SB 2377

ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2377, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 r ewrites this bill to require t he state board of education to establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia. To be eligible to receive a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement, an educator must: (1) Hold a Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (C-SLDI) credential issued by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI), in partnership with the International Dyslexia Association (IDA); and (2) Satisfy any other requirements established by the state board. This amendment does not prohibit an educator who does not hold a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement from providing targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dys lexia if the educator is otherwise authorized to do so.