MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility beginning with kindergarten.

HB 948 expands Mississippi's Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship program to include students with dyslexia in kindergarten through 12th grade, previously covering only older students. The bill revises eligibility criteria to ensure children as young as kindergarten can access the scholarship for research-based dyslexia therapy. This therapy must be delivered by Mississippi Department of Education licensed therapists using structured, multisensory methods like Orton-Gillingham. The policy directly affects K-12 students diagnosed with dyslexia in Mississippi public schools seeking specialized reading intervention.