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.
Alabama State Board of Education (October 27, 2016 revision) 77 pages (archived version)
Arizona Department of Education, 2017. 43 pages
Arkansas Department of Education, 2016 (64 pages)
California Department of Education, 2017. 132 pages.
Colorado Department of Education - 2020 - 90 pages
A Handbook for Parents, Educators, and Students | ISBE Division of Special Education Services — July 2019
Illinois State Board of Education Web Resource Page
Kansas State Department of Education web page
Louisiana Department of Education - 5 pages
Bulletin 1903—Regulations and Guidelines for Implementation of the Louisiana Law for the Education of Dyslexic Students (2002) 21 pages
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY & SUPPLEMENT (Focus On: Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia). Maryland State Department of Education (November 7, 2016) 12 pages
Minnesota Department of Education (April 2015) 42 pages
Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Curriculum and Instruction (2010) 44 pages
Nebraska Department of Education, Office of Special Education (January 2016) 101 pages
Nevada Department of Education (October 2015) 38 pages
A Resource Guide for Dyslexia and Other Related Disorders. New Hampshire Department of Education. 57 pages.
A Guide to Early Literacy Development & Reading Struggles (September 2017) 53 pages
Public Schools of North Carolina, Exceptional Children Division (2015, 10 pages)
South Carolina Department of Education (September 2020) 64 pages
South Dakota Department of Education (Revised March 2017) 21 pages
Tennessee Department of Education (2017) 52 pages
The Dyslexia Handbook, 2018 Update. Procedures Concerning
Dyslexia and Related Disorders. Texas Education Agency, November 2018. 75 pages.
Prepared by Washington Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (WABIDA) in collaboration with OSPI Reading Office. November 2011. 75 pages
This table lists bills that are pending or being acted upon in various state legislatures during 2021. The table includes a global search utility, allowing search by state, keyword, status, or bill number.
Table updated July 25, 2021
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 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 December 25, 2020
