21st Century Dyslexia Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.
21st Century Dyslexia Act
This bill addresses the education of children with disabilities, with a particular focus on children with dyslexia.
Currently, dyslexia is listed as one of the disabilities under the definition of specific learning disability in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This bill instead removes dyslexia from the definition of specific learning disability and establishes a stand-alone definition for dyslexia within the IDEA.
Specifically, the bill defines dyslexia for purposes of the IDEA as an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in the phonological processing (the appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken language), which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell.
Additionally, the bill requires a local educational agency or other agency, in determining eligibility for or providing an accommodation or service under the IDEA, to provide equal access to (1) children from low-income families, (2) children from families with low socioeconomic status, and (3) children who are limited English proficient.
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- Reported to Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3010: 21st Century Dyslexia Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3010/
"S. 3010: 21st Century Dyslexia Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3010/.
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