,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #be1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,hickenlooper7 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 specific     
learning disabilities1 or dyslexia2     
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,c71 by striking or of environmental   
and all that follows and inserting or   
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 all eligible children1      

including eligible children who are--   
7#a7 children from low-income families2 
7#b7 children from families with low    
socioeconomic status2 and  7#c7 children
 who are limited ,english proficient4  4