Mississippi House Bill 752 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Sections 37-173-16 And 37-175-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Districts To Provide Additional Dyslexia Screenings, Speech, Language, Voice And Fluency Screenings And Comprehensive Evaluations For Students At Any Time The Student Is Enrolled In Public School; To Provide That The Screenings And Evaluations May Be Conducted At Any Time Deemed Necessary Based On Recommendations Of A Teacher Or Upon The Request Of A Parent Or Legal Guardian Upon Observing A Substantial Deficiency In A Student's Ability To Maintain Adequate Academic Performance Due To The Student's Experiencing Dyslexia-like Or Speech-language Impairment-like Symptoms; To Require School Districts To Perform A Comprehensive Evaluation Of A Student Who Fails The Dyslexia Screener Or The Speech, Language, Voice And Fluency Screener; To Provide That The Costs Associated With The Subsequent Screening And Comprehensive Evaluation Shall Be Paid By The School District Of The Student's Enrollment And Attendance; To Impose A $2,500.00 Fine Upon School Districts For Each Instance Of Denying To Accept A Second Evaluation; To Amend Sections 37-173-15 And 37-175-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Dyslexia and speech therapy screenings; require school districts to provide for and accept independent evaluations.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-11	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0752.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0752IN.htm