Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 26, 2022 | referred to crime victims, crime and correction delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 05, 2022 | ordered to third reading cal.91 returned to assembly died in senate |
Feb 22, 2021 | referred to crime victims, crime and correction delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 11, 2021 | advanced to third reading cal.100 |
Feb 10, 2021 | reported |
Jan 14, 2021 | referred to correction |
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Al Taylor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
William Colton
Anna Kelles
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Jake Ashby
Charles Barron
Catalina Cruz
A2062 (ACTIVE) - Details
A2062 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires all incarcerated individuals who do not have a high-school diploma or its equivalent to receive a reading proficiency-level assessment and dyslexia screening upon intake; requires for such individuals who perform below a certain proficiency level to be provided with dyslexia intervention that is evidence-based effective and consistent with science-based research specifically tailored to addressing dyslexia.
A2062 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2062 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ASHBY, BARRON, CRUZ, DICKENS, EPSTEIN, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HUNT- ER, LUPARDO, O'DONNELL, RA, REYES, SAYEGH, THIELE, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to a reading proficiency level assessment and dyslexia screening for incarcerated individuals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 137-a to read as follows: § 137-A. READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND DYSLEXIA SCREENING. 1. AS PART OF THE INTAKE PROCESS, AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT SHALL RECEIVE A READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND DYSLEXIA SCREENING. IF AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL DEMONSTRATES THAT HE OR SHE IS BELOW THE PROFICIENCY LEVEL REQUIRED TO BE A HIGH-FUNCTIONING READER, SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH DYSLEXIA INTERVENTION THAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED, EFFECTIVE, AND CONSISTENT WITH SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO ADDRESSING DYSLEXIA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA- TION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) TEACHERS AT ALL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SHALL HAVE AND DEMONSTRATE AWARENESS OF THE BEST PRACTICES OF SCIENTIFIC READING INSTRUCTION; (B) EACH INMATE WHO DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIV- ALENT SHALL RECEIVE A READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL ASSESSMENT AND A DYSLE- XIA SCREENING; AND (C) A PROCESS BE ESTABLISHED IN WHICH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, UPON INTAKE, ARE ASSESSED AND ADMINISTERED A DYSLEXIA SCREENING, AND PROVIDED WITH DYSLEXIA INTERVENTION THAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED, EFFECTIVE, AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01117-01-1