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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 159 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2015 LCO No. 727 | |
| 3 | 3 | *00727* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on EDUCATION | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Proposed Bill No. 159 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2015 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 727 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | *00727* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on EDUCATION | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISIONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA. | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 28 | That (1) chapter 164 of the general statutes be amended to define dyslexia; (2) section 10-148b of the general statutes be amended to include training regarding the detection and recognition of, and evidence-based interventions for, students with dyslexia in the program of professional development for teachers; (3) section 10-14t of the general statutes be amended to include screenings and assessments for dyslexia for students in grades kindergarten to three, inclusive; (4) chapter 164 of the general statutes be amended to establish a requirement for evidence-based interventions for students with dyslexia by a dyslexia therapist; (5) chapter 163 of the general statutes be amended to create a dyslexia specialist position within the Department of Education and require the department to create a dyslexia resource guide for use by local and regional boards of education; and (6) subsection (f) of section 10-145a of the general statutes be amended to require that each literacy skills course offered as part of a program of teacher preparation be a credit-bearing course reflecting a minimum of one and one-half credit and twelve dedicated seat hours. | |
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| 30 | 30 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 32 | 32 | To provide evidence-based supports to students with dyslexia. |