,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #efei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,he9ri* 7= himself & ,mr4     
,cassidy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (   
,education to c>ry out a grant program  
to assi/ local educational ag5cies )    
ensur+ t ea* elem5t>y s*ool & second>y  
s*ool has at lea/ "o read+ or lit]acy   
speciali/ on /aff4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,lit]acy          
,improvem5t = ,trans=mation ,act (      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,,esea ,t]ms ,! t]ms elem5t>y      
s*ool1 evid5ce-bas$1 in/itution ( high] 
education1 local educational ag5cy1     
second>y s*ool1 & ,/ate educational     
ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section 
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#b7 ,,idea ,t]ms ,! t]ms *ild 
) a disability1 individualiz$ education 

program or ,,iep1 & specific le>n+      
disability h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9    
section #fjb ( ! ,individuals )         
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adja74  7#c7 ,eligible entity
 ,! t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a  
local educational ag5cy2  7,b7 a        
p>tn]%ip betwe5 a ,/ate educational     
ag5cy & "o or m local educational       
ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate1 ent]$ into = !       
purposes ( a grant "u ?is ,act2  7,c7 a 
nonpr(it entity ) exp]tise 9 /ructur$   
lit]acy approa*es 7includ+ multis5sory  
/ructur$ language education71 read+     
int]v5tion1 or specific le>n+           
disabilities 7includ+ dyslexia71 9      
p>tn]%ip ) a ,/ate educational ag5cy or 
"o or m local educational ag5cies2  7,d7
 a s*ool op]at$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian  
,education or op]at$ by an ,indian      
,tribe1 or an organization controll$ or 
sanction$ by an ,indian ,tribal         
gov]nm5t1 = ! *ildr5 ( t ,tribe "u a    
contract )1 or grant f1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! 
,int]ior "u ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation

 ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecba et seq47 or !
 ,tribally ,controll$ ,s*ools ,act (    
#aihh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #beja et seq472 or 
7,e7 an in/itution ( high] education    
7includ+ a ,tribal ,college or          
,univ]sity 7z def9$ 9 section #caf7;b7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7b7777 9 p>tn]%ip ) a  
,/ate educational ag5cy or "o or m local
 educational ag5cies4  7#d7 ,high-ne$   
local educational ag5cy ,! t]m high-ne$ 
local educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #bjj ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajba74  7#e7 ,lic5s$ pr(essional ,! t]m
 lic5s$ pr(essional means a psy*ologi/1 
spee*- language pa?ologi/1              
neuropsy*ologi/1 or p$iatrician t is    
lic5s$ by ! ,/ate to practice 9 !       
applicable field4  7#f7 ,read+ or       
lit]acy speciali/ ,! t]m read+ or       
lit]acy speciali/ means a c]tifi$       
pr(essional-- 7,a7 ^: prim>y            
responsibility is work+ ) /ud5ts :o     
/ruggle ) read+ & writ+1 includ+ /ud5ts 

) dyslexia2  7,b7 :o-- 7i7 has complet$ 
a c]tification or tra9+ c\rse 9 lit]acy 
7:i* may include a c]tification or c\rse
 t meets accr$itation /&>ds describ$ by 
! ,int]national ,multis5sory ,/ructur$  
,language ,education ,c\ncil72 &  7ii7  
is able to demon/rate ! ability to      
implem5t int]v5tion /rategies us+       
/ructur$ lit]acy approa*es1 includ+     
multis5sory /ructur$ language programs1 
to improve read+ pr(ici5cy & lit]acy    
skills2 &  7,c7 :o may also be ref]r$ to
 z an int]v5tioni/1 a read+ tea*]1 a    
read+ speciali/1 or by an alt]native    
title4  7#g7 ,section #ejd ,plan ,! t]m 
section #ejd plan means a reasonable    
accommodation develop$ = /ud5ts )       
disabilities to receive ! appropriate   
educational support s]vices to fully    
p>ticipate 9 s*ool activities & h equal 
access to educational opportunities1 9  
accordance ) section #ejd ( !           
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gid74  7#h7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           

,education4  #c4 ,purpose ,! purpose (  
?is ,act is to assi/ ,/ate educational  
ag5cies & local educational ag5cies )   
ensur+ t e elem5t>y s*ool & second>y    
s*ool has at lea/ "o full-"t c]tifi$    
read+ or lit]acy speciali/ on /aff1 & to
 support ! recruitm5t1 hir+1 ret5tion1 &
 developm5t ( c]tifi$ read+ or lit]acy  
speciali/s4  #d4 ,lit]acy improvem5t &  
trans=mation grant program  7a7 ,grant  
program au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,!     
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program to aw>d
 grants1 on a competitive basis1 to     
eligible entities to c>ry out !         
activities describ$ "u subsection 7d74  
7#b7 ,duration ,grants aw>d$ "u ?is     
section %all be = a p]iod ( #e ye>s4    
7b7 ,application ,an eligible entity    
desir+ a grant "u ?is section %all      
submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1    
includ+-- 7#a7 a ne$s assessm5t ( !     
elem5t>y s*ools or second>y s*ools s]v$ 
by ! eligible entity t demon/rates !    

