Loading chat...
AR SB677
Bill
Status
4/18/2019
Primary Sponsor
Joyce Elliott
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Juveniles newly committed to the Division of Youth Services must undergo reading proficiency assessment and dyslexia screening within 30 calendar days of intake, delivered with fidelity as defined in state law.
-
Juveniles reading below high-functioning level must receive evidence-based reading intervention based on the science of reading and dyslexia intervention according to the Department of Education's approved programs.
-
Currently committed juveniles must be provided information about dyslexia in understandable language, offered dyslexia screening, and provided intervention services with fidelity if needed.
-
Teachers instructing nonreaders and students reading at sixth-grade level or below must demonstrate proficient knowledge of scientific reading instruction; teachers of seventh-grade level and above must demonstrate awareness of these best practices.
-
Division of Youth Services must promulgate implementing rules by January 1, 2020, or as soon as practicable after Legislative Council approval, and may consult with the Department of Education for resources.
Legislative Description
To Require That Youths Undergo Reading Assessments And Dyslexia Screenings; To Require Reading And Dyslexia Services; And To Require That Division Of Youth Services' Teachers Know Best Practices Of Scientific Reading Instruction.
Last Action
Notification that SB677 is now Act 1089
4/18/2019