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House Bill 1886 |
House Author: Miller et al. |
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Effective: 6-15-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Huffman |
House Bill 1886 amends the Education Code to require each regional education service center to employ a dyslexia specialist and to require the program of screening and treatment for dyslexia and related disorders provided in public schools to include screening at the end of the school year of each student in kindergarten and in first grade, respectively. The bill sets out the duties of the Texas Education Agency regarding the development of a list of dyslexia training opportunities.
House Bill 1886 revises the issues the admission, review, and dismissal committee of a student enrolled in a special education program is required to consider and, if appropriate, address in the student's individualized education program regarding transition planning for the student. The bill establishes the duties of a district and the commissioner of education with regard to the transfer of parental rights of a student with a disability at the age of majority.