,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #b1  
#bjba ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south         
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,graham1 and ,mr4       
,braun7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,individuals with             
,disabilities ,education ,act to improve
 provisions relating to dyslexia1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the #bast    
,century ,dyslexia ,act4  #b4 ,dyslexia 
7a7 ,definitions ,section #fjb of the   
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adja7 is
 amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71
 by striking or specific learning       
disabilities and inserting dyslexia1 or 
specific learning disabilities2  7#b7 by
 inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the     
following3  7#d7 ,dyslexia ,the term    

dyslexia means an unexpected difficulty 
in reading for an individual who has the
 intelligence to be a much better       
reader1 most commonly caused by a       
difficulty in the phonological          
processing 7the appreciation of the     
individual sounds of spoken language71  
which affects the ability of an         
individual to speak1 read1 and spell4  2
 and  7#c7 in paragraph 7#cj7--  7,a7 in
 subparagraph 7,b71 by striking         
dyslexia12 and  7,b7 in subparagraph    
7,c7--  7i7 by striking or of and       
inserting of2 and  7ii7 by inserting    
before the period the following3 1 or of
 dyslexia4  7b7 ,provision of           
accommodations and services ,the        
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act is amended by inserting 
after section #fjh 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjg7
 the following3  #fjh;,a4 ,provision of 
accommodations and services ,in         
determining eligibility for1 or         
providing1 an accommodation or service  
under this title1 a local educational   

agency or other agency shall provide    
equal access1 to the accommodation or   
service1 to--  7#a7 children from       
low-income families or from families    
with low socioeconomic status2 and  7#b7
 other children4  4