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GA HR1017
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
John Corbett
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AI Summary
- Encourages all schools, local educational agencies, and the state educational agency in Georgia to recognize that dyslexia has a profound educational impact that must be addressed
- Recognizes dyslexia as the most common learning disability, affecting approximately 80 percent of individuals with a learning disability and roughly one in five individuals overall
- Highlights that dyslexia is neurological in origin and involves difficulty with phoneme segmentation, affecting an individual's ability to speak, read, spell, and write, often unexpectedly relative to their intelligence level
- Emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and evidence-based intervention for individuals with dyslexia to promote self-awareness, self-empowerment, self-esteem, and necessary accommodations
- Non-binding resolution with no mandates or funding; directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies to the public and press
Legislative Description
State and local educational agencies and schools; dyslexia has a profound educational impact that must be addressed; recognize
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted
3/9/2018
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