This bill would change the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to add and define dyslexia and to require equal access to services and accommodations. It adds dyslexia to IDEA's definitions, defines it as an unexpected difficulty in reading commonly caused by problems with phonological processing, and updates related definition language. It also creates a new section (608A) that requires local educational agencies and other agencies to provide equal access to eligible children for accommodations and services, explicitly listing children from low-income families, children from families with low socioeconomic status, and children who are limited English proficient.
If this bill becomes law, dyslexia would be specifically named and defined in IDEA. Schools and local education agencies would be required to offer equal access to accommodations and services to all eligible children, including low-income students, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and students who are limited English proficient. This could affect how students with dyslexia are identified and how they receive supports under IDEA.
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The sponsors introduced the bill to "improve provisions relating to dyslexia." The bill’s text shows proponents want dyslexia explicitly defined in IDEA and want to ensure equal access to accommodations and services for specified groups of eligible children.
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