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Public Act 098-0705 |
HB3700 Enrolled | LRB098 13980 NHT 48532 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
2-3.160 as follows: |
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.160 new) |
Sec. 2-3.160. Definition of dyslexia in rules; reading |
instruction advisory group. |
(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that |
incorporate an international definition of dyslexia into Part |
226 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code. |
(b) Subject to specific State appropriation or the |
availability of private donations, the State Board of Education |
shall establish an advisory group to develop a training module |
or training modules to provide education and professional |
development to teachers, school administrators, and other |
education professionals regarding multi-sensory, systematic, |
and sequential instruction in reading. This advisory group |
shall complete its work before July 31, 2015 and is abolished |
on July 31, 2015.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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