New York A 6209: Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

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A06209 Summary:

BILL NOA06209 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06780

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SPONSORCarroll R (MS)

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COSPNSRSimon, Sayegh, DeStefano, Giglio, Williams, Seawright, Colton, Lupardo, Epstein, Davila, McMahon,
 Taylor, Reyes, Raga, Bores

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MLTSPNSRCook, Hyndman

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Add §4407-a, Ed L

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

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BILL NOA06209 

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02/27/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6209

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 27, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, SIMON, SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO, GIGLIO,
 WILLIAMS, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, LUPARDO, EPSTEIN, DAVILA, McMAHON,
 TAYLOR, REYES, RAGA, BORES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
 HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

 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

 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 4407-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 4407-a. Special provisions relating to instruction of children with
 4 dyslexia or other phonological differences or disabilities. 1. The board
 5 of education or trustees of each school district shall provide inter-
 6 vention services for any student who is identified as dyslexic or as
 7 having any other phonological learning difference or disability. Such
 8 intervention services shall include a multi-sensory sequential phonics-
 9 based curriculum, which shall be taught in addition to any other special
 10 instruction.
 11 2. Curricula established pursuant to subdivision one of this section
 12 shall:
 13 a. include explicit and direct instruction that is systematic, sequen-
 14 tial, cumulative, and follows a logical plan of presenting the alphabet-
 15 ic principle that targets the specific needs of each student without
 16 presuming any prior skills or knowledge;
 17 b. include meaning-based instruction directed at purposeful reading,
 18 with emphasis on student comprehension; and
 19 c. be structured to provide individual instruction tailored to each
 20 student, or to a small group setting of ten students or less.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08569-01-5

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 1 3. The board of education or trustees shall inform each student's
 2 parent or person in parental relation of the intervention services being
 3 implemented under this section.
 4 4. Each school district shall provide the department and regents a
 5 detailed report on its curriculum and intervention services established
 6 pursuant to this section by the thirty-first day of July annually.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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