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Committee advances bill to update dyslexia toolkit, require district policies and teacher preparation coverage
Summary
House Bill 272, presented by Representative Samara Heffern, passed the subcommittee after sponsors said it would update KDE’s dyslexia toolkit, require district policies for K–3 identification/support, and add dyslexia into teacher preparation curricula.
Representative Samara Heffern presented House Bill 272 and said the bill would require the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to annually review and update an existing dyslexia toolkit; require local boards of education to develop policies to identify and assist kindergarten through third‑grade students with dyslexia; compile district implementation information for the Legislative Research Commission; and require teacher‑preparation programs to include dyslexia instruction.
Heffern said the existing toolkit had not been updated since 2019 and stressed the bill is intended to provide guidance rather than create regulation.…
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