The table below lists bills that introduced or acted upon in various state legislatures during 2017:
(Table updated on February 4, 2018)
Failed to Pass
Massachusetts – 2015-2016 – H 4406 – An Act relative to dyslexia
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 287 of the Acts of 2012 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “assessments”, in line 40, the following words:– “, identification of reading disabilities including dyslexia”.
Students with Dyslexia, identification and education of, required of schools. This bill would define dyslexia and require 9 each public school district to identify students 10 with dyslexia and provide them with appropriate 11 educational services including dyslexia-specific 12 intervention.Texas – 2015 – HB 2683 / SB 1971- Licensing of Dyslexia Practitioners
Relating to the licensing and regulation of dyslexia practitioners and therapists by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees.
Missouri – 2015 – SB 172 – Elementary and Secondary Education
This act requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to employ a dyslexia specialist. The dyslexia specialist will assist the department with developing and administering professional development programs no later than the 2016-2017 school year.
Missouri – 2015 – HB 1255 – Screening for Dyslexia
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.
A bill to preserve the dyslexia therapy scholarship for students with dyslexia. The bill re-enacts provisions allowing parents of dyslexic students to receive funds for private schooling.