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| SPONSOR: | Stewart | DATE TYPED: | 01/30/01 | HB | HJM 9 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Assist Students With Dyslexia | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Gilbert | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY01 | FY02 | FY01 | FY02 | ||
| Indeterminate Fiscal Impact | |||||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Memorial 9 requests the State Department of Public Education (SDE) to adopt a specific definition of dyslexia, identify effective interventions for students with dyslexia and establish certification criteria for specialists so that they may provide education programs to assist students with dyslexia.
Significant Issues
The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act addresses educational services that should be provided to individuals with dyslexia. This bill states that the SDE has not defined dyslexia or instituted educational diagnostic evaluations and has not recommended educational services to address this specific disability, thus justifying the need for the recommendations contained in HJM-9.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There may be administrative and programmatic costs associated with implementing the recommendations contained in HJM-9.
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