Senate Bill S5992B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to language development for deaf and hard of hearing children

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-S5992 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10710
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4214, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S674

2017-S5992 - Summary

Relates to language development for deaf and hard of hearing children; requires the department to select language development milestones for existing standardized norms for purposes of developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard of hearing children's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy.

2017-S5992 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5992 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5992
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  language  development
   for deaf and hard of hearing students
 
   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  4214
 to read as follows:
   § 4214. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN. 1.
 THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  SELECT  LANGUAGE  DEVELOPMENTAL  MILESTONES FROM
 EXISTING STANDARDIZED NORMS, PURSUANT TO THE PROCESS SPECIFIED IN SUBDI-
 VISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, FOR PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING A  RESOURCE  FOR
 USE  BY PARENTS TO MONITOR AND TRACK DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN'S
 EXPRESSIVE AND RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  STAGES
 TOWARD  ENGLISH  LITERACY.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM
 "LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL  MILESTONES"  MEANS  MILESTONES  OF  DEVELOPMENT
 ALIGNED WITH THE EXISTING STATE INSTRUMENT USED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF  FEDERAL  LAW FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS
 OF AGE, INCLUSIVE. THIS PARENT RESOURCE SHALL:
   A. INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES SELECTED PURSUANT  TO
 THE PROCESS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION;
   B.  BE  APPROPRIATE  FOR USE, IN BOTH CONTENT AND ADMINISTRATION, WITH
 DEAF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE, INCLUSIVE, WHO USE ONE OR
 BOTH OF THE LANGUAGES OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE  AND  ENGLISH.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ENGLISH" INCLUDES SPOKEN ENGLISH, WRITTEN
 ENGLISH, OR ENGLISH WITH THE USE OF VISUAL SUPPLEMENTS;
   C. PRESENT THE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES IN TERMS OF  TYPICAL  DEVELOP-
 MENT OF ALL CHILDREN, BY AGE RANGE;
   D. BE WRITTEN FOR CLARITY AND EASE OF USE BY PARENTS;
   E.  BE  ALIGNED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  EXISTING  INFANT, TODDLER, AND
 PRESCHOOL GUIDELINES, THE EXISTING INSTRUMENT USED TO ASSESS THE  DEVEL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S5992A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10710
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4214, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S674

2017-S5992A - Summary

Relates to language development for deaf and hard of hearing children; requires the department to select language development milestones for existing standardized norms for purposes of developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard of hearing children's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy.

2017-S5992A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5992A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5992--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ROBACH, AVELLA, CARLUCCI, FUNKE -- 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 language development
   for deaf and hard of hearing students
 
   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 4214
 to read as follows:
   § 4214. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN. 1.
 THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  SELECT  LANGUAGE  DEVELOPMENTAL  MILESTONES  FROM
 EXISTING STANDARDIZED NORMS, PURSUANT TO THE PROCESS SPECIFIED IN SUBDI-
 VISION  FOUR  OF THIS SECTION, FOR PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING A RESOURCE FOR
 USE BY PARENTS TO MONITOR AND TRACK DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING  CHILDREN'S
 EXPRESSIVE  AND  RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
 TOWARD ENGLISH LITERACY. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM
 "LANGUAGE  DEVELOPMENTAL  MILESTONES"  MEANS  MILESTONES  OF DEVELOPMENT
 ALIGNED WITH THE EXISTING STATE INSTRUMENT USED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF FEDERAL LAW FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO  FIVE  YEARS
 OF AGE, INCLUSIVE. THIS PARENT RESOURCE SHALL:
   A.  INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES SELECTED PURSUANT TO
 THE PROCESS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION;
   B. BE APPROPRIATE FOR USE, IN BOTH CONTENT  AND  ADMINISTRATION,  WITH
 DEAF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE, INCLUSIVE, WHO USE ONE OR
 BOTH  OF  THE  LANGUAGES  OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ENGLISH"  INCLUDES  SPOKEN  ENGLISH,  WRITTEN
 ENGLISH, OR ENGLISH WITH THE USE OF VISUAL SUPPLEMENTS;
   C.  PRESENT  THE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES IN TERMS OF TYPICAL DEVELOP-
 MENT OF ALL CHILDREN, BY AGE RANGE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S5992B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10710
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4214, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S674

2017-S5992B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to language development for deaf and hard of hearing children; requires the department to select language development milestones for existing standardized norms for purposes of developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard of hearing children's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy.

2017-S5992B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5992B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5992--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. ROBACH, ADDABBO, AKSHAR, AVELLA, BROOKS, CARLUCCI,
   FUNKE, GALLIVAN, HAMILTON, HELMING -- 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  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to language development
   for deaf and hard of hearing students
 
   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 4214
 to read as follows:
   § 4214. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN. 1.
 THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL  SELECT  LANGUAGE  DEVELOPMENTAL  MILESTONES  FROM
 EXISTING STANDARDIZED NORMS, PURSUANT TO THE PROCESS SPECIFIED IN SUBDI-
 VISION  FOUR  OF THIS SECTION, FOR PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING A RESOURCE FOR
 USE BY PARENTS TO MONITOR AND TRACK DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING  CHILDREN'S
 EXPRESSIVE  AND  RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
 TOWARD ENGLISH LITERACY. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM
 "LANGUAGE  DEVELOPMENTAL  MILESTONES"  MEANS  MILESTONES  OF DEVELOPMENT
 ALIGNED WITH THE EXISTING STATE INSTRUMENT USED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF FEDERAL LAW FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO  FIVE  YEARS
 OF AGE, INCLUSIVE. THIS PARENT RESOURCE SHALL:
   A.  INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES SELECTED PURSUANT TO
 THE PROCESS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION;
   B. BE APPROPRIATE FOR USE, IN BOTH CONTENT  AND  ADMINISTRATION,  WITH
 DEAF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE, INCLUSIVE, WHO USE ONE OR
 BOTH  OF  THE  LANGUAGES  OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH. FOR THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11515-05-8
              

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