(1) Existing law requires all children with disabilities residing in the state, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services, to be identified, located, and assessed. Existing law provides that a pupil who is assessed as being dyslexic and meets certain eligibility criteria for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act category of specific learning disabilities is entitled to special education and related services. Existing law defines a "specific learning disability" as a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, and includes in that definition dyslexia and other specified conditions.
California AB 1369 (20152016) — Special education: dyslexia.
(1) Existing law requires all children with disabilities residing in the state, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services, to be identified, located, and assessed. Existing law provides that a pupil who is assessed as being dyslexic and meets certain eligibility criteria for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act category of specific learning disabilities is entitled to special education and related services. Existing law defines a "specific learning disability" as a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, and includes in that definition dyslexia and other specified conditions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-23 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2015-04-14 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-15 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2015-04-30 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-05-04 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-05 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2015-05-13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2015-05-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1729.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2015-06-19 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-07-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-17 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2015-08-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2458.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-03 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2015-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/62dcc1fb-5f0b-42d7-a091-1914876d00ab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).