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

Virginia House Bill 1265 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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 Senate Committee on Education and Health on February 15, 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 a program of coursework and other training in the identification of and the appropriate interventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with dyslexia or a related disorder. Such program shall (i) include coursework in the constructs and pedagogy underlying remediation of reading, spelling, and writing; (ii) require supervised practicum hours; and (iii) require reading specialists to demonstrate mastery of an evidence-based, structured literacy instructional approach that includes explicit, systematic, sequential, and cumulative instruction.