Mississippi Senate Bill 2868 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Ensure That Children With Dyslexia Have Their Needs Met By The Public School System; To Define Terms; To Require The Department To Have School Districts Screen Each Student In Kindergarten Through Grade Two; To Require School Districts To Notify A Student's Parents If The Student's Dyslexia Evaluation Indicates A Need For Dyslexia Services; To Require Certain Instructional Approaches For Dyslexia Therapy; To Require The Superintendent Of A School District To Report The Results Of The Dyslexia Screening To The Department Of Education; To Require That The Department Employ A Dyslexia Specialist; To Require The Department To Ensure That Teachers Receive Professional Awareness On The Indicators Of Dyslexia And The Science Behind Teaching A Student Who Is Dyslexic; To Require The Department To Collaborate With The Board Of Trustees At The State Institution Of Higher Learning To Ensure That All Teacher Education Programs At State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education Include Information On The Identification Of Students At Risk For Dyslexia And Related Disorders; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And To Implement The Act; And For Related Purposes.

Department of Education; implement dyslexia screenings and awareness programs.

Sen. Angela Turner-Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	Senate	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2868.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2868IN.htm