Illinois House Bill 4406 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides for dyslexia screening guidelines and rules. Requires the State Board of Education to employ at least 5 dyslexia specialists or dyslexia therapists with a minimum of 5 years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders to provide technical assistance and training. Provides that, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, each school district must screen students in grades kindergarten through second (and in higher grades under certain circumstances) for the risk factors of dyslexia using a universal screener approved by the State Board. Sets forth what the screening must include. Provides for additional screening for a student who is determined to be at risk, or at some risk, for dyslexia to determine if a student has the characteristics of dyslexia. Requires the use of a multi-tiered system of support framework if screening indicates that a student has some risk factors for dyslexia or has the characteristics of dyslexia. Sets forth provisions concerning exceptions to screening, dyslexia intervention services, and reporting. Effective July 1, 2020.

SCH CD-DYSLEXIA SCREENING

Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst [R]	Rep. Keith Sommer [R]	Rep. Charles Meier [R]	Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]
Rep. Bob Morgan [D]	Rep. Yehiel Kalish [D]	Rep. Latoya Greenwood [D]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]	Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]	Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-05-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
2020-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2020-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2020-02-25	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2020-02-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2020-02-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2020-02-18	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2020-02-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2020-02-18	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Charles Meier
2020-02-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
2020-02-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
2020-02-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
2020-02-04	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
2020-01-29	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-01-29	House	First Reading
2020-01-29	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-20.73	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	2-3.161	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-18.66	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4406&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4406.htm