A 7343 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires comprehensive eye examinations for certain public school students

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A7343 → A7343A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends New York's education law to require comprehensive eye examinations for all students entering public preschool or public school for the first time, replacing the previous age-based requirement (under age six). The bill also simplifies the reporting requirements and adds a new provision for providing free comprehensive eye examinations to students without health insurance. The associated state finance law amendment establishes a special fund to support these free examinations.

Scope change

The bill expanded eligibility from only students under age six to all students entering public preschool or public school for the first time, regardless of age.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the requirement from applying only to students under age six to applying to all students entering public preschool or public school for the first time.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision requiring the department to provide free comprehensive eye examinations to students without health insurance at no cost.

Simplified the communication requirements for schools by removing specific sub-items and adding a requirement that information be provided in a language and manner understandable to parents.

TECHNICAL

Changed the effective date provision from Section 3 to Section 2, and removed the detailed fund description that was previously included in the education law section.

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Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

lower

Sep 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7343A

lower

Sep 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors