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ND HB1461

ND HB1461
Reading screenings and a dyslexia screening pilot program; to provide for a report to the legislative management; and to provide for an exemption.


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Introduced
01/14/2019
In Committee
04/02/2019
Crossed Over
02/18/2019
Passed
04/24/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/02/2019

Introduced Session

66th Legislative Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reading screenings and a dyslexia screening pilot program; to provide for a report to the legislative management; and to provide for an exemption.

AI Summary

This bill creates a new section in the North Dakota Century Code to require public elementary schools to include core components of phonetic awareness, decoding, and spelling in their reading assessments and screenings. It also establishes a pilot program from the 2019-20 to 2022-23 school years to provide early screening and intervention services for children at risk of dyslexia, a specific learning disability. The pilot program will be funded with up to $250,000 from the unexpended amount remaining from the 2017-19 appropriation for integrated formula payments.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (7)

Last Action

Signed by Governor 05/01 (on 05/02/2019)

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