Senate Bill S5427

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to screening and services for dyslexic children

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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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2025-S5427 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4407-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S7418
2023-2024: S5206

2025-S5427 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires screening for dyslexia; provides for intervention services for dyslexic children.

2025-S5427 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5427
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS,  ASHBY, CLEARE -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
   tion
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to requiring screening
   for dyslexia and providing  for  intervention  services  for  dyslexic
   children

   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. MANDATORY EARLY SCREENING AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO
 INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA OR OTHER PHONOLOGICAL  DIFFERENCES
 OR  DISABILITIES.  1.  ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT
 FULL AND INDIVIDUAL SCREENINGS  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS  SECTION  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  EARLY  IDENTIFICATION,  SUPPORT, INTERVENTION AND ACCOMMO-
 DATION OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 "DYSLEXIA"  SHALL  MEAN  DYSLEXIA  OR  ANY  OTHER  PHONOLOGICAL LEARNING
 DIFFERENCE OR DISABILITY.
   2. MANDATORY EARLY SCREENING FOR DYSLEXIA SHALL BE CONDUCTED  BY  EACH
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  USING  A SCREENING PROGRAM THAT IS: (A) EVIDENCE BASED
 WITH PROVEN PSYCHOMETRICS FOR VALIDITY; (B) EFFICIENT AND LOW COST;  AND
 (C)  READILY  AVAILABLE. MANDATORY EARLY SCREENING SHALL COMMENCE DURING
 KINDERGARTEN AND SHALL CONTINUE THEREAFTER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS UNTIL SUCH
 CHILD HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SECOND GRADE.
   3. ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL PROVIDE INTERVENTION  SERVICES  FOR  ANY
 STUDENT WHO IS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING DYSLEXIA. SUCH INTERVENTION SERVICES
 SHALL  BE SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION IN MULTI-SENSORY SEQUENTIAL PHONICS OR
 ANOTHER APPROVED CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN IDENTIFIED TO  BE  AT  RISK  OF
 BEING  DYSLEXIC, WHICH SHALL BE TAUGHT IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER INSTRUC-
 TION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08866-01-5

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