Bill > HB3880

This bill aims to improve the provision of special education services, including for students with dyslexia and related disorders, by school districts in Texas. Key provisions include: - Requiring school districts to screen students for dyslexia and related disorders, notify parents of students at risk, and provide multisensory, structured reading instruction as an intervention. - Expanding the definition of "student with a disability" to include students with dyslexia or related disorders who need special education. - Allowing school districts to employ persons who are not certified in special education but have appropriate licenses, certifications, or training to provide services to students with dyslexia and related disorders. - Requiring the Texas Education Agency to develop guidance on evidence-based practices for intervention and instruction of students with dyslexia and related disorders. - Establishing a joint interim committee to study methods for screening and testing students for dyslexia and the appropriate instruction for those students. The bill applies beginning with the 2022-2023 school year and requires the Commissioner of Education to adopt implementing rules.