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| | HB3700 Engrossed | | LRB098 13980 NHT 48532 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 2-3.160 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.160 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2-3.160. Definition of dyslexia in rules; reading |
| 8 | | instruction advisory group. |
| 9 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that |
| 10 | | incorporate an international definition of dyslexia into Part |
| 11 | | 226 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code. |
| 12 | | (b) Subject to specific State appropriation or the |
| 13 | | availability of private donations, the State Board of Education |
| 14 | | shall establish an advisory group to develop a training module |
| 15 | | or training modules to provide education and professional |
| 16 | | development to teachers, school administrators, and other |
| 17 | | education professionals regarding multi-sensory, systematic, |
| 18 | | and sequential instruction in reading. This advisory group |
| 19 | | shall complete its work before July 31, 2015 and is abolished |
| 20 | | on July 31, 2015.
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| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 22 | | becoming law.
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