HB 1265

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2018
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 09, 2018

Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.

Abstract

Requires each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education that leads to a degree, concentration, or certificate for reading specialists to include a program of coursework or other training in the identification of and the appropriate interventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with dyslexia or a related disorder. The bill requires such programs to (i) include coursework in the constructs and pedagogy underlying remediation of reading, spelling, and writing and (ii) require reading specialists to demonstrate mastery of an evidence-based, structured literacy instructional approach that includes explicit, systematic, sequential, and cumulative instruction. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (30)

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Actions


Mar 09, 2018

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 282 (effective 7/1/18)

Mar 02, 2018

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018

Feb 28, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Feb 26, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Feb 21, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107296D-S2 (99-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Feb 19, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute rejected 18107215D-S1

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of substitute waived

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 18107215D-S1

Virginia General Assembly

Floor substitute printed 18107296D-S2 (Newman)

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of substitute waived

Virginia General Assembly

Substitute by Senator Newman agreed to 18107296D-S2

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1265S2

Feb 07, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Feb 06, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Feb 05, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 18106288D-H1

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1265H1

Feb 02, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 19, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #3

Jan 10, 2018

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103455D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Education

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103455D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 18106288D-H1 HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107215D-S1 HTML
Senate: Floor substitute printed 18107296D-S2 (Newman) HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1265ER) HTML

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