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A08262 Summary:

A08262 Actions:

A08262 Committee Votes:

Committee:EDUCATION   Chair:Nolan      
DATE:06/06/2017AYE/NAY:31/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Nolan
Aye
Lopez
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Ra
Aye
Englebright
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Arroyo
Aye
Graf
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
McLaughlin
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Murray
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Lawrence
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Walsh
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Titone
Aye
Titus
Aye
Miller
Aye
Mayer
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Kim
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Ryan
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Brindisi
Aye
Otis
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Jaffee
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/12/2017AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Excused
Butler
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Finch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Raia
Aye
Hooper
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Excused
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye

A08262 Floor Votes:

A08262 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8262
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      June 2, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SIMON, NOLAN -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the  commis-
          sioner  of  education  to  issue a guidance memorandum to every school
          district and board of cooperative educational services to inform  them
          of the unique educational needs of students with dyslexia, dyscalculia
          and dysgraphia
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 56 to read as follows:
     3    56. The commissioner shall issue a guidance memorandum in  cooperation
     4  with stakeholders and other interested parties, to every school district
     5  and  board  of  cooperative  educational  services to inform them of the
     6  unique educational needs of  students  with  dyslexia,  dyscalculia  and
     7  dysgraphia and to clarify that school districts may reference or use the
     8  terms  dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia in evaluations, eligibility
     9  determinations, or in developing  an  individualized  education  program
    10  (IEP)  under  the  Individuals  with  Disabilities  Education Act (IDEA)
    11  pursuant to part 300 of title 34 of the code of federal regulations,  as
    12  such regulations may, from time to time, be amended.
    13    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided, however the
    14  guidance memorandum required pursuant to section one of this  act  shall
    15  be issued no later than one year after this act shall have become a law.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
        A                                                          LBD13038-03-7