FL S1340

Requires school districts to create intervention plans with evidence-based strategies specific to dyslexia or dyscalculia when screening identifies students exhibiting these characteristics

Mandates that positive screening results for dyslexia or dyscalculia be treated as reasonable suspicion of a disability, requiring districts to promptly seek parental consent for an initial evaluation under federal disability law

Prohibits screening activities and intervention procedures from being used to delay or deny appropriate disability evaluations; requires interventions and evaluations to occur concurrently

Expands screening requirements to include students whose performance meets State Board of Education thresholds in situations where the screening system cannot directly identify dyslexia or dyscalculia characteristics

Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules establishing timelines, performance thresholds, and parental notification requirements for further screening