Bill > SB2635

This bill mandates that the state's department of education develop procedures to identify characteristics of dyslexia, which local education agencies (LEAs) must then implement through their existing Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI²) framework, a system designed to provide targeted support to students. This screening can be initiated by a student's parent, guardian, teacher, counselor, or school psychologist, and it will assess specific reading skills like phonological awareness and decoding. If a student shows signs of dyslexia, the LEA must inform the parent, provide resources, offer specialized interventions, and monitor progress. The bill also requires the department to offer professional development for educators on dyslexia and establishes a Dyslexia Advisory Council, composed of various education professionals, a dyslexia advocacy group representative, and a parent of a child with dyslexia, to advise the department on dyslexia-related matters and report annually on screening and intervention data.