House Bill 86

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Title AN ACT relating to early education assessment and intervention.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 197
Sponsors A. Wuchner, M. Rader, M. Dossett, C. Embry Jr., T. Riner, B. Yonts
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "aphasia," "dyscalculia," "dysgraphia," "dyslexia," "phonemic awareness," and "scientifically based research"; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for district reporting on implementation of a response-to-intervention system in grades K-3 in reading and writing by August 1, 2012, in mathematics by August 1, 2013, and in behavior by August 1, 2014; require the Department of Education to make available technical assistance, training, and a Web-based resource to assist all local school districts in the implementation of the system and instructional tools based on scientifically based research; require the department to collaborate with other state agencies and organizations; require conformity with 20 U.S.C. 1414(a)(1)(E) for initial evaluations of students with suspected disabilities; require the department to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on implementation by November 30, 2012, and annually thereafter; amend KRS 157.200 to conform with the federal definition of a "specific learning disability."
Index Headings of Original Version Children and Minors - Early education assessment and intervention
Disabilities and the Disabled - Early education assessment and intervention
Disabilities and the Disabled - Educational definitions, clarification of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Early education assessment and intervention, implementation of
State Agencies - Kentucky Board of Education, early education assessment and intervention, implementation of
Teachers - Early education assessment and intervention, implementation of

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12/03/10
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/04/11
  • introduced in House
  • to Education (H)


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