This bill requires each public school to screen students for dyslexia and related disorders at appropriate times in accordance with rules established by the State Board of Education. The school board of each district and governing board of each charter school must provide for the instruction and accommodation of any student determined to have dyslexia or a related disorder. “Related disorders” are defined as disorders similar to or related to dyslexia, such as developmental auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific developmental dysgraphia, and developmental spelling disability.
- Status: Failed to Pass. (Last Action: Public Hearing on 4/7/15)
- History - House: <a href="http://www.house.mo.gov/BillActions.aspx?bill=HB1255&year=2015&code=R">Bill History</a>
- Bill Text: <a href="http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills151/billpdf/intro/HB1255I.PDF">Bill Text</a>