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GA HR1017

Resolution

Status

Engrossed

3/9/2018

Primary Sponsor

John Corbett

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

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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