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SB 15, Dyslexia Education Task Force, will be heard in House Ways & Means April 2, 2015

2/9/2015

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 House Bill 278 passed the House on March 12 and its companion bill, SB 15, passed the Senate in January.  Both pieces of legislation are pending in the opposite chambers.  

HB 278 was heard in the House Ways & Means Committee on Thursday, February 19, 2015. DD-MD provided testimony.  The bill is sponsored by Delegate Kaiser, Chair of the House Education Subcommittee for Ways & Means. 

SB 15 passed the Senate on 1/29.  Here is a link to all documents related to Senate Bill 15, including the Fiscal Note. See below for the synopsis. SB 15 had its first reading on 3/13 in the House Ways & Means Committee and is scheduled for a hearing in that committee on April 2 at 1pm.  Please join DD-MD to support this legislation and wear RED!

Decoding Dyslexia Parent Testimony
Decoding Dyslexia Teacher Testimony 
Dyslexia Bill Hearing Video (DD-MD is at minute 26)
Who is My Legislator?  
Ways & Means Committee, Room 131

Brief Synopsis for HB 278 and SB 15:  Establishing the Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Dyslexia Education Program; providing for the composition of the Task Force including one representative of the Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation; authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 30, 2015; etc.

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