House
File
2543
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2543
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2186)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts
1
to
engage
independent
contractors
to
serve
as
dyslexia
2
service
providers.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
5754HV
(2)
89
jda/jh
H.F.
2543
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.76
Dyslexia
service
providers.
1
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
may
engage
an
2
independent
contractor
to
serve
as
a
dyslexia
service
provider.
3
The
dyslexia
service
provider
shall
provide
technical
guidance
4
and
assistance,
including
professional
development,
strategies,
5
and
materials
to
the
school
district
relating
to
identification
6
of
and
instruction
for
students
with
characteristics
of
7
dyslexia.
The
service
provider
shall
be
highly
trained
in
8
dyslexia
and
have
a
minimum
of
three
years
of
field
experience
9
in
screening,
identifying,
and
treating
dyslexia
and
related
10
disorders.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
authorizes
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
15
districts
to
engage
independent
contractors
to
serve
as
16
dyslexia
service
providers.
Dyslexia
service
providers
17
are
required
to
provide
technical
guidance
and
assistance,
18
including
professional
development,
strategies,
and
materials
19
to
the
school
district
relating
to
the
identification
of
and
20
instruction
for
students
with
characteristics
of
dyslexia.
21
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LSB
5754HV
(2)
89
jda/jh
1/
1