Illinois Senate Bill 2936 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 19 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-26 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
Pending: Senate Assignments 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 provide technical assistance for specific learning disabilities to school districts. Provides that, beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, each school district must screen students in grades kindergarten through second for the risk factors of dyslexia using a universal screener. 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 the 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, 2022.

SCH CD-DYSLEXIA SCREENING

Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

Sen. Robert Martwick [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-26	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
2021-10-19	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-10-19	Senate	First Reading
2021-10-19	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-20.76	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	2-3.161	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-18.70	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2936&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2936.htm