as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/11/2019 05:22pm
A bill for an act
relating to education; appropriating money for dyslexia training for teachers;
requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
122A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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A teacher licensed by the Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board, whose duties include providing reading instruction to students, may
participate in a dyslexia training program offered by an eligible training provider under
subdivision 2. The commissioner may pay a portion of the tuition, room, board, and travel
costs a teacher incurs in participating in dyslexia training. The teacher reimbursements must
not exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose. In order to be eligible for expense
reimbursement, a teacher must submit a request in the form and manner required by the
commissioner.
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An eligible dyslexia training provider must be:
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(1) a Wilson Language Training accredited partner;
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(2) accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council;
or
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(3) an accredited site of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators.
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By February 1 of each year, the commissioner
must report the following information on dyslexia to the legislative committees having
jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education:
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(1) the number of participating teachers;
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(2) each school represented by the teachers in the trainings;
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(3) the amounts expended in the most recent calendar year for tuition, room, board, and
travel costs; and
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(4) recommendations to improve dyslexia training for teachers.
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The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year
designated.
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For dyslexia training for teachers:
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250,000 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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