Dyslegia: A Legislative Information Site
New US & State Laws about Dyslexia and Reading Education
Listed below are current state laws related to dyslexia. You can click on column heads to re-order the list. as needed.
If you know of a specific statute that should be added to the list, please leave a comment below.
You will also find reports and publications issued by various states here: Resource Links: State Educational Resources.
This table lists bills that are pending or being acted upon in various state legislatures during 2020. The table includes a global search utility, allowing search by state, key word, status, or bill number.
Table updated November 27, 2020
For a searchable table of US State laws on dyslexia enacted or amended in previous years, see our page, State Dyslexia Laws.
Requires the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to develop a dyslexia plan and training opportunities that are intended to screen students for risk factors and to provide dyslexia specialists, support and resources to school districts and charter schools
Makes various changes to the K-3 Reading Program.
Provides that the state Department of Education may develop and maintain a handbook for use in the schools of this state that provides guidance for pupils, parents and teachers concerning dyslexia.
Reading instruction, retention & intervention: Specifies that a pupil should not be promoted from the third grade if the pupil does no demonstrate sufficient reading skills on statewide assessments. A pupil who is not retained due to the unavailability of test data must receive evidence-based intervention and remedial strategies if the third grade assessment data subsequently demonstrates that the pupil does not demonstrate sufficient reading skills.
This table lists more than 75 bills that are pending or being acted upon in various state legislatures during 2019. The table includes a global search utility, allowing search by state, key word, status, or bill number.
Table updated November 19, 2019
This table lists bills that are pending or acted upon in various state legislatures during 2018
Table updated January 2, 2019