Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 426
"MS Educator Dyslexia Awareness Act of 2021"; enact to require certain instruction and training for license renewal.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI EDUCATOR DYSLEXIA AWARENESS ACT OF 2021"; TO REQUIRE EACH LICENSED EDUCATOR APPLYING FOR THE RENEWAL OF HIS OR HER EDUCATOR'S LICENSE, BEGINNING WITH THE 2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEAR, TO PRESENT DOCUMENTATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EVIDENCING THE COMPLETION OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS), IN-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING HOURS OR GRADUATE-LEVEL INSTRUCTION IN DYSLEXIA EDUCATION TRAINING, AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR LICENSE RENEWAL; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE AND DEVELOPMENT TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE DYSLEXIA TRAINING CRITERIA USED IN THE RENEWAL PROCESS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE TRAINING BE FACILITATED BY A MISSISSIPPI AA LICENSED DYSLEXIA THERAPIST, OR AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED IN ANOTHER STATE WHO HOLDS AN ACTIVE LICENSE THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO OR MORE ENHANCED THAN THOSE REQUIRED FOR A MISSISSIPPI AA LICENSED DYSLEXIA THERAPIST; TO REQUIRE ALL CEUS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR GRADUATE-LEVEL INSTRUCTION SUBMITTED AS A DYSLEXIA EDUCATION TRAINING COMPONENT OF THE RENEWAL APPLICATION TO ADHERE TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS OF READING APPROVED BY THE INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH COURSES SHALL BE INSTRUCTED BY A DYSLEXIA THERAPIST LICENSED IN DYSLEXIA THERAPY AND WHO HOLDS NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED ACADEMIC LANGUAGE THERAPIST (CALT); TO REQUIRE SUCH COURSES TO INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION LEVEL 1 STANDARDS A, B AND C, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION I OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE STANDARDS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 18 to February 2, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.