A 10968: Requires training of teachers in dyslexia identification created by the center for dyslexia and dysgraphia.
What A 10968 does, verified May 16, 2026
<p>The bill requires the New York State Commissioner of Education to certify and mandate training for teachers in dyslexia identification. This certification will be necessary for obtaining or renewing a teaching certificate for kindergarten through fifth grade. The commissioner must establish regulations and training programs, which must include standards, required hours of training, provider qualifications, and criteria for successful completion.</p>
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Last action: referred to higher education (2026-04-14)Alert me
Quick answers about A 10968
- What is the current status of A 10968?
- As of May 16, 2026, A 10968 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on April 14, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 10968 pass?
- Not yet. A 10968 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 10968, and where is it now?
- A 10968 was authored by Asm. Robert Carroll with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Apr. 14, 2026 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 14, 2026 · 332 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10968 IN ASSEMBLY April 14, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred 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. LBD15403-02-6
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