S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
838
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL, BARRON, THIELE, SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO,
J. M. GIGLIO, WILLIAMS, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, RODRIGUEZ, LUPARDO,
DICKENS, EPSTEIN, TAYLOR, DAVILA, McMAHON, REYES -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, FRONTUS, HYNDMAN -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing schools
dedicated to teaching dyslexic students in certain school districts
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
1527-a to read as follows:
§ 1527-A. SCHOOL FOR THE DYSLEXIC. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES
OF EACH COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL ESTABLISH AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL FOR
THE TEACHING OF STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER PHONEMIC LANGUAGE BASED
LEARNING DIFFERENCES. EACH SUCH SCHOOL SHALL INCLUDE THE UTILIZATION OF
MULTI-SENSORY SEQUENTIAL PHONICS TECHNIQUES IN THEIR ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM. TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS AT SUCH SCHOOLS
SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM OF TWENTY HOURS OF TRAINING IN THE AREA OF MULTI-
SENSORY SEQUENTIAL PHONICS TECHNIQUES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05350-01-1