Dyslexia Screening and READ Act Requirements

Added findings supporting universal dyslexia screening in kindergarten through third grade to identify specific reading deficits like phonemic awareness and word decoding that standard assessments may overlook.

Added requirement for schools to inform parents and guardians when screening results suggest dyslexia risk factors, including explanations of findings and home support strategies.

Removed House sponsorship list and updated document header from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' with updated amendment status language.

The bill header was updated from 'Final Act' to 'Rerevised' status, indicating this is a draft version incorporating amendments rather than the final signed law.

The House sponsorship list was updated and reorganized, removing names like Sullivan and reformatting the list layout.

The bill text was renumbered with line numbers (101-105) and reformatted with different spacing and capitalization conventions.

New bill summary sections were added showing the bill's status through various readings and dates, including House and Senate committee assignments.

The final act note about Governor signatures and legislative status was removed, as this is a draft version not yet signed into law.

Added a note at the beginning explaining that the bill has been prepared for signatures and directing readers to check legislative status sheets for governor action.

Reformatted the bill title and sponsor information to appear in a different layout structure.

Changed the explanatory note about formatting conventions from the top of the document to the bottom, and adjusted its capitalization and punctuation.

Removed the original bill title and sponsor information that appeared before the legislative declaration section.

Added new definitions for dyslexia, phonemic awareness, phonics, phonological processing, encoding, oral reading fluency, and other reading competency skills to clarify what constitutes reading difficulties.

Requires local education providers to implement universal dyslexia screening in kindergarten through third grade to identify students with specific reading deficits earlier.

Mandates that schools inform parents and guardians when universal dyslexia screening results suggest dyslexia risk factors, including clear explanations of findings and suggestions for home support.

Updated the definition of 'body of evidence' to include additional elements for identifying students with significant reading deficiencies beyond just assessment scores.

Removed bill summary and committee assignment sections that were part of the legislative process but not part of the enacted law.

Bill status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect adoption of all amendments in the House of Introduction.

Nine additional Senate sponsors were added to the bill sponsorship list.

Bill summary header updated to show '3rd Reading Unamended' status with date April 7, 2025, and added explanatory note about summary applicability.

Updated document header from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED' to reflect the bill's current legislative status after passing through committee and floor amendments.

Added date stamp 'April 4, 2025' and 'SENATE' to the document header to indicate the version date and chamber.

Minor formatting adjustments to line numbers and spacing throughout the document text.