AN ACT relating to early education assessment and intervention. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define “aphasia,” “dyscalculia,” “dysgraphia,” “dyslexia,” “phonemic awareness,” and “scientifically based research”; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for district reporting on implementation of a response-to-intervention system in grades K-3 in reading and writing by August 1, 2012, in mathematics by August 1, 2013, and in behavior by August 1, 2014; require the Department of Education to make available technical assistance, training, and a Web-based resource to assist all local school districts in the implementation of the system and instructional tools based on scientifically based research; require the department to collaborate with other state agencies and organizations; require conformity with 20 U.S.C. 1414(a)(1)(E) for initial evaluations of students with suspected disabilities; require the department to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on implementation by November 30, 2012, and annually thereafter; amend KRS 157.200 to conform with the federal definition of a “specific learning disability.”.
- Status: <a href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB160.htm">Current status</a>, Legislature Adjourned. (Bill died in committee), <a href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S028.htm">R Palmer II</a>, <a href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S035.htm">D Harper Angel</a>
- History: Feb 11-introduced in Senate, Feb 15-to Education (S)
- Related Bills: <a href="http://www.dyslegia.com/2011/01/kentucky-2011-hb-86-early-education-assessment/">HB 86</a>
- Bill Text: <a href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB160/bill.doc">Bill Text - MS Word Doc</a>
- Position: DDAI SUPPORTS this bill with RESERVATIONS due to overly restrictive definition of scientific research. See <a href="http://www.dyslegia.com/position-statements/position-statement-scientifically-based-research/">position statement regarding insufficiency of research</a>
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The text of the bill does not refer to funding, and the screening provisions appear to apply to grades K-3 only. But the text of the bill makes it clear that public school students up through age 20 who have a diagnosis of dyslexia will qualify for an IEP.
Here is the relevant text:
I don’t know what the practices have been in the past in Kentucky, but in many states parents are told by their schools that dyslexia is a “medical diagnosis” and will not qualify their child for an IEP. This law appears to address that problem.
Keep in mind that you can get the full text of the proposed bill by using the “Bill Text” or “Status’ links at the top of this page.
Will children that are in higher grade levels that have been diagnosed with dyslexia and are struggling in school & are not benefiting from the no child left behind program qualify for testing or funding for additional services in KY?