S 10141 NY
Requires all school districts to screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia
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Requires all school districts to screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia; requires school districts to provide notice of such screening to each student and to the parent or guardian of each student; allows parents and guardians to opt out.
Sponsor (1)
- Erik Bottcher Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- Apr 30, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S10141 Summary: BILL NO S10141   SAME AS No Same As   SPONSOR BOTTCHER   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §305, Ed L   Requires all school districts to screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia; requires school districts to provide notice of such screening to each student and to the parent or guardian of each student; allows parents and guardians to opt out.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10141
IN SENATE
April 30, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. BOTTCHER -- 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 all school districts to screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 33 to read as follows: 3 33. a. The commissioner shall require all school districts to screen 4 all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia. Students shall be screened 5 prior to entering kindergarten. 6 b. School districts shall provide notice of such screening to each 7 student and to the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in such 8 school district. The notice shall: 9 (i) be printed in a clear and conspicuous manner and shall describe 10 such screening methods; and 11 (ii) give the parent or guardian of such student the opportunity to 12 opt out of such screening by checking the box "do not screen my child". 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 14 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08380-01-5
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