Senate Bill S2304A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening for certain incarcerated individuals

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • 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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2023-S2304 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1645
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §137-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6787, A7822
2021-2022: S307, A2062

2023-S2304 - 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-S2304 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2304 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2304
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  BROUK,  CLEARE, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
   JACKSON, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Crime Victims, Crime and 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
 S. 2304                             2
              

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2023-S2304A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1645
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §137-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6787, A7822
2021-2022: S307, A2062

2023-S2304A (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-S2304A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2304A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2304--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  ASHBY,  BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, GOUNARDES,
   HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the  Committee  on  Crime  Victims,  Crime  and Correction -- reported
   favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Finance  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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.
                                                            LBD01960-03-3
 S. 2304--A                          2
              

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