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DYS adds dyslexia screening, clarifies termination‑of‑pregnancy policy; committee asks for quarterly dyslexia reports
Summary
Division of Youth Services told the committee it will screen juveniles for dyslexia within 30 days and provide follow‑up services; the division also clarified termination‑of‑pregnancy policy that families are decision makers and responsible for payment. Senators successfully moved to require quarterly reporting on dyslexia findings.
Mark Golden, assistant director of the Division of Youth Services, and Marcela Dela Rosa, superintendent of education at DYS, presented rule changes requested to align the DYS operations manual with statutes enacted in 2019.
Dyslexia screening and follow‑up: Dela Rosa told the committee that DYS did not previously have a formal dyslexia policy and that the new rule implements a screening sequence to be completed within 30 days for juveniles who enter DYS…
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