What's happening
This bill requires the education commissioner to issue guidance to schools on addressing the needs of students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia.
Why it matters
Clarifies that schools are permitted to explicitly identify and discuss dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. during student evaluations, eligibility determinations, and when developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), which can lead to more targeted support and interventions for students with these specific learning disabilities.
Directs the commissioner to collaborate with stakeholders and interested parties. in creating the guidance, increasing the likelihood that the resulting recommendations will reflect current best practices and the real-world needs of students, educators, and families.
Addresses potential gaps or inconsistencies in current school practices. by requiring official guidance, which can help reduce confusion among educators about how to support students with these disabilities and may result in more consistent access to appropriate educational resources statewide.
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Inform Schools on Learning Disabilities
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
14 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.216
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- 3rd reading cal.1971
- Substituted for S6581
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.195
- Rules report cal.195
- Reported
Show 2 earlier actions
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Inform Schools on Learning Differences
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Martin J. Golden
Full text
1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
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 commissioner 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 56 to read as follows:
56. The commissioner shall issue a guidance memorandum in cooperation with stakeholders and other interested parties, 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 and to clarify that school districts may reference or use the terms dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia in evaluations, eligibility determinations, or in developing an individualized education program (IEP) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) pursuant to part 300 of title 34 of the code of federal regulations, as such regulations may, from time to time, be amended.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however the guidance memorandum required pursuant to section one of this act shall 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
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.