Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 21, 2017 |
signed chap.216 |
Aug 09, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1971 substituted for s6581 |
Jun 13, 2017 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jun 12, 2017 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.195 rules report cal.195 reported |
Jun 06, 2017 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 02, 2017 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A8262
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMON
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
Catherine Nolan
Ellen C. Jaffee
Matthew Titone
Steven Otis
multi-Sponsors
Mary Beth Walsh
2017-A8262 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6581
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §305, Ed L
2017-A8262 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of education to issue a guidance memorandum in cooperation with stakeholders and other interested parties, to every school district and board of cooperative educational services to inform them of the unique educational needs of students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia.
2017-A8262 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8262 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis- sioner of education to issue a guidance memorandum to every school district and board of cooperative educational services to inform them of the unique educational needs of students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 56 to read as follows: 56. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A GUIDANCE MEMORANDUM IN COOPERATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, TO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO INFORM THEM OF THE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA, DYSCALCULIA AND DYSGRAPHIA AND TO CLARIFY THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY REFERENCE OR USE THE TERMS DYSLEXIA, DYSCALCULIA, AND DYSGRAPHIA IN EVALUATIONS, ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, OR IN DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) PURSUANT TO PART 300 OF TITLE 34 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AS SUCH REGULATIONS MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, BE AMENDED. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however the guidance memorandum required pursuant to section one of this act shall be issued no later than one year after this act shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. A LBD13038-03-7
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