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MO HB731
Bill
Status
1/28/2015
Primary Sponsor
David Wood
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AI Summary
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All Missouri public schools must test each enrolling student for dyslexia and related disorders at times determined by State Board of Education rules
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School district boards and charter school governing boards must provide treatment for any student identified with dyslexia or a related disorder
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Dyslexia is defined as a constitutional disorder causing difficulty learning to read, write, or spell despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity
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Related disorders include developmental auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific developmental dyslexia, developmental dysgraphia, and developmental spelling disability
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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