Senate Bill S2767A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2017-S2767 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7086
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3738
2015-2016: S7063, A9116

2017-S2767 - Summary

Establishes a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia.

2017-S2767 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2767 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2767
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to establish a pilot  program  to  provide  early  screening  and
   intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. (a) The commissioner of education  is  hereby  directed  to
 establish  a  pilot  program to provide early screening and intervention
 services for children with risk  factors  for  dyslexia,  including  low
 phonemic awareness. The commissioner shall select three school districts
 to participate in the pilot program, one of which shall be located in an
 urban  setting, one of which shall be located in a suburban setting, and
 one of which shall be located in a rural setting.  Any  school  district
 selected to participate in the pilot program may establish a partnership
 with  a  regional  library  or  library system for purposes of the pilot
 program. To be considered for the pilot program, a school district shall
 submit a proposal to the commissioner which:
   (1) identifies a method of screening children for low phonemic  aware-
 ness and other risk factors for dyslexia;
   (2)  provides for the enrollment of children identified as having risk
 factors for dyslexia in a reading program staffed by teachers trained in
 multisensory structured language programs; and
   (3) includes a methodology for evaluating the effects of  the  reading
 program on the children's identified risk factors.
   (b) The goal of the pilot program shall be to demonstrate and evaluate
 the effectiveness of early reading assistance programs for children with
 risk  factors  for  dyslexia  and to evaluate whether those programs can
 reduce future special education costs.
   (c) The commissioner shall establish guidelines and procedures for the
 pilot program. The commissioner shall  consult  with  the  international
 dyslexia  association  or  any  other nationally recognized organization

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

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2017-S2767A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7086
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3738
2015-2016: S7063, A9116

2017-S2767A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia.

2017-S2767A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2767A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2767--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. GOLDEN, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Education  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Education in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a pilot
   program to provide early screening and intervention services for chil-
   dren with risk factors for dyslexia
 
   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 319 to
 read as follows:
   § 319. DYSLEXIA SCREENING; PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HERE-
 BY  DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EARLY SCREENING AND
 INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR  CHILDREN  WITH  RISK  FACTORS  FOR  DYSLEXIA,
 INCLUDING  LOW  PHONEMIC  AWARENESS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SELECT THREE
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM, ONE OF WHICH SHALL
 BE LOCATED IN AN URBAN SETTING, ONE OF  WHICH  SHALL  BE  LOCATED  IN  A
 SUBURBAN  SETTING, AND ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED IN A RURAL SETTING.
 ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN  THE  PILOT  PROGRAM  MAY
 ESTABLISH  A  PARTNERSHIP  WITH A REGIONAL LIBRARY OR LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR
 PURPOSES OF THE PILOT PROGRAM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM, A
 SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO THE COMMISSIONER WHICH:
   (A) IDENTIFIES A METHOD OF SCREENING CHILDREN FOR LOW PHONEMIC  AWARE-
 NESS AND OTHER RISK FACTORS FOR DYSLEXIA;
   (B)  PROVIDES FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING RISK
 FACTORS FOR DYSLEXIA IN A READING PROGRAM STAFFED BY TEACHERS TRAINED IN
 MULTISENSORY STRUCTURED LANGUAGE PROGRAMS; AND
   (C) INCLUDES A METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF  THE  READING
 PROGRAM ON THE CHILDREN'S IDENTIFIED RISK FACTORS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06023-02-8
              

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