HI SB421

Requires all public schools to administer a department-approved dyslexia screening tool for students in kindergarten through third grade beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, covering areas such as phonological awareness, decoding skills, rapid naming, and oral language

Mandates evidence-based intervention through the Hawaii multi-tiered system of support framework for students identified as struggling readers, including those with dyslexia

Requires the Department of Education to provide professional development on structured literacy instruction for all school complex areas and to collaborate with pre-service teacher programs to train general and special education teacher candidates

Adds statutory definitions for "dyslexia," "Hawaii multi-tiered system of support," "phonological component of language and literacy development," and "structured literacy instruction" to Hawaii Revised Statutes

Appropriates unspecified funding for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for administration of dyslexia-sensitive universal screening, with an effective date of July 1, 2050