Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 17, 2024 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 03, 2024 |
ordered to third reading cal.48 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 05, 2023 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.485 rules report cal.485 reported |
Jun 01, 2023 |
reported referred to rules |
May 24, 2023 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 15, 2023 |
print number 1645a |
May 15, 2023 |
amend and recommit to correction |
Jan 17, 2023 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A1645A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMON
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
William Colton
Anna Kelles
multi-Sponsors
Catalina Cruz
Inez E. Dickens
Harvey Epstein
Pamela J. Hunter
2023-A1645 - Details
2023-A1645 - Summary
Requires all incarcerated individuals who do not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent to receive a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening upon intake by the department of corrections; requires for such individuals who perform below a certain proficiency level to be provided with intervention services that are evidence-based, effective and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia.
2023-A1645 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1645 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, TAYLOR, FORREST, COLTON, KELLES -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRUZ, DICKENS, EPSTEIN, GLICK, HUNTER, LUPAR- DO, RA, REYES, SAYEGH, THIELE, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening for incarcerated individuals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 137-a to read as follows: § 137-A. READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND DYSLEXIA SCREENING. 1. AS PART OF THE INTAKE PROCESS, AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT SHALL RECEIVE A READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND DYSLEXIA SCREENING. IF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL DEMONSTRATES THAT HE OR SHE IS BELOW THE PROFICIENCY LEVEL REQUIRED TO BE A HIGH-FUNCTIONING READER, SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH DYSLEXIA INTERVENTION THAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED, EFFECTIVE, AND CONSISTENT WITH SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO ADDRESSING DYSLEXIA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA- TION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) TEACHERS AT ALL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SHALL HAVE AND DEMONSTRATE AWARENESS OF THE BEST PRACTICES OF SCIENTIFIC READING INSTRUCTION; (B) EACH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT SHALL RECEIVE A READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND A DYSLEXIA SCREENING; AND (C) A PROCESS BE ESTABLISHED IN WHICH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, UPON INTAKE, ARE ASSESSED AND ADMINISTERED A DYSLEXIA SCREENING, AND PROVIDED WITH DYSLEXIA INTERVENTION THAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED, EFFECTIVE, AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01960-01-3 A. 1645 2
co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
William Colton
Anna Kelles
multi-Sponsors
Catalina Cruz
Inez E. Dickens
Harvey Epstein
Pamela J. Hunter
2023-A1645A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A1645A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires all incarcerated individuals who do not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent to receive a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening upon intake by the department of corrections; requires for such individuals who perform below a certain proficiency level to be provided with intervention services that are evidence-based, effective and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia.
2023-A1645A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1645--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, TAYLOR, FORREST, COLTON, KELLES, SHIMSKY, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRUZ, DICKENS, EPSTEIN, HUNT- ER, LUPARDO, RA, REYES, SAYEGH, THIELE, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening for incarcerated individuals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 137-a to read as follows: § 137-A. READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND DYSLEXIA SCREENING. 1. AS PART OF THE INTAKE PROCESS, AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT SHALL RECEIVE A READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND DYSLEXIA SCREENING ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL FROM COMPLETING A DEPARTMENT-PROVIDED SCREENING THAT IS INTENDED TO BE SELF-ADMINISTERED. IF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL DEMONSTRATES THAT HE OR SHE IS BELOW THE PROFICIENCY LEVEL REQUIRED TO BE A HIGH-FUNCTIONING READER, SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH DYSLEXIA INTERVENTION THAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED, EFFECTIVE, AND CONSISTENT WITH SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO ADDRESSING DYSLE- XIA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA- TION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) TEACHERS AT ALL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SHALL HAVE AND DEMONSTRATE AWARENESS OF THE BEST PRACTICES OF SCIENTIFIC READING INSTRUCTION; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01960-02-3 A. 1645--A 2
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