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State of South Dakota
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NINETY-SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2017 |
| 398Y0048 | HOUSE EDUCATION ENGROSSED NO. HB 1133 - 2/13/2017 |
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Introduced by: Representatives DiSanto, Ahlers, Brunner, Campbell, Clark, Frye-Mueller,
Goodwin, Greenfield (Lana), Haggar, Haugaard, Heinemann, Holmes,
Howard, Kaiser, Marty, May, McCleerey, McPherson, Pischke, Qualm,
Rasmussen, Reed, Soli, and Wismer and Senators Russell, Greenfield
(Brock), Jensen (Phil), Langer, Nelson, Stalzer, and Wiik
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to require each school district to adopt a policy to provide
for students with specific learning disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 13-37 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 13-37 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
For the purposes of this Act, a specific learning disability is a disorder in one or more of the
basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written,
that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to
do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury,
minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.
Section 2. That chapter 13-37 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Section 2. That chapter 13-37 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Each school district shall, by January 1, 2018, adopt a policy to provide for any child with
a specific learning disability, including dyslexia.
Section 3. That chapter 13-37 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
Section 3. That chapter 13-37 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
At the time of a school district's accreditation review conducted pursuant to § 13-1-12.1, the
Department of Education shall ensure that the school district is complying with the provisions
of this Act.
