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NY A07343
Bill
Status
3/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Requires every student entering public preschool or public school for the first time to undergo a comprehensive eye examination by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist, with proof submitted to the school
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Mandates students who fail a school-administered vision screening examination to receive a comprehensive eye exam within 60 days of notification
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Directs the Department of Education to create regulations for communicating with parents before and after vision screenings, including scheduling notices, results in understandable language, and explanation that screenings differ from comprehensive exams
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Requires the department to maintain and publish a zip-code-organized list of low-cost or no-cost pediatric eye examination resources, updated annually
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Obligates the department to provide free comprehensive eye examinations to students without health insurance
Legislative Description
Requires comprehensive eye examinations for students entering public school for the first time and within sixty days where any student fails a school administered vision screening examination; requires regulations.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026