Bill Text: IA SF2360 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a dyslexia response task force and report. (Formerly SSB 3180.) Effective 7-1-18.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-17 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 959. [SF2360 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2360-Introduced.html
Senate File 2360 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3180) A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for a dyslexia response task force and report. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6169SV (1) 87 je/jh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. DYSLEXIA RESPONSE TASK FORCE AND REPORT. 1 2 1. The department of education shall establish a dyslexia 1 3 task force. The task force shall consist of the following 1 4 members: 1 5 a. The director of the department of education or the 1 6 director's designee. 1 7 b. A representative of the Iowa reading research center. 1 8 c. A representative of an area education agency. 1 9 d. A representative of an institution of higher education 1 10 in Iowa with documented expertise in dyslexia and reading 1 11 instruction. 1 12 e. A representative of the Iowa association of school 1 13 boards. 1 14 f. One school administrator. 1 15 g. One elementary general education teacher. 1 16 h. One reading specialist. 1 17 i. One special education teacher. 1 18 j. Two representatives of decoding dyslexia who are parents 1 19 of children with dyslexia. 1 20 k. One representative of decoding dyslexia who is an 1 21 individual with dyslexia. 1 22 l. Two providers certified in a structured literacy reading 1 23 program. 1 24 m. One psychologist or speech language pathologist licensed 1 25 in the state of Iowa with experience in diagnosing dyslexia. 1 26 2. The department of education shall provide staffing 1 27 services for the task force. 1 28 3. The task force shall submit a report regarding its 1 29 findings and recommendations relating to dyslexia response 1 30 to the governor and the general assembly no later than 1 31 November 15, 2019. When making such recommendations, the 1 32 task force shall consider but not be limited to student 1 33 screening, interventions, teacher preparation and professional 1 34 development, classroom accommodations, and assistive 1 35 technology. The report shall include all of the following: 2 1 a. An overview of the symptoms and effects of dyslexia. 2 2 b. An overview of current practices relating to dyslexia 2 3 response in Iowa schools. 2 4 c. A description of current concerns relating to dyslexia 2 5 response identified by the members of the task force. 2 6 d. Recommendations of any proposed legislation or 2 7 rulemaking or any additional personnel or funding needed to 2 8 address the needs of Iowa students with dyslexia. 2 9 e. Recommendations relating to dyslexia response for 2 10 specific stakeholder groups, including but not limited 2 11 to parents, educators, administrators, school boards, and 2 12 institutions of higher education. 2 13 f. A suggested timeline for implementation of the task 2 14 force's recommendations. 2 15 EXPLANATION 2 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 17 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 18 This bill directs the department of education to establish a 2 19 dyslexia task force, which will be staffed by the department. 2 20 The bill specifies the membership of the task force. The 2 21 bill directs the task force to submit a report regarding its 2 22 findings and recommendations relating to dyslexia response to 2 23 the governor and the general assembly no later than November 2 24 15, 2019. The bill specifies the content of the report. LSB 6169SV (1) 87 je/jh
