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A 11716: 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.
What A 11716 does, verified September 27, 2026
<p> This bill amends the New York Education Law to mandate that all school districts screen every student for dyslexia and dysgraphia before they enter kindergarten. The law requires the state commissioner to enforce these screening requirements. School districts must provide clear notice to parents and guardians about the screening methods and must offer an option for parents to opt their children out of the screening by checking a designated box on the notice form. The act will take effect 180 days after it becomes law. </p>
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to education (2026-09-16)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11716
- What is the current status of A 11716?
- As of September 27, 2026, A 11716 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on September 16, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 11716 pass?
- Not yet. A 11716 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11716, and where is it now?
- A 11716 was authored by Asm. Phil Steck. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Sep. 16, 2026 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, September 16, 2026 · 250 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11716 IN ASSEMBLY September 16, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Steck) -- read once and referred 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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