NY A07101

Establishes the "New York Individuals with Dyslexia Education Act" requiring school districts to screen students in kindergarten through fifth grade annually for dyslexia risk factors using department-approved screeners.

Mandates that students identified with dyslexia characteristics receive minimum 45 minutes daily of dyslexia-specific intervention services using Orton-Gillingham or other multisensory structured literacy approaches provided by trained interventionists.

Requires school districts to hire one dyslexia educator per every 100 general education students in grades K-5 and provide all elementary instructional personnel at least 50 hours of structured literacy training.

Directs the State Education Department to develop and maintain a handbook on dyslexia available on its website, including identification guidelines, educational strategies, available resources, and student rights under IDEA and Section 504.

Requires postsecondary teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia definition, identification processes, evidence-based interventions, and response-to-intervention frameworks; takes effect July 1 following enactment.