Dyslegia: A Legislative Information Site
New US & State Laws about Dyslexia and Reading Education
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
Read moreArizona-2019-SB 1318 – Dyslexia Screening in Schools
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 October 4, 2019
Makes various changes to the K-3 Reading Program.
This table lists bills that are pending or acted upon in various state legislatures during 2018
Table updated January 2, 2019
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.
Read moreArizona – 2017 – SB 1131 – Schools – Retention and Remediation
The table below lists bills that introduced or acted upon in various state legislatures during 2017:
(Table updated on February 4, 2018)
SB 1461 establishes exemptions to Move on When Reading competency requirements for students in the process of being placed in special education and students diagnosed with a reading impairment. This bill prevents dyslexic students from being denied promotion to the next grade because of their reading difficulties.
Read moreArizona – 2015 – SB 1461 – Reading Assistance for Dyslexic Pupils