Assembly Bill A556

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes interventions for children with dyslexia or other phonological learning differences or disabilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A556 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1926
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4407-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7210, S5608
2023-2024: A460, S1038

2021-A556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    556
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL, THIELE, BARRON, SIMON, SAYEGH, DeSTEFA-
   NO, J. M. GIGLIO, WILLIAMS,  SEAWRIGHT,  COLTON,  LUPARDO,  RODRIGUEZ,
   DICKENS,  EPSTEIN,  DAVILA, McMAHON, TAYLOR, REYES, JEAN-PIERRE, GRIF-
   FIN, ASHBY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DE LA ROSA,  ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, FRONTUS, 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:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 4407-a
 to read as follows:
   §  4407-A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN WITH
 DYSLEXIA OR OTHER PHONOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES OR DISABILITIES. 1. THE BOARD
 OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT  SHALL  PROVIDE  INTER-
 VENTION  SERVICES  FOR  ANY  STUDENT WHO IS IDENTIFIED AS DYSLEXIC OR AS
 HAVING ANY OTHER PHONOLOGICAL LEARNING DIFFERENCE  OR  DISABILITY.  SUCH
 INTERVENTION  SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE A MULTI-SENSORY SEQUENTIAL PHONICS-
 BASED CURRICULUM, WHICH SHALL BE TAUGHT IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER SPECIAL
 INSTRUCTION.
   2. CURRICULA ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL:
   A. INCLUDE EXPLICIT AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION THAT IS SYSTEMATIC, SEQUEN-
 TIAL, CUMULATIVE, AND FOLLOWS A LOGICAL PLAN OF PRESENTING THE ALPHABET-
 IC  PRINCIPLE  THAT  TARGETS  THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT WITHOUT
 PRESUMING ANY PRIOR SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE;
   B. INCLUDE MEANING-BASED INSTRUCTION DIRECTED AT  PURPOSEFUL  READING,
 WITH EMPHASIS ON STUDENT COMPREHENSION; AND

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

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