HR 4261
108th Congress
House
Education
Dyslexia
Economics and Public Finance
Educational tests
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Health
Higher education
Medical screening
Reading
School administration
Teacher education
Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004
Introduced: May 4, 2004
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
May 4, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 4, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E736)
May 4, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish statewide programs for screening children between the ages of five and seven for the prevention of reading failure.
Requires a State to agree to use the grant to: (1) develop and implement a program that screens such children for traits that indicate dyslexia or that they are otherwise at risk of reading failure; and (2) provide adequate professional development for personnel who administer screening programs under this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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