Bill Text: IA SF2356 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the education of students with characteristics of dyslexia and to the preparation and licensure of practitioners for such instruction, and establishing an Iowa dyslexia board. (Formerly SF 2235.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-18 - Fiscal note. [SF2356 Detail]
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
EDUCATION
OF
STUDENTS
WITH
CHARACTERISTICS
OF
DYSLEXIA
AND
TO
THE
PREPARATION
AND
LICENSURE
OF
PRACTITIONERS
FOR
SUCH
INSTRUCTION,
AND
ESTABLISHING
AN
IOWA
DYSLEXIA
BOARD.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
a.
Prescribe
standards
and
procedures
for
the
approval
of
practitioner
preparation
programs
and
professional
development
programs
offered
in
this
state
by
practitioner
preparation
institutions
located
within
or
outside
this
state
and
by
area
education
agencies.
b.
Procedures
provided
for
approval
of
programs
shall
include
procedures
for
enforcement
of
the
prescribed
standards
and,
except
as
provided
in
section
256.16,
subsection
3
,
shall
not
include
a
procedure
for
the
waiving
of
any
of
the
standards
prescribed.
c.
By
July
1,
2022,
the
board,
in
collaboration
with
the
Iowa
reading
research
center,
shall
adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
prescribing
standards
and
procedures
for
the
approval
of
practitioner
preparation
programs
that
are
affiliated
with
the
Iowa
reading
research
center
and
that
offer
practitioner
preparation
for
the
advanced
dyslexia
specialist
endorsement
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
pursuant
to
section
272.2,
subsection
23.
The
department
shall
not
approve
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p.
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programs
that
prepare
practitioners
for
such
an
endorsement
if
the
programs
are
not
approved
by
the
Iowa
reading
research
center.
d.
The
board
may
establish
by
rule
and
collect
from
practitioner
preparation
institutions
located
outside
this
state
an
amount
equivalent
to
the
department’s
necessary
travel
and
actual
expenses
incurred
while
engaged
in
the
program
approval
process
for
the
institution
located
outside
this
state.
Amounts
collected
under
this
subsection
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
Sec.
2.
Section
256.9,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
60.
By
July
1,
2024,
dedicate
at
least
one
of
the
department’s
authorized
full-time
equivalent
positions
to
maintain
a
dyslexia
consultant
to
provide
technical
guidance
and
assistance,
including
but
not
limited
to
professional
development,
strategies,
and
materials,
to
the
department,
area
education
agencies,
school
districts,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
relating
to
the
identification
of
and
instruction
for
students
with
characteristics
of
dyslexia.
The
consultant
shall
be
highly
trained
in
dyslexia
and
have
a
minimum
of
three
years
of
field
experience
in
screening,
identifying,
and
treating
dyslexia
and
related
disorders.
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.32A
Iowa
dyslexia
board.
1.
An
Iowa
dyslexia
board
is
established
to
guide,
facilitate,
and
oversee
implementation
of
dyslexia
instruction
in
Iowa
and
make
recommendations
for
continued
improvement
of
such
instruction.
The
Iowa
dyslexia
board
shall
also
submit
recommendations
as
follows:
a.
To
the
department
regarding
the
required
and
preferred
qualifications
for
a
dyslexia
consultant
position
required
in
accordance
with
section
256.9,
subsection
60.
b.
To
the
area
education
agencies
regarding
the
required
and
preferred
qualifications
for
dyslexia
specialists
required
in
accordance
with
section
273.2,
subsection
11.
2.
The
Iowa
dyslexia
board
shall
consist
of
the
following
members:
a.
The
director
of
the
department
or
the
director’s
designee.
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p.
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b.
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
reading
research
center.
c.
A
representative
of
an
area
education
agency.
d.
One
school
administrator.
e.
One
reading
specialist.
f.
One
special
education
teacher.
g.
An
elementary
core
literacy
teacher.
h.
Two
representatives
of
decoding
dyslexia
who
are
parents
of
children
with
dyslexia.
i.
One
representative
of
decoding
dyslexia
who
is
an
individual
with
dyslexia.
j.
One
provider
certified
in
a
structured
literacy
reading
program.
k.
One
psychologist
or
speech
language
pathologist
licensed
in
the
state
of
Iowa
with
experience
in
diagnosing
dyslexia.
l.
A
representative
of
an
institution
of
higher
education
in
Iowa
with
documented
expertise
in
dyslexia
and
reading
instruction.
m.
The
department
dyslexia
consultant
if
maintained
by
the
department
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
subsection
60.
3.
The
term
of
membership
is
three
years.
The
terms
shall
be
staggered
so
that
at
least
four
of
the
terms
end
each
year,
but
no
member
serving
on
the
initial
board
shall
serve
less
than
one
year.
The
governor
shall
determine
the
length
of
the
initial
terms
of
office.
4.
The
Iowa
dyslexia
board
shall
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
November
15
annually.
5.
This
section
is
repealed
July
1,
2025.
Sec.
4.
Section
272.2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
23.
