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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1458
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to education
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Establishes a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Daniel O'Donnell
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Title of bill
An act to establish a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia
Purpose or general idea of bill
This act will establish a pilot program to provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia
Summary of specific provisions
Section one of the bill establishes a pilot program that will provide early screening and intervention services for children with risk factors for dyslexia. section one also provides guidelines for how school districts will be selected and criteria that must be met.
Section two, defines "dyslexia" as a specific learning disorder that is neurological in origin and that is characterized by unexpected difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition.
Justification
This pilot program will demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of early reading assistance programs for children with risk factors for dyslexia. Running a pilot program will help determine whether those programs can reduce future special education costs, and to what extent the program should be expanded.
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Fiscal implications
The Commission of education shall apply for private and other non-state funds, and shall use available state funds appropriated to the department of education for the pilot program established pursuant to section one of this act.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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