SENATE BILL NO. 1174
October 01, 2020, Introduced by Senators THEIS,
IRWIN, POLEHANKI and RUNESTAD and referred to the Committee on Education
and Career Readiness.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1531e.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1531e. (1) The superintendent of public instruction shall not
approve a teacher preparation institution as provided under section 1538a and R
390.1151 to R 390.1156 of the Michigan Administrative Code unless the teacher
preparation institution offers instruction regarding all of the following to
individuals who are enrolled in the institution in a K to 6 program:
(a) The
characteristics of dyslexia and underlying factors that place pupils at risk
for difficulties in learning to decode accurately and efficiently.
(b) The secondary
consequences of dyslexia, such as problems in reading comprehension and a
reduced reading experience that can impede the growth of vocabulary and
background knowledge and that can lead to social, emotional, and behavioral
difficulties.
(c) Evidence-based
interventions that are grounded in the principles of structured literacy and
cognitive science for pupils with dyslexia and pupils at risk for difficulties
in learning to decode accurately and efficiently.
(d) Accommodations
for pupils with dyslexia and accommodations for addressing underlying factors
that place pupils at risk for difficulties in learning to decode accurately and
efficiently.
(e) Methods for
developing schoolwide and classroom infrastructures that meet the collective
and individual needs of pupils using a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS)
framework.
(2) As used in
this section, "cognitive science",
"dyslexia", "evidence-based", "multi-tiered system of
support (MTSS)", and "structured literacy" mean those terms as
defined in section 1280i.
Enacting section
1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills
of the 100th Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 1173.
(b) Senate Bill No. 1172.
(c) Senate Bill No. 1175.