Mississippi Senate Bill 2371 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 37-173-15, 37-173-19 And 37-173-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Student Enrolled In A Public School Fails The Screening For Dyslexia The School District Is Required To Perform A Comprehensive Dyslexia Evaluation At No Cost To The Student And To Place A Diagnosed Student In A Dyslexia Therapy Program With A Certified Dyslexia Therapist Or Other Such Qualified Professional; To Provide Standards For The Administration Of The Dyslexia Screener And Dyslexia Therapy Services; And For Related Purposes.

Public school student dyslexia program; clarify school district responsibilities.

Sen. William Longwitz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	Senate	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2371.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2371IN.htm