UT SB0081

School districts and charter schools must provide individualized intervention, diagnostic assessments, and progress monitoring when a student's benchmark assessment, supplemental reading assessment, or qualifying dyslexia assessment indicates reading deficiency or dyslexia characteristics

Parents may submit results from qualifying dyslexia assessments administered by licensed professionals practicing within their scope of practice, which schools must act upon

Educational professionals cannot be disciplined or face adverse employment action for recommending or referring students for dyslexia screening under federal disability laws, and such recommendations do not constitute a diagnosis

Mental health therapists and psychologists scope of practice definitions are updated to align with approved diagnostic and statistical manuals for mental disorders, explicitly clarifying that dyslexia evaluation and treatment falls within their scope

Effective date is May 6, 2026, with no money appropriated