SB4227 Summary

• Requires the State Board of Education to develop and maintain a dyslexia handbook including guidelines on universal screeners, dyslexia screening, data interpretation, and structured literacy instruction within a multi-tiered support framework.

• Mandates all school districts begin screening students in kindergarten through grade 2 for dyslexia risk factors using a State Board-approved universal screener starting in the 2023-2024 school year.

• Requires follow-up dyslexia screening for students identified as at-risk or at some risk, with parental consent, and mandates evidence-based structured literacy intervention services for identified students.

• Requires the State Board of Education to employ at least 5 dyslexia specialists or therapists with a minimum of 5 years of experience by January 1, 2024 to provide technical assistance and training to school districts.

• Requires school districts to report annually to the State Board on screening numbers, risk identification, intervention services provided, and dyslexia characteristics data, with results published on the State Board's website.