A 78 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to early literacy education

Summary

Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action May 5, 2026

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A78 → A78A · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended to add new sponsors and update its procedural history to reflect committee actions. Substantively, the text of the act itself remains unchanged, with no modifications to definitions, requirements, or timelines.

TECHNICAL

Added new sponsors (Walker, Schiavoni, Chludzinski, Buttenschon, Steck, Clark, Molitor, Manktelow, DeStefano, Hyndman, Simone) and updated the header to reflect that the bill was amended and recommitted to the Education Committee.

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Committee

Amendments

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 78A

lower

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

lower

1 primary · 41 co-sponsors