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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1761 By: Moore
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 1210.520, as amended by Section 10, Chapter
411, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
1210.520), which relates to screening for dyslexia;
requiring certain students to rescreen every three
years; limiting rescreen requirements in certain
circumstances; requiring districts to report
rescreening data; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.520, as
amended by Section 10, Chapter 411, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 1210.520), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1210.520. A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year
and for each school year thereafter, any student enrolled in
kindergarten, first, second, or third grade in a public school in
this state who is assessed through the Strong Readers Act pursuant
to Section 1210.508C of this title and who is not meeting grade-
level targets in reading after the beginning-of-the-year assessment
shall be screened for dyslexia. Screening also may be requested for
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a student by his or her parent or legal guardian, teacher,
counselor, speech-language pathologist, or school psychologist.
B. Only students whose screenings resulted in a positive
identification for characteristics of dyslexia shall be rescreened
every three (3) years, regardless of grade level, until the student
turns eighteen (18) years of age or until a rescreening results in a
negative identification. The State Board of Education shall develop
policies for dyslexia rescreening required under this subsection.
C. No later than July 1, 2021, the State Board of Education
shall develop policies for dyslexia screening required under this
subsection and shall include, but not be limited to:
1. The definition and characteristics of dyslexia and related
language disorders;
2. The process for referring students in kindergarten and
grades one through three for screening;
3. A process for providing notification to parents or legal
guardians of the use of a qualified dyslexia-screening tool and
notification of the results of the screening;
4. A process for providing the parents or legal guardians of
students screened for dyslexia with information and resource
material regarding dyslexia;
5. A process for monitoring the student's progress after the
positive identification of characteristics of dyslexia or other
disorders; and
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6. Requirements and qualifications for screeners that
demonstrate an understanding of and training to administer the
screening instrument.
C. D. The Board shall adopt a list of approved qualified
dyslexia screening tools that address the following components, as
developmentally appropriate:
1. Phonological awareness;
2. Advanced phonemic awareness;
3. Sound symbol recognition;
4. Alphabet knowledge;
5. Decoding skills;
6. Encoding skills;
7. Rapid naming; and
8. Developmental language.
D. E. Screening shall be conducted in accordance with the
policies developed by the State Board of Education pursuant to
subsection B C of this section and the Oklahoma Dyslexia Handbook
including policies and information developed relating to universal
screening of kindergarten students for characteristics of dyslexia.
E. F. Beginning June 30, 2023, and for each year thereafter,
school districts shall provide the following data to the State
Department of Education:
1. The number of students by grade level in kindergarten
through grade three who were screened for dyslexia in a school year;
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2. The number of students by grade level in kindergarten
through grade three who were newly identified as having
characteristics of dyslexia in a school year;
3. The number of students by grade level who were rescreened
for dyslexia pursuant to subsection B of this section in a school
year;
4. The number of rescreened students by grade level whose
results remained unchanged from the previous screening in a school
year;
5. The number of rescreened students by grade level whose
results changed from the previous positive screening to a negative
identification of characteristics of dyslexia in a school year;
6. The process or tools used to evaluate student progress;
4. 7. The number of trained school system personnel or licensed
professionals used to administer the qualified dyslexia screening
tool;
5. 8. The number of students in kindergarten through grade
three who were participating in interventions within the school
setting and the number of students participating in interventions
outside the school setting; and
6. 9. The programs used by districts for intervention within
the school setting.
F. G. By December 31, 2023, and for each year thereafter, the
State Department of Education shall provide a report electronically
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containing all of the information provided in subsection E F of this
section to the Governor and Legislature and make the report
available on the Department's website.
G. H. As funds are available, beginning with the 2021-2022
school year, the Department shall provide training on the best
practices for screening for dyslexia.
H. I. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules
necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
60-1-10409 SW 01/12/25