dysgraphia
    23  or  to  reduce  barriers  to  education  for  those with dyslexia and/or
    24  dysgraphia.
    25    4. The guidebook shall be created within two years  of  the  effective
    26  date of this section and shall be updated at least every five years. The
    27  center shall release a draft version of the guidebook for public comment
    28  sixty  days  prior  to its publication. The guidebook shall include, but
    29  not be limited to, information related to:
    30    a. Definitions regarding dyslexia and dysgraphia.
    31    b. Legal responsibilities of the local education agencies  and  school
    32  to  address  the  needs of students with diagnosed or suspected dyslexia
    33  and/or dysgraphia.
    34    c. Universal screening policies, procedures, and evidence-based  prac-
    35  tices.
    36    d.   Dyslexia  and  dysgraphia  screening  policies,  procedures,  and
    37  evidence-based practices.
    38    e. Screening modifications and adaptations for English language  lear-
    39  ners  and  multilingual  learners  and  students  with disabilities that
    40  impact oral language development and/or graphomotor skill development.
    41    f. Appropriate use of data to guide practices and protocols for  local
    42  education agencies.
    43    g.  Regulations,  guidance,  and support for communicating and meeting
    44  with parents or  guardians  to  share  and  discuss  screening  results,
    45  options  for  next  steps,  and making data-based decisions about inter-
    46  ventions aligned with identified reading and/or writing difficulties.
    47    h. Classroom instruction and interventions grounded in the science  of
    48  reading and structured literacy.
    49    i.  Development  of  effective  individualized  education plans goals,
    50  progress monitoring, and accommodations for students with  diagnosed  or
    51  suspected  dyslexia and/or dysgraphia and related reading and/or writing
    52  difficulties.
    53    j. Professional development opportunities.
    54    k. Decision  criteria  and  steps  from  universal  screening  through
    55  supports and progress monitoring.
    56    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.