senate Bill S1860

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to vision screening examinations for students

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to education
Jan 16, 2019 referred to education

S1860 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9664
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §905, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2260, A5311
2023-2024: S75, A7162

S1860 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires vision screening examinations for students using examination devices and testing methods, including, but not limited to, the Snellen Eye Test Chart and automated vision screening devices.

S1860 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1860

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 16, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 vision screening exam-
  inations of students

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section  905 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 477 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4.  Vision  screening  examinations of students in the schools of this
state made pursuant to subdivision one of this section, or made pursuant
to the by-laws, regulations or practices of the board  of  education  of
the  city  school  district of the city of New York, shall be subject to
the provisions of this subdivision, and where inconsistent herewith, the
provisions of this subdivision shall prevail. In addition to any  vision
screening examinations otherwise required by the provisions or practices
cited  in  this subdivision, all students who enroll in a school of this
state shall be tested for color perception,  distance  acuity  and  near
vision  within  six  months of admission to the school, or by such other
date as may be prescribed in the regulations of the commissioner,  USING
EXAMINATION  DEVICES  AND  TESTING  METHODS  AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED IN THE
REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SNEL-
LEN EYE TEST CHART AND AUTOMATED VISION SCREENING DEVICES.  The  results
of any such vision screening examinations, whether made pursuant to this
subdivision  or  pursuant  to  the provisions or practices cited in this
subdivision, shall be in writing and shall  be  made  available  to  the
student's  parent  or  person in parental relation and to any teacher of
the student within the school while  the  student  is  enrolled  in  the
school, and shall be kept in a permanent file of the school for at least
as  long as the minimum retention period for such records, as prescribed
by the commissioner pursuant to article fifty-seven-A of  the  arts  and
cultural affairs law.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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