Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation or charter school may petition the secretary of education, or the secretary's designee, for a waiver necessary to hire an individual that does not meet the training requirements established by the department to be an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia. The written petition must be submitted to the department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department and must specify the reasons the school corporation or charter school is seeking the waiver.
(b) The department may grant a petition submitted under subsection (a) if:
(1) the individual is unable to meet the training requirements to become an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia within the required time period; or
(2) an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia leaves the specialist's position with the school corporation or charter school and the school corporation or charter school is not able to timely employ or designate another authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia.
(c) Waivers granted under subsection (b) may be granted for a period not to exceed one (1) year.