Requires training of teachers in dyslexia identification

Education

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Sponsor: Robert Jackson
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about the content or duration of training.

Training Teachers to Identify Dyslexia

This bill requires teachers seeking certification or renewal for teaching kindergarten through fifth grade in New York State to complete training on identifying dyslexia provided by the Center for Dyslexia and Dysgraphia.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Commissioner of Education to certify and enforce a program for training teachers in dyslexia identification.
Makes it necessary for new or renewing certifications for kindergarten through fifth-grade teachers to include this training.
Establishes that the Center for Dyslexia and Dysgraphia will provide the curriculum, number of required hours, provider requirements, and criteria for successful completion.

Who It Names or Affects

Teachers seeking certification or renewal for teaching kindergarten through fifth grade in New York State
The Commissioner of Education

Terms To Know

Dyslexia: A learning disorder that affects reading and writing skills.
Commissioner: The head official responsible for overseeing education in New York State.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify the exact content or duration of the training.
It is unclear how existing teachers will be required to comply with this new rule.
The bill does not address funding for implementing the training program.

Bill History

2026-04-23 Senate
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Official Summary Text

Requires training of teachers in dyslexia identification
Requires training of teachers in dyslexia identification created by the center for dyslexia and dysgraphia.

Current Bill Text

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

                                     April 23, 2026
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        Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring training  of
          teachers in dyslexia identification

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

     1    Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
     3    7.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER IS
     4  AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CERTIFY AND REQUIRE TRAINING OF  TEACHERS  IN
     5  DYSLEXIA  IDENTIFICATION.  SUCH  CERTIFICATION  AND  TRAINING  SHALL  BE
     6  REQUIRED TO RECEIVE OR  RENEW  A  CERTIFICATION  TO  TEACH  KINDERGARTEN
     7  THROUGH  FIFTH  GRADE.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PRESCRIBE THE NECESSARY
     8  REGULATIONS AND ESTABLISH SUCH TRAINING RELATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF
     9  CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA. SUCH TRAINING AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE
    10  OBTAINED FROM THE CENTER FOR DYSLEXIA AND DYSGRAPHIA  ESTABLISHED  UNDER
    11  SECTION  THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SIX
    12  HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, AND THE  CENTER
    13  FOR  DYSLEXIA AND DYSGRAPHIA SHALL INCLUDE IN SUCH TRAINING AND TRAINING
    14  REQUIREMENTS CURRICULA STANDARDS, NUMBER OF HOURS OF TRAINING  REQUIRED,
    15  REQUIREMENTS  FOR PROVIDERS OF THE TRAINING, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMON-
    16  STRATING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
    18  the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
    19  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
    20  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
    21  to be made and completed on or before such effective date.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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