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	<description>New US &#38; State Laws about Dyslexia and Reading Education</description>
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		<title>Mississippi &#8211; 2013 &#8211; HB 672 &#8211; Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/03/mississippi-2013-hb-672-dyslexia-therapy-scholarship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increases the maximum number of Master&#8217;s candidate students eligible for a scholarship under the Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program from 10 to 20.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas &#8211; 2013 &#8211; SB185 &#8211; School Reporting</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/03/texas-2013-sb185-school-reporting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/03/texas-2013-sb185-school-reporting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah &#8211; 2013 &#8211; Dyslexia Screening in Public Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/03/utah-2013-dyslexia-screening-in-public-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/03/utah-2013-dyslexia-screening-in-public-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Failed to Pass - Current Session]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This bill requires reading assessments and screening for learning difficulties in public schools. This Bill defines terms; requires the State Board of Education to develop a list of indicators that indicate whether a student may be at risk for a reading difficulty or dyslexia; requires a school district or charter school to provide a reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas &#8211; 2013 &#8211; SB 33 &#8211; Children with Dyslexia</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/arkansas-2013-sb-33-children-with-dyslexia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/arkansas-2013-sb-33-children-with-dyslexia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DDAI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To ensure that children with dyslexia have their needs met by the public school system. Defines dyslexia and relate disorder; requires screening and intervention.  This bill passed the Arkansas Legislature on April 11, 2013.  As passed, the bill: Defines dyslexia  as a specific learning disability that is nurological in origin; characterized by difficulties with accurate and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii – 2013-2014 – HB 675 – Dyslexia Awareness and Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/hawaii-2013-2014-hb-675-dyslexia-awareness-and-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/hawaii-2013-2014-hb-675-dyslexia-awareness-and-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DDAI</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Failed to Pass - Current Session]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dylexia awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[licensure]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dyslegia.com/?p=918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Promotes awareness of the definition and characteristics of dyslexia and other similar learning disorders. Requires DOE to provide professional development to teachers relating to students with dyslexia. Requires the Hawaii teachers standards board to establish licensure standards for reading specialists. The purpose of this Act is to support students with dyslexia and other literacy challenges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Jersey &#8211; 2012-2013 &#8211; S2439 / A3608 &#8211; Definition of Dyslexia</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/909/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/909/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DDAI</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Directs State Board of Education to incorporate the International Dyslexia Association&#8217;s definition of dyslexia into special education regulations. Defines dyslexia as  &#8221;a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. This bill directs the State Board of Education to promulgate regulations that incorporate the International Dyslexia Association’s (IDA) definition of dyslexia into chapter 14 of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas &#8211; 2013-2014 &#8211; SB 44 &#8211; Dyslexia Identification and Services</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/kansas-2013-2014-sb-44-dyslexia-identification-and-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/kansas-2013-2014-sb-44-dyslexia-identification-and-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DDAI</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dyslegia.com/?p=897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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. Specific Provisions: Upon receipt of a written statement from a licensed physician, psychologist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West Virginia &#8211; 2013 &#8211; SB 111 &#8211; Dyslexia Screening &amp; Intervention</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/west-virginia-2013-sb-111-dyslexia-screening-intervention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/02/west-virginia-2013-sb-111-dyslexia-screening-intervention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DDAI</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[intervention]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. Bill provides: Defines “dyslexia” as a specific learning disorder that is neurological in origin and that is characterized by unexpected difficulties with accurate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Jersey &#8211; 2012-2013 &#8211; A3605/S2442 &#8211; Dyslexia Screening</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/01/new-jersey-2012-2013-a3605s2442-dyslexia-screening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/01/new-jersey-2012-2013-a3605s2442-dyslexia-screening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DDAI</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Currently Pending]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dyslegia.com/?p=877</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Requires all public school kindergarten students to be screened for dyslexia and other reading disabilities. 1.    a.  The Commissioner of Education shall distribute to each board of education information on screening instruments available to identify students who exhibit potential indicators of dyslexia and other reading disabilities pursuant to section 2 of this act.  The commissioner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Jersey &#8211; 2012-2013 &#8211; AR 129/SR 91 &#8211; Dyslexia Teacher Certificate</title>
		<link>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/01/new-jersey-2012-2013-ar-129sr-91-dyslexia-teacher-certificate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dyslegia.com/2013/01/new-jersey-2012-2013-ar-129sr-91-dyslexia-teacher-certificate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DDAI</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dyslegia.com/?p=871</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This resolution urges the State Board of Education to develop an endorsement to the instructional certificate for teachers of students with dyslexia and to establish eligibility and training requirements for the endorsement. The resolution encourages the board, in developing the endorsement and its eligibility and training requirements, to consider the recommendations contained in the International [...]]]></description>
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