New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A1186: Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children
Status: In committee, May 8, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory early screening for dyslexia.
From the amended text, May 8, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory early screening for dyslexia THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 320 to read as follows: § 320. MANDATORY EARLY SCREENING FOR DYSLEXIA. 1. ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT FULL AND INDIVIDUAL SCREENINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION FOR PURPOSES OF EARLY IDENTIFICATION, SUPPORT, INTERVENTION AND ACCOMMODATION OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "DYSLEXIA" MEANS A SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY THAT IS NEUROBIOLOGICAL IN ORIGIN AND THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTIES WITH ACCURATE OR FLUENT WORD RECOGNITION AND POOR SPELLING AND DECODING ABILITIES, WHICH DIFFICULTY TYPICALLY RESULTS FROM A DEFICIT IN THE PHONOLOGICAL COMPONENT OF LANGUAGE AND THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PERSON'S INTELLIGENCE, MOTIVATION, AND SENSORY CAPABILITIES AND THE PROVISION OF EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION. 2. MANDATORY EARLY SCREENING FOR DYSLEXIA SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT USING AN ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT INCLUDES TARGETED QUESTIONS AND STUDENT TASKS DESIGNED TO QUICKLY AND RELIABLY GATHER CERTAIN RELEVANT FUNCTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL INFORMATION CONSISTENT WITH THE RESEARCH FINDINGS IN THIS AREA AND SUPPORTED BY THE FINDINGS IN THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL READING PANEL FROM 2000, FROM ALL …
Sponsors
- Jo Simon (D, 52) · primary sponsor
- Demond Meeks (D, 137)
- Alex Bores (D, 73)
- Steven Raga (D, 30)
- Maritza Davila (D, 53)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
- Jennifer Lunsford (D, 135)
- Jonathan Rivera (D, 149)
- Harry Bronson (D, 138)
- Carroll, Robert C. (D, 44)
- Charles Fall (D, 61)
- Deborah Glick (D, 66)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 1186A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is A1186?
- A1186 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children.
- What does A1186 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory early screening for dyslexia.
- What is the status of A1186?
- In committee as of May 8, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 1186A (May 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1186?
- Jo Simon (D, 52), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1186?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1186
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