Dyslexia Bill H.4434
Today the Senate approved H.4434 with a unanimous vote of 42-0. It is now on its way to the Governor to be signed. A special thanks to Representative Clary for introducing the Bill and its sponsors, and also to the members of the House and Senate for their support of this legislation. Thank you to everyone that helped advocate for Dyslexia in South Carolina Our March 1 Dyslexia Day 2018 and Dyslexia Awareness Rally was a great success! We had Decoding Dyslexia South Carolina members from all across the state in attendance. Everyone wore their RED t-shirts for Dyslexia. The group was recognized on the House floor by Rep. Gary Clary and on the Senate floor by Senator Greg Hembree. It was a great day to Educate, Advocate, Legislate, and show our support for Dyslexia bill H.4434.
![]() 1ACTION ALERT: 1/30 EMAIL OR CALL the K-12 Subcommittee right now to share your story and why you support Dyslexia legislation in SC Join DD-SC at Tues. 1/30 at 3:00 in the Blatt Building room 101, to show support for the bill H.3414 & H.4434 Member of the SC House contact information: K-12 Subcommittee Raye Felder (Chair) Robert L. Brown Jerry N. Govan , Jr. Tommy M. Stringer William S. Cogswell Linda “Lin” Bennett Brandon M. Newton Jeff A. Bradley Session 122 - (2017-2018) January 23, 2018, 10:46:21 am H 4434 General Bill, By Clary, Elliott, Cogswell, Collins, Henderson-Myers and Felder Similar (H 3414) Summary: Dyslexia A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 33, TITLE 59 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE A UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL FOR USE BY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SCREEN STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE FOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DYSLEXIA BEGINNING WITH THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR; TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC ABILITIES THAT THE SCREENING TOOL MUST MEASURE; TO PROVIDE THAT PARENTS AND OTHER CERTAIN PARTIES MAY REQUEST THIS DYSLEXIA SCREENING FOR A STUDENT; TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CONVENE SCHOOL-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING TEAMS TO ANALYZE SCREENING DATA AND PROGRESS MONITORING DATA TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION AND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS; TO REQUIRE DYSLEXIA-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS INDICATED BY SCREENINGS TO HAVE CHARACTERISTICS OF DYSLEXIA; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE CERTAIN RELATED REGULATIONS; AND TO CREATE A DYSLEXIA ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ADVISE THE DEPARTMENT IN MATTERS RELATING TO DYSLEXIA. 12/13/17 12/13/17 01/09/18 01/09/18 01/11/18 House House House House House Prefiled Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 111) Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 111) Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder |