AR SB664

Requires the Arkansas Correctional School superintendent to promulgate rules requiring teachers to demonstrate awareness of best practices in science-based reading instruction as defined under the Right to Read Act.

Mandates that each inmate without a high school diploma receive a reading proficiency-level assessment and dyslexia screening administered with fidelity during intake into the corrections system.

Requires the Arkansas Correctional School to provide evidence-based dyslexia intervention consistent with science-based research for inmates identified as reading below proficiency level or demonstrating dyslexia markers.

Establishes a process for new-intake inmates to receive dyslexia screening and intervention services with fidelity as defined under § 6-41-602.

Requires submission of a plan by October 1, 2020, allowing current inmates to voluntarily receive reading assessments, dyslexia screening, and reading instruction consistent with the science of reading.