Senate
File
2360
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Senate
File
2360
AN
ACT
PROVIDING
FOR
A
DYSLEXIA
RESPONSE
TASK
FORCE
AND
REPORT.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
DYSLEXIA
RESPONSE
TASK
FORCE
AND
REPORT.
1.
The
department
of
education
shall
establish
a
dyslexia
task
force.
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
the
following
members:
a.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
director’s
designee.
b.
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
reading
research
center.
Senate
File
2360,
p.
2
c.
A
representative
of
an
area
education
agency.
d.
One
school
administrator.
e.
One
reading
specialist.
f.
One
special
education
teacher.
g.
Two
representatives
of
decoding
dyslexia
who
are
parents
of
children
with
dyslexia.
h.
One
representative
of
decoding
dyslexia
who
is
an
individual
with
dyslexia.
i.
One
provider
certified
in
a
structured
literacy
reading
program.
j.
One
psychologist
or
speech
language
pathologist
licensed
in
the
state
of
Iowa
with
experience
in
diagnosing
dyslexia.
k.
A
representative
of
an
institution
of
higher
education
in
Iowa
with
documented
expertise
in
dyslexia
and
reading
instruction.
2.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
director’s
designee
shall
convene
the
task
force.
The
department
of
education
shall
provide
staffing
services
for
the
task
force.
3.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report
regarding
its
findings
and
recommendations
relating
to
dyslexia
response
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
no
later
than
November
15,
2019.
When
making
such
recommendations,
the
task
force
shall
consider
but
not
be
limited
to
student
screening,
interventions,
teacher
preparation
and
professional
development,
classroom
accommodations,
and
assistive
technology.
The
report
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
a.
An
overview
of
the
symptoms
and
effects
of
dyslexia.
b.
An
overview
of
current
practices
relating
to
dyslexia
response
in
Iowa
schools.
c.
A
description
of
current
concerns
relating
to
dyslexia
response
identified
by
the
members
of
the
task
force.
d.
Recommendations
of
any
proposed
legislation
or
rulemaking
or
any
additional
personnel
or
funding
needed
to
address
the
needs
of
Iowa
students
with
dyslexia.
e.
Recommendations
relating
to
dyslexia
response
for
specific
stakeholder
groups,
including
but
not
limited
to
parents,
educators,
administrators,
school
boards,
and
institutions
of
higher
education.
Senate
File
2360,
p.
3
f.
A
suggested
timeline
for
implementation
of
the
task
force’s
recommendations.
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2360,
Eighty-seventh
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2018
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor