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NY S 7477

in committee

Requires all school districts to screen all students for dyslexia and dysgraphia

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 7477 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7477 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-04-17): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY S 7477 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 7477?

Brad Hoylman-Sigal is the primary sponsor of NY S 7477.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-17 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-17

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7003not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7477?summary=&detail=

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