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HCS/HB 2379 - By December 31, 2017, this act requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop guidlines for the appropriate screening of students for dyslexia and related disorders and to develop the necessary classroom support for such students. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, each public school, including charter schools, shall conduct dyslexia screenings and provide reasonable classroom support consistent with the findings and recommendations of the Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia, which is created by the act. Additionally, practicing teacher assistance programs shall include two hours of in-service training regarding dyslexia and related disorders provided by each school district for all practicing teachers. Such training shall count as two contact hours of professional development. (Section 167.950) This act also creates the Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia. The Task Force will advise and make recommendations to the Governor and the Joint Committee on Education. The Task Force will consist of eighteen members, as described in the act. The members will be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as described in the act. The task force will make recommendations for a statewide system for identification, intervention, and delivery of supports for students with dyslexia, as described in the act. The Task Force shall hire or contract for hire specialist services to support the work of the Task Force as necessary with appropriations or from other available funding. The Task Force shall terminate on August 31, 2018. (Section 633.420) This provision is substantially similar to provisions contained in SB 827 (2016), SB 548 (2015) and HCS/HB 921 (2015). JOSHUA NORBERG
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