Senate Bill 270

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Title AN ACT relating to dyslexia.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 429
Sponsor S. West
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "dyslexia" and "evidence-based"; require the Department of Education to make available a dyslexia toolkit that includes guidance on the instruction of students displaying characteristics of dyslexia; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Education Professional Standards Board and the Council on Postsecondary Education to update professional development for teachers related to dyslexia; require each local board of education to develop policies for identifying and assisting students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia and other learning disabilities; require school districts to report data to the Department of Education regarding dyslexia screening and results; require teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia; require the commissioner of education to select three school districts to participate in a study project; this may be cited as the Ready to Read Act.
Index Headings of Original Version Disabilities and the Disabled - Dyslexia, definition of, evaluation for
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Dyslexia, definition of, evaluation for
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Professional development, inclusion of dyslexia in
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teacher preparation programs, inclusion of dyslexia in
Education, Higher - Teacher preparation programs, inclusion of dyslexia in
Short Titles and Popular Names - Ready to Read Act, dyslexia
State Agencies - Department of Education, dyslexia resources, development of
Teachers - Dyslexia, evaluating for
Teachers - Professional development, inclusion of dyslexia in
Teachers - Teacher preparation programs, inclusion of dyslexia in

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03/01/18
  • introduced in Senate
03/05/18
  • to Education (S)


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