Requires all public school kindergarten students to be screened for dyslexia and other reading disabilities.
Enacted - Past Sessions
New Jersey - 2012-2013 - AR 129/SR 91 - Dyslexia Teacher Certificate
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.
Oklahoma - 2012 - HB3090 - Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
The introduced version of House Bill 3090 clarifies that acceptance of a Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship will have the same effect as parental revocation of consent to service through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and that the amount of a scholarship will be prorated to reflect the number of school days remaining if the scholarship is granted after the beginning of the school year.
Mississippi - 2012 - HB 1032 - Dyslexia Scholarship for Teachers
A bill to establish the Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program for the purpose of identifying and recruiting qualified university and college students from the state for schooling in education with a focus on dyslexia instruction.
Mississippi - 2012 - HB1031 - Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship
An act to establish the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for students with dyslexia. Provides for terms of scholarship and student eligibility requirements. Requires that all school-age children be screened for dyslexia between kindergarten and first grade.
Rhode Island - 2012 - H7542 - Legislative Commission on Dyslexia
This resolution would create a seventeen (17) member special legislative study commission whose purpose it would be to assess the educational needs of children with reading disabilities and dyslexia.