23.0363.02000
Sixty-eighth
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1306
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Strinden, Nelson, Schreiber-Beck
Senators Davison, Myrdal, Weston
1 A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-32 of the North Dakota
2 Century Code, relating to establishing a dyslexia voucher program; and to provide a report to
3 the legislative management.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
5 SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15.1-32 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
6 and enacted as follows:
7 Dyslexia voucher program - Report to legislative management.
8 1. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a dyslexia voucher program to
9 assist in funding general educational needs related to dyslexia for individuals from age
10 five to under age eighteen who have been identified as having dyslexia. The program
11 may include funding for assistive technology, audio books or computer support for
12 reading, language-generating devices, training and educational materials for parents,
13 parenting education, language comprehension equipment, and tutors, including private
14 tutors training in dyslexia interventions.
15 2. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules to address the management
16 of the program and to establish the eligibility requirements and exclusions for the
17 program.
18 3. The superintendent of public instruction shall report biennially, by September first of
19 each even-numbered year, to the legislative management regarding the dyslexia
20 voucher program.
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