New York S 7477: Requires all school districts to screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia

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S07477 Summary:

BILL NOS07477 

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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Requires all school districts to screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia; requires school districts to provide notice of such screening to each student and to the parent or guardian of each student; allows parents and guardians to opt out.

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BILL NOS07477 

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04/17/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7477

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 17, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring all school
 districts to screen all students 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. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 33 to read as follows:
 3 33. a. The commissioner shall require all school districts to screen
 4 all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia. Students shall be screened
 5 prior to entering kindergarten.
 6 b. School districts shall provide notice of such screening to each
 7 student and to the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in such
 8 school district. The notice shall:
 9 (i) be printed in a clear and conspicuous manner and shall describe
 10 such screening methods; and
 11 (ii) give the parent or guardian of such student the opportunity to
 12 opt out of such screening by checking the box "do not screen my child".
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 14 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08380-01-5

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