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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-41-604

Level II dyslexia screening and services — Parental notification

Acts 2013, No. 1294, § 1; 2015, No. 1268, § 2.

(1) If a student's performance on an initial screener, level I screening, or level II dyslexia screening under § 6-41-603 indicates a need for dyslexia intervention services, the student's parent or legal guardian shall be: Notified of the results of the dyslexia evaluation; and

(2) Provided with information and resource material, including without limitation: The characteristics of dyslexia;

(3) Appropriate classroom interventions and accommodations for students with dyslexia; and

(4) The right of the parent or legal guardian to have the student receive an independent comprehensive dyslexia evaluation by a: Licensed psychological examiner;

(5) School psychology specialist;

(6) Licensed speech-language pathologist;

(7) Certified dyslexia testing specialist; or

(8) Dyslexia therapist.

(9) If a parent or legal guardian chooses to have an independent comprehensive dyslexia evaluation for the student, the parent or legal guardian shall: Select an individual qualified under subdivision (a)(2)(C) of this section to perform the comprehensive dyslexia evaluation; and

(10) Cover the cost of the comprehensive dyslexia evaluation.

(11) A school district shall consider the diagnosis and provide the student with interventions determined to be appropriate by the school district from a dyslexia interventionist at the school district.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.