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MO HB731

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2015

Primary Sponsor

David Wood

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • All Missouri public schools must test each enrolling student for dyslexia and related disorders at times determined by State Board of Education rules

  • School district boards and charter school governing boards must provide treatment for any student identified with dyslexia or a related disorder

  • Dyslexia is defined as a constitutional disorder causing difficulty learning to read, write, or spell despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity

  • Related disorders include developmental auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific developmental dyslexia, developmental dysgraphia, and developmental spelling disability

  • State Board of Education must promulgate rules governing the testing requirements, subject to General Assembly review under Chapter 536

Legislative Description

Establishes procedures for public school districts' treatment of students with dyslexia or a related disorder

Last Action

Referred: Emerging Issues in Education(H)

2/18/2015

Committee Referrals

Emerging Issues in Education2/18/2015

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