NY A00556

Bill

Requires each school district to provide interventions and special curricula for children with dyslexia or other phonological learning differences or disabilities.

Introduced
01/06/2021

In Committee
01/05/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to curricula for students identified as dyslexic or as having any other phonological learning difference or disability

AI Summary

This bill requires each school district to provide interventions and special curricula for children with dyslexia or other phonological learning differences or disabilities. The intervention services must include a multi-sensory sequential phonics-based curriculum that is systematic, sequential, and cumulative, with a focus on meaning-based instruction and individual or small group instruction. The school districts must inform parents of these intervention services and provide the state Department of Education and Regents with an annual report on their curriculum and intervention services.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (26)

Robert Carroll (D)*, Vivian Cook (D)*, Carmen De La Rosa (D)*, Steven Englebright (D)*, Mathylde Frontus (D)*, Alicia Hyndman (D)*, Jake Ashby (R), Charles Barron (D), William Colton (D), Maritza Davila (D), Joe DeStefano (R), Inez Dickens (D), Harvey Epstein (D), Joe Giglio (R), Judy Griffin (D), Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D), Donna Lupardo (D), Karen McMahon (D), Karines Reyes (D), Robert Rodriguez (D), Nader Sayegh (D), Rebecca Seawright (D), Jo Anne Simon (D), Al Taylor (D), Fred Thiele (D), Jaime Williams (D),

Last Action

referred to education (on 01/05/2022)

Official Document

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A556

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A556	12/30/2020
BillText	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00556&term=2021&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A00556	12/30/2020

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
A07210	Requires each school district to provide interventions and special curricula for children with dyslexia or other phonological learning differences or disabilities.	referred to education	Reintroduced
S01926	Requires each school district to provide interventions and special curricula for children with dyslexia or other phonological learning differences or disabilities.	REFERRED TO DISABILITIES	Same As

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