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NY A 1186

in committee

Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1186 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1186 is in committee as of 2026-05-08 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-08): PRINT NUMBER 1186A

What is NY A 1186 about?

Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to maintain complete and accurate records containing early screening reports for each child, and to provide resources and materials to the parent and/or guardian of any child who displays indications of dyslexia.

Who sponsors NY A 1186?

Jo Anne Simon is the primary sponsor of NY A 1186, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to maintain complete and accurate records containing early screening reports for each child, and to provide resources and materials to the parent and/or guardian of any child who displays indications of dyslexia.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-08 — PRINT NUMBER 1186A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jo Anne Simonprimary
  • Demond Meekscosponsor
  • Alex Borescosponsor
  • Steven Ragacosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Karines Reyescosponsor
  • Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
  • Jonathan Riveracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-05-08

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-08

    PRINT NUMBER 1186A

    amendment-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 5259not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2283not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4198not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 10235

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1186?summary=&detail=

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