This bill amends section 1008.25 of the Florida Statutes to enhance the requirements for school districts regarding the identification and support of students exhibiting characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia. It introduces a new paragraph (d) under subsection (4), which mandates that if a student is identified through the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system as having these characteristics, the school district must ensure the student is covered by a plan that includes evidence-based interventions tailored to their needs. Additionally, the screening results will be treated as reasonable suspicion of a disability, prompting the district to seek parental consent for an initial evaluation. The bill also emphasizes that screening activities and interventions should occur concurrently with the evaluation process and should not delay or deny appropriate evaluations.

Furthermore, the bill amends paragraph (a) of subsection (9) to require that any student identified by the screening system as having characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia must undergo further screening. It also stipulates that students whose performance meets certain thresholds, where the system cannot identify these characteristics, must also be screened. The State Board of Education is tasked with establishing rules for timelines, performance thresholds, and parental notification regarding further screening. The coordinated screening and progress monitoring system is set to be computer-adaptive starting in the 2023-2024 school year, with the act taking effect on July 1, 2026.