Bill Text: VA HB1265 | 2018 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 29-2)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0282) [HB1265 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB1265-Comm_Sub.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1265 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Education on January 31, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Cline) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-902.1, relating to education preparation programs; reading specialists; dyslexia.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23.1-902.1 as follows:

§23.1-902.1. Education preparation programs; reading specialists; dyslexia.

Each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education that leads to a degree, concentration, or certificate for reading specialists shall include coursework or other training in the identification of and the appropriate interventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with dyslexia or a related disorder.