MI SB0381

Superintendent of public instruction must revoke approval of, and cannot approve after September 30, 2023, any teacher preparation institution or alternative teaching program that prepares special education personnel, literacy consultants, school psychologists, principals, teachers, or reading intervention providers unless they include instruction on dyslexia characteristics and risk factors for decoding difficulties.

Required instruction must cover secondary consequences of dyslexia including reading comprehension problems, vocabulary gaps, and potential social-emotional-behavioral difficulties resulting from reduced reading experience.

Programs must teach evidence-based instructional methods grounded in science of reading and structured language literacy designed for students with dyslexia, with exemption for grades 7-12 teachers not meeting other specified criteria.

Required curriculum must include instructional adjustments for dyslexic students, methods for developing schoolwide multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), and evidence-based interventions using structured language approaches.

Bill defines key terms including "dyslexia," "evidence-based," "science of reading," and "structured language and literacy" by reference to section 1280i and takes effect only if Senate Bills 380, 382, and 383 are also enacted.