This bill expands the licensed professionals permitted to administer a dyslexia assessment.
This bill:
- provides that is not unlawful or unprofessional conduct for a licensed mental health therapist to administer a dyslexia assessment, if the mental health therapist, by training, education, and experience, is qualified to administer the assessment;
- requires a school district or charter school to take certain actions, including individualized intervention, if a qualifying dyslexia assessment shows that a student lacks reading competency, shows signs of dyslexia, or is lagging in acquiring a reading skill;
- defines terms; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53E-4-307, 58-1-501