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SENATE
FILE
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3180)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
dyslexia
response
task
force
and
report.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DYSLEXIA
RESPONSE
TASK
FORCE
AND
REPORT.
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1.
The
department
of
education
shall
establish
a
dyslexia
2
task
force.
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
the
following
3
members:
4
a.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
5
director’s
designee.
6
b.
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
reading
research
center.
7
c.
A
representative
of
an
area
education
agency.
8
d.
A
representative
of
an
institution
of
higher
education
9
in
Iowa
with
documented
expertise
in
dyslexia
and
reading
10
instruction.
11
e.
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
association
of
school
12
boards.
13
f.
One
school
administrator.
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g.
One
elementary
general
education
teacher.
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h.
One
reading
specialist.
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i.
One
special
education
teacher.
17
j.
Two
representatives
of
decoding
dyslexia
who
are
parents
18
of
children
with
dyslexia.
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k.
One
representative
of
decoding
dyslexia
who
is
an
20
individual
with
dyslexia.
21
l.
Two
providers
certified
in
a
structured
literacy
reading
22
program.
23
m.
One
psychologist
or
speech
language
pathologist
licensed
24
in
the
state
of
Iowa
with
experience
in
diagnosing
dyslexia.
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2.
The
department
of
education
shall
provide
staffing
26
services
for
the
task
force.
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3.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report
regarding
its
28
findings
and
recommendations
relating
to
dyslexia
response
29
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
no
later
than
30
November
15,
2019.
When
making
such
recommendations,
the
31
task
force
shall
consider
but
not
be
limited
to
student
32
screening,
interventions,
teacher
preparation
and
professional
33
development,
classroom
accommodations,
and
assistive
34
technology.
The
report
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
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a.
An
overview
of
the
symptoms
and
effects
of
dyslexia.
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b.
An
overview
of
current
practices
relating
to
dyslexia
2
response
in
Iowa
schools.
3
c.
A
description
of
current
concerns
relating
to
dyslexia
4
response
identified
by
the
members
of
the
task
force.
5
d.
Recommendations
of
any
proposed
legislation
or
6
rulemaking
or
any
additional
personnel
or
funding
needed
to
7
address
the
needs
of
Iowa
students
with
dyslexia.
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e.
Recommendations
relating
to
dyslexia
response
for
9
specific
stakeholder
groups,
including
but
not
limited
10
to
parents,
educators,
administrators,
school
boards,
and
11
institutions
of
higher
education.
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f.
A
suggested
timeline
for
implementation
of
the
task
13
force’s
recommendations.
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EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
education
to
establish
a
18
dyslexia
task
force,
which
will
be
staffed
by
the
department.
19
The
bill
specifies
the
membership
of
the
task
force.
The
20
bill
directs
the
task
force
to
submit
a
report
regarding
its
21
findings
and
recommendations
relating
to
dyslexia
response
to
22
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
no
later
than
November
23
15,
2019.
The
bill
specifies
the
content
of
the
report.
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