Dyslegia: A Legislative Information Site

Relating to information regarding the number of public school students with dyslexia.  Amends Texas Education Code to require each school district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the Public Education Information Management System information regarding the number of students enrolled in the district or school who are identified as having dyslexia.
…continue reading Texas – 2013 – SB185 – School Reporting

Directs State Board of Education to incorporate the International Dyslexia Association’s definition of dyslexia into special education regulations. Defines dyslexia as  ”a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin.
…continue reading New Jersey – 2012-2013 – S2439 / A3608 – Definition of Dyslexia

AN ACT concerning school districts; relating to the identification and instruction of pupils with dyslexia. The bill requires Kansas schools to accept the diagnosis of dyslexia from any licensed psychologist, physician or psychiatrist, and to provide services for all children with a dyslexia diagnosis.
…continue reading Kansas – 2013-2014 – SB 44 – Dyslexia Identification and Services

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia  by adding  a new section defining “dyslexia”; establishing a dyslexia screening and intervention pilot project; and establishing a dyslexia teacher training pilot program.

…continue reading West Virginia – 2013 – SB 111 – Dyslexia Screening & Intervention

Requires all public school kindergarten students to be screened for dyslexia and other reading disabilities.
…continue reading New Jersey – 2012-2013 – A3605/S2442 – Dyslexia Screening

Designates October of each year as “Dyslexia Awareness Month” in New Jersey.
…continue reading New Jersey – 2012-2013 – AJR49 – Dyslexia Awareness Month