21st Century Dyslexia Act
This bill addresses the education of children with disabilities, with a particular focus on children with dyslexia.
Currently, dyslexia is listed as one of the disabilities under the definition of specific learning disability in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This bill instead removes dyslexia from the definition of specific learning disability and establishes a stand-alone definition for dyslexia within IDEA.
Specifically, the bill defines dyslexia for purposes of IDEA as an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in the phonological processing (the appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken language), which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell.
Additionally, the bill requires a local educational agency or other agency, in determining eligibility for or providing an accommodation or service under IDEA, to provide equal access to (1) children from low-income families or from families with low socioeconomic status, and (2) other children.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7610 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7610
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve
provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2022
Mr. Westerman (for himself, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. McGovern,
and Mr. Palazzo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve
provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Dyslexia Act''.
SEC. 2. DYSLEXIA.
(a) Definitions.--Section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``or specific learning
disabilities'' and inserting ``dyslexia, or specific learning
disabilities'';
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Dyslexia.--The term `dyslexia' means an unexpected
difficulty in reading for an individual who has the
intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused
by a difficulty in the phonological processing (the
appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken language),
which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and
spell.''; and
(3) in paragraph (30)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``dyslexia,'';
and
(B) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by striking ``or of'' and inserting
``of''; and
(ii) by inserting before the period the
following: ``, or of dyslexia''.
(b) Provision of Accommodations and Services.--The Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act is amended by inserting after section 608
(20 U.S.C. 1407) the following:
``SEC. 608A. PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES.
``In determining eligibility for, or providing, an accommodation or
service under this title, a local educational agency or other agency
shall provide equal access, to the accommodation or service, to--
``(1) children from low-income families or from families
with low socioeconomic status; and
``(2) other children.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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