By
July
1,
2021,
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A,
developed
in
collaboration
with
the
Iowa
reading
research
center,
establishing
an
advanced
dyslexia
specialist
endorsement.
The
endorsement
shall
require
a
strong
understanding
of
structured
literacy
instruction;
the
neurobiological
nature,
cognitive-linguistic
correlates,
developmental
indicators,
compensatory
behaviors,
potential
psychological
factors,
and
co-occurring
disorders
of
dyslexia;
demonstrated
skill
in
administering
informal
and
formal
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p.
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assessments
related
to
dyslexia;
demonstrated
skill
in
delivery
of
explicit,
systematic
literacy
intervention;
demonstrated
skill
in
developing
and
supporting
services
for
students
with
characteristics
of
dyslexia
including
those
who
are
eligible
for
services
under
chapter
256B
or
section
504
of
the
federal
Rehabilitation
Act
of
1973,
29
U.S.C.
§794,
as
amended;
demonstrated
skill
in
the
design
and
implementation
of
accommodations
and
modifications;
demonstrated
competence
in
creating
a
dyslexia-friendly
learning
environment;
and
demonstrated
skill
in
the
use
and
integration
of
assistive
technology.
This
endorsement
shall,
at
a
minimum,
require
three
years
of
prior
teaching
experience
and
completion
of
a
supervised
practical
experience.
Sec.
5.
Section
273.2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
Subject
to
an
appropriation
by
the
general
assembly
for
such
purpose,
the
area
education
agency
board
shall,
by
July
1,
2024,
dedicate
at
least
one
full-time
equivalent
position
to
maintain
a
dyslexia
specialist.
The
area
education
agency
board
may
hire
such
a
specialist
or
may
provide
appropriate
training
to
qualify
an
existing
employee
as
a
specialist
on
dyslexia.
The
specialist
shall
provide
technical
guidance
and
assistance,
including
but
not
limited
to
professional
development,
strategies,
and
materials
to
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
relating
to
identification
of
and
instruction
for
students
with
characteristics
of
dyslexia.
The
specialist
shall
be
highly
trained
in
dyslexia
and
have
a
minimum
of
three
years
of
field
experience
in
screening,
identifying,
and
treating
dyslexia
and
related
disorders.
In
the
absence
of
an
appropriation,
each
area
education
agency
board
is
encouraged
to
employ
a
highly
qualified
dyslexia
specialist.
Sec.
6.
Section
273.3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
Require,
by
July
1,
2024,
any
person
employed
by
the
area
education
agency
who
holds
a
license,
certificate,
statement
of
recognition,
or
authorization
other
than
a
coaching
authorization,
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
under
chapter
272,
to
complete
the
Iowa
Senate
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p.
5
reading
research
center
dyslexia
overview
module.
Such
persons
employed
after
July
1,
2024,
shall
complete
the
module
within
one
year
of
the
employee’s
initial
date
of
hire.
Sec.
7.
Section
279.68,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
subparagraph
(3),
subparagraph
division
(a),
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(a)
Assists
students
who
are
persistently
at
risk
in
reading
to
develop
the
skills
to
read
at
grade
level.
Assistance
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
strategies
that
formally
address
dyslexia,
when
appropriate.
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph
division
(a),
“dyslexia”
means
a
specific
and
significant
impairment
in
the
development
of
reading,
including
but
not
limited
to
phonemic
awareness,
phonics,
fluency,
vocabulary,
and
comprehension,
that
is
not
solely
accounted
for
by
intellectual
disability,
sensory
learning
disability
or
impairment,
or
lack
of
appropriate
instruction
that
is
neurobiological
in
origin,
is
characterized
by
difficulties
with
accurate
or
fluent
word
recognition
and
by
poor
spelling
and
decoding
abilities,
and
may
include
difficulties
that
typically
result
from
a
deficit
in
the
phonological
component
of
language
that
is
often
unexpected
in
relation
to
other
cognitive
abilities
and
the
provision
of
effective
classroom
instruction,
as
well
as
secondary
consequences
such
as
problems
in
reading
comprehension
and
reduced
reading
experience
that
can
impede
growth
of
vocabulary
and
background
knowledge
.
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.72
Training
on
dyslexia.
By
July
1,
2024,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
require
all
persons
employed
by
the
school
district
who
hold
a
teaching
license
with
an
endorsement
for
prekindergarten,
prekindergarten
or
elementary
special
education,
or
prekindergarten
through
grade
three
levels
issued
under
chapter
272,
all
practitioners
and
paraprofessionals
assigned
as
Title
I
teachers
and
Title
I
paraprofessionals
under
the
federal
Every
Student
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95,
and
all
practitioners
endorsed
to
teach
English
as
a
second
language
to
complete
the
Iowa
reading
research
center
dyslexia
overview
module.
Such
persons
employed
by
the
school
district
after
July
1,
2024,
shall
complete
the
module
within
one
year
of
the
employee’s
initial
date
of
hire.
Senate
File
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p.
6
Sec.
9.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
districts.
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2356,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2020
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
