Illinois Senate Bill 343

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that the dyslexia handbook developed by the State Board of Education shall include guidelines on the administration of a universal screener and dyslexia screening, the interpretation of data from these screeners, and the resulting appropriate instruction within a multi-tiered system of support framework. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary to ensure that a student will be screened for the risk factors of dyslexia using a universal screener. Sets forth guidelines for developing a universal screening. Sets forth which students are required to be screened. Provides that no later than January 1, 2025, the State Board of Education shall employ at least 5 dyslexia specialists or dyslexia therapists with a minimum of 5 years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders. Provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, each school district must screen students in grades kindergarten through 2 for the risk factors of dyslexia using a universal screener approved by the State Board of Education. Provides that if a student is determined to be either at risk or at some risk for dyslexia after the universal screener has been administered, the school district must administer a dyslexia screening of the student. Provides that if a student's dyslexia screening indicates that the student has characteristics of dyslexia, the dyslexia intervention services provided to the student must utilize a structured literacy approach as outlined in the State Board of Education's handbook. Makes other changes.

SCH CD-DYSLEXIA

Sen. Christopher Belt [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]	Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]
Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Michael Hastings [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Sen. Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D]
Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-02-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2023-02-15	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2023-02-07	Senate	Assigned to Education
2023-02-06	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2023-02-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2023-02-06	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-02	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-02	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-20.85	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	2-3.161	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-18.82	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=343&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0343.htm