Declares the week of April 16-30, 2010 as Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic Week in the State of Illinois.
Enacted
Hawaii - 2010 - SCR 110 - HCR 129 - Students with Dyslexia; Working Group
Resolution requesting the establishment of a working group to develop a comprehensive plan to improve awareness of and strengthen support for persons with dyslexia.
New Mexico - 2010 - HB 230 - Dyslexic Student Intervention
An act relating to special education; requiring interventions for students displaying characteristics of dyslexia. Defines dyslexia and requires schools to provide research-based interventions for all students showing characteristics of dyslexia and experiencing difficulty in learning to read or write.
Kentucky 2010 HB109 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 to implement district-wide use of K-3 response-to-intervention system in reading by August 1, 2011, in mathematics by August 1, 2012, and behavior by August 1, 2013;
Virginia 2010 SJR 87 Dyslexia Screening
Study; dyslexia screening in kindergarten; report. Requests the Department of Education to study dyslexia screening for kindergarteners.
New Jersey 2008-2009 AB 880 / SB 2400 - New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force
Establishes New Jersey Reading Disabilities Task Force, providing:
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Approximately 85% of all children who receive special education services have basic deficits in language and reading; and
Texas 2009 HB 461 - Regulation of dyslexia practitioners
Relating to the regulation of dyslexia practitioners and therapists; providing penalties.
Establishes 2-tier voluntary licensing system, requiring specific training and examination in multi-sensory structured language education.
