,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajaac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,august #ag1         
#bjbf,mrs4 ,houchin introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to make certain 
revisions to the ,individuals with      
,disabilities ,education ,act1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,new          
,improvements to ,definitions for       
,educational ,access ,act or the ,new   
,,idea ,act4  #b4 ,revisions to         
,individuals with ,disabilities         
,education ,act ,the ,individuals with  
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #fjb--  7,a7 in         
paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph    
7,a7--  7,i7 by inserting 7including    
developmental language disorder7 after  
language impairments2  7,,ii7 by        
inserting spectrum disorders after      
autism2 and  7,,iii7 by inserting       

7including dyslexia1 dyscalculia1 and   
dysgraphia1 which relate to difficulties
 in reading1 math1 and writing7 after   
specific learning disabilities2 and     
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b77i7 by         
inserting language or before            
communication development2 and  7,b7 in 
paragraph 7#cj7-- 7i7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking listen1 think and     
inserting think1 listen2 and  7ii7 by   
amending subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 to 
read as follows3  7,b7 ,disorders       
included ,such term includes such       
conditions as word-level reading        
disabilities1 reading comprehension     
disabilities1 math calculation          
disabilities1 math problem-solving and  
reasoning disabilities1 written         
expression disabilities1 perceptual     
disabilities1 and brain injury4         
,alternative terms for commonly         
recognized specific learning            
disabilities include--  7i7 dyslexia1   
characterized by significant and        
unexpected difficulties in reading and  

spelling words accurately and with      
automaticity1 typically associated with 
weakness in phonological processing 7the
 appreciation of individual sounds of   
spoken language72  7ii7 dyscalculia1    
characterized by significant and        
unexpected difficulties in math         
calculation skills and understanding    
numbers and math facts1 typically       
associated with weakness in fundamental 
number representation and processing2   
and  7iii7 dysgraphia1 characterized by 
significant and unexpected difficulties 
in automatic formation of letters or    
numbers and the production of legible or
 coherent writing1 typically associated 
with weakness in storing and            
automatically retrieving letters and    
numbers4  7,c7 ,disorders not included  
,such term does not include a learning  
problem that is primarily the result    
of--  7i7 visual1 hearing1 or motor     
disabilities2  7ii7 intellectual        
disability2  7iii7 emotional            
disturbance2  7iv7 a lack of appropriate

 instruction in reading1 including in   
the essential components of reading     
instruction 7as defined in section #bjc 
of the ,adult ,education and ,literacy  
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbgb772  7v7 lack  
of appropriate instruction in math2 or  
7vi7 limited ,english proficiency4  2   
and  7#b7 by inserting after section    
#fjh1 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 living
 in low-income households2 and  7#b7    
children with limited proficiency in    
,english4  4