| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to higher education |
| May 08, 2019 |
committee discharged and committed to higher education |
| Mar 07, 2019 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4342
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2019-S4342 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S4342 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4342
SPONSOR: BROOKS
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends education law section 305 to provide that education
and education administration degree certification programs incorporate
explicit structured multisensory approaches, also known as structured
literacy, within the current required literacy curriculum.
Section two is the enacting clause.
JUSTIFICATION:
About 85% of children with learning disabilities have dyslexia, making
it the most prevalent learning disability in children. Multisensory
teaching is a proven and effective approach that helps children with
learning disabilities, and is especially effective when implemented at
early learning phases.
Educators should be versed in the latest evidence-based methods that
help students succeed and expand educational opportunities to in dividu-
2019-S4342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4342
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 7, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. BROOKS -- 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 requiring the incorpo-
ration of the structured multisensory approach into all required
literacy courses for prospective teachers
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 57 to read as follows:
57. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE RULES AND REGULATIONS
REQUIRING EVERY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT OFFERS A GRADUATE
OR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN EDUCATION OR EDUCA-
TIONAL ADMINISTRATION LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE TO INCORPORATE EVIDENCE-
BASED, EFFECTIVE METHODS OF TEACHING READING, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
INSTRUCTION IN DIRECT AND EXPLICIT STRUCTURED MULTISENSORY APPROACHES,
ALSO KNOWN AS STRUCTURED LITERACY, WITHIN THE CURRENT REQUIRED LITERACY
CURRICULUM.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10261-03-9
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