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Bill AN ACT relating to dyslexia. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "dyslexia" and "qualified dyslexia screening tool"; require the Department of Education to make available a dyslexia toolkit that includes guidance on the instruction of students displaying characteristics of dyslexia; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Collaborative Center for Literacy Development to update professional development for teachers related to dyslexia; require each local board of education to develop policies for identifying and assisting students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia and other learning disabilities; require school districts to report data to the Department of Education regarding dyslexia screening and results; require teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia; require the commissioner of education to select three school districts to serve as dynamic laboratories of learning. Amend KRS 158.305 to revise the definition of "dyslexia"; require local boards of education to develop policies related to the implementation of response-to-intervention; require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, to report to the Interim Joint Committees on Education and Health and Welfare by November 30 of each year regarding school districts' implementation of response-to-intervention. AN ACT relating to dyslexia. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "dyslexia" and "qualified dyslexia screening tool"; require the Department of Education to make available a dyslexia toolkit that includes guidance on the instruction of students displaying characteristics of dyslexia; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Collaborative Center for Literacy Development to update professional development for teachers related to dyslexia; require each local board of education to develop policies for identifying and assisting students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia and other learning disabilities; require school districts to report data to the Department of Education regarding dyslexia screening and results; require teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia; require the commissioner of education to select three school districts to serve as dynamic laboratories of learning. Amend KRS 158.305 to revise the definition of "dyslexia"; require local boards of education to develop policies related to the implementation of response-to-intervention; require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, to report to the Interim Joint Committees on Education and Health and Welfare by November 30 of each year regarding school districts' implementation of response-to-intervention. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2018RS HB 187 Kentucky HB 187 (2018RS)
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L. Belcher
M. Hart
M. Prunty
S. Wells
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Kentucky HB 187 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to dyslexia. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "dyslexia" and "qualified dyslexia screening tool"; require the Department of Education to make available a dyslexia toolkit that includes guidance on the instruction of students displaying characteristics of dyslexia; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Collaborative Center for Literacy Development to update professional development for teachers related to dyslexia; require each local board of education to develop policies for identifying and assisting students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia and other learning disabilities; require school districts to report data to the Department of Education regarding dyslexia screening and results; require teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia; require the commissioner of education to select three school districts to serve as dynamic laboratories of learning. Amend KRS 158.305 to revise the definition of "dyslexia"; require local boards of education to develop policies related to the implementation of response-to-intervention; require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, to report to the Interim Joint Committees on Education and Health and Welfare by November 30 of each year regarding school districts' implementation of response-to-intervention.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HB 187 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
  2. HCA1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HCS1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source
  5. SCS1 (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • A. Wuchner — primary (person)
  • D. Graham — primary (person)
  • J. Blanton — primary (person)
  • J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
  • L. Belcher — primary (person)
  • M. Hart — primary (person)
  • M. Prunty — primary (person)
  • S. Wells — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2018-01-11 Introduced in House introduction
  • 2018-01-17 To Education (H) referral-committee
  • 2018-02-15 Posted in committee
  • 2018-02-20 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) reading-1
  • 2018-02-21 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-02-22 Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  • 2018-03-08 Taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  • 2018-03-08 To Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2018-03-12 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
  • 2018-03-13 3rd reading, passed 89-0 with Committee Substitute & committee amendment (1-title) reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-14 Received in Senate
  • 2018-03-15 To Education (S) referral-committee
  • 2018-03-20 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) reading-1
  • 2018-03-21 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-03-22 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
  • 2018-03-22 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-22 Received in House
  • 2018-03-22 To Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2018-03-22 Taken from Rules (H)
  • 2018-03-22 Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
  • 2018-03-22 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
  • 2018-03-22 Passed 87-0
  • 2018-03-27 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • 2018-03-27 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • 2018-03-27 Delivered to Governor
  • 2018-04-02 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 88) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/358e7db7-04fa-41f6-b298-23b0e7fecbc3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).