H-8260

   Amend  the amendment, H-8253, to House File 2618, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, after line 21 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 256.146, subsection 21, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   21.  a.  By July 1, 2021, adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A, developed in collaboration with the Iowa reading research center, establishing an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement. The endorsement shall require a strong understanding of structured literacy instruction; the neurobiological nature, cognitive-linguistic correlates, developmental indicators, compensatory behaviors, potential psychological factors, and co-occurring disorders of dyslexia; demonstrated skill in administering informal and formal assessments related to dyslexia; demonstrated skill in delivery of explicit, systematic literacy intervention; demonstrated skill in developing and supporting services for students with characteristics of dyslexia including those who are eligible for services under chapter 256B or section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794, as amended; demonstrated skill in the design and implementation of accommodations and modifications; demonstrated competence in creating a dyslexia-friendly learning environment; and demonstrated skill in the use and integration of assistive technology. This endorsement shall, at a minimum, require three years of prior teaching experience and completion of a supervised practical experience.
   b.  The rules shall allow students participating in approved practitioner preparation programs to apply for and, if deemed qualified by the board, receive the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement.
   c.  The rules shall require the board to grant a reading specialist endorsement to any individual who receives an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement under this subsection.>
   2.  Page 2, after line 11 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  APPLICABILITY.  The following applies to individuals admitted to an approved practitioner preparation program on or after the effective date of this Act:
   The portion of the section of this Act enacting section 256.146, subsection 21, paragraph “b”.
   Sec. ___.  APPLICABILITY.  The following applies to individuals who apply to the board of educational examiners for an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement on or after the effective date of this Act: 
   The portion of the section of this Act enacting section 256.146, subsection 21, paragraph “c”.
   ___.  Title page, line 2, after <requirements> by inserting <and provisions related to endorsements issued by the board of educational examiners>
   ___.  Title page, line 5, after <level> by inserting <, and including applicability provisions>>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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STECKMAN of Cerro Gordo