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NY A04492
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Josh Jensen
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AI Summary
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Requires all applicants for childhood education, early education, special education, or reading specialist certification/licensure to complete 2 hours of coursework in evidence-based reading instruction, effective January 1, 2027
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Mandates training cover 16 specific topics including phonological processing, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, text comprehension, and interventions for struggling readers
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Coursework must also address language acquisition, literacy development, spelling, letter formation, orthographic and morphological awareness, and language-based learning disabilities
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Training must be obtained from institutions or providers approved by the Department of Education, with applicants required to submit documentation of completion
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Commissioner of Education directed to prescribe regulations implementing these new certification requirements
Legislative Description
Requires new teachers applying for certification or a license including childhood education teachers, early education teachers, special education teachers, or reading specialists to have completed training for evidence-based reading instruction.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026