exi/5ce ( p]si/5t %ortages ( read+ or   
lit]acy speciali/s or p]si/5t %ortages (
 full-"t read+ or lit]acy speciali/s2   
7#b7 demographic in=mation ab\t ! /ud5t 
population ( ! elem5t>y s*ools or       
second>y s*ools s]v$ by ! eligible      
entity1 disaggregat$ 7to ! ext5t t su*  
in=mation complies ) applicable privacy 
law & protects p]sonally id5tifiable    
in=mation71 by /atus z a /ud5t t-- 7,a7 
has a section #ejd plan2  7,b7 is n     
consid]$ pr(ici5t 9 read+ accord+ to !  
mo/ rec5t ,national ,assessm5t (        
,educational ,progress assessm5t 9 read+
 compreh5sion = :i* data is available2  
7,c7 has an ,,iep2 or  7,d7 is id5tifi$ 
z hav+ be5 diagnos$ by a lic5s$         
pr(essional ) dyslexia1 dysgraphia1     
dyscalculia1 or a specific le>n+        
disability2  7#c7 a description ( !     
relevant academic ne$s ( ! /ud5t        
population ( ! elem5t>y s*ools or       
second>y s*ools s]v$ by ! eligible      
entity1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! ratio ( read+ &
 lit]acy speciali/s to :ole /ud5t       

population2 &  7,b7 an ov]view ( /ud5t  
p]=mance relat$ to read+1 lit]acy1 &    
compreh5sion on =mative & summative     
read+ assessm5ts1 /&>diz$ te/s1 &       
di/rict & ,/ate b5*m>ks1 includ+ su*    
in=mation disaggregat$ 7to ! ext5t t su*
 in=mation complies ) applicable privacy
 law & protects p]sonally id5tifiable   
in=mation71 by /atus z a /ud5t t-- 7i7  
has a section #ejd plan2  7ii7 is n     
consid]$ pr(ici5t 9 read+ accord+ to !  
mo/ rec5t ,national ,assessm5t (        
,educational ,progress assessm5t 9 read+
 compreh5sion = :i* data is available2  
7iii7 has an ,,iep2 or  7iv7 is id5tifi$
 z hav+ be5 diagnos$ by a lic5s$        
pr(essional ) dyslexia1 dysgraphia1     
dyscalculia1 or a specific le>n+        
disability2  7#d7 graduation rates1     
att5dance data1 & discipl9>y data 7z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y71 disaggregat$   
7to ! ext5t t su* in=mation complies )  
applicable privacy law & protects       
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation7 by     
/atus z a /ud5t t-- 7,a7 has a section  

#ejd plan2  7,b7 is n consid]$ pr(ici5t 
9 read+ accord+ to ! mo/ rec5t ,national
 ,assessm5t ( ,educational ,progress    
assessm5t 9 read+ compreh5sion = :i*    
data is available2  7,c7 has an ,,iep2  
or  7,d7 is id5tifi$ z hav+ be5 diagnos$
 by a lic5s$ pr(essional ) dyslexia1    
dysgraphia1 dyscalculia1 or a specific  
le>n+ disability2  7#e7 a compreh5sive  
plan = ! use ( grant funds to address   
p]si/5t %ortages describ$ 9 ! ne$s      
assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ a   
description (-- 7,a7 h[ grant funds w be
 us$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7d72     
7,b7 h[ su* activities w improve or     
/r5g!n evid5ce-bas$ int]v5tion          
/rategies2  7,c7 h[ su* funds w t>get   
e>ly int]v5tion 9 k9d]g>t5 ?r\gh grade  
#c2 &  7,d7 h[ su* funds w be us$ to    
ensure t ! eligible entity w cont9ue to 
employ & reta9 read+ or lit]acy         
speciali/s aft] ! completion ( ! grant  
p]iod2 &  7#f7 an assurance t ! eligible
 entity w ensure compliance ) !         
requirem5t describ$ 9 subsection 7e74   

7c7 ,selection & priority ,9 aw>d+      
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y      
%all-- 7#a7 give a fir/ priority to     
eligible entities t are locat$ 9 a ,/ate
 t is 9 ! l[e/ half ( ,/ates1 9 a rank+ 
( all ,/ates1 rank$ 9 desc5d+ ord] by ! 
p]c5tage ( /ud5ts 9 grades #d & #h 9 !  
,/ate :o score at or above a level (    
pr(ici5t on ! mo/ rec5t ,national       
,assessm5t ( ,educational ,progress     
read+ assessm5ts = /ud5ts 9 grades #d & 
#h = :i* data are available2  7#b7 if ! 
priority 9 p>agraph 7#a7 has be5        
satisfi$1 or if no applicants describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 apply1 !n ! ,secret>y    
%all give priority to applicants t plan 
to direct grant fund+ prim>ily to       
elem5t>y s*ools2 &  7#c7 if ! priorities
 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 h be5 satisfi$1
 or if no applicants describ$ 9         
p>agraphs 7#a7 or 7#b7 apply1 !n !      
,secret>y %all give priority to         
applicants t are a high-ne$ local       
educational ag5cy or are a p>tn]%ip     
betwe5 a ,/ate educational ag5cy & a    

consortium ( high-ne$ local educational 
ag5cies4  7d7 ,activities ,grant funds  
aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be us$ by an  
eligible entity to c>ry out "o or m ( ! 
foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,recruit+1 hir+1
 & develop+ full-"t read+ or lit]acy    
speciali/s at elem5t>y s*ools or        
second>y s*ools4  7#b7 ,provid+ res\rces
 necess>y to support ! developm5t (     
read+ or lit]acy speciali/s f a "p-"t to
 full-"t capacity at elem5t>y s*ools or 
second>y s*ools s]v$ by ! eligible      
entity1 includ+ ?r\gh full fund+ =      
tea*]s :o are employ$ by ! eligible     
entity at ! "t ( ! grant to e>n an      
evid5ce-bas$ read+ or lit]acy speciali/ 
c]tification f an accr$it$ in/itution ( 
high] education4  7#c7 ,support+ !      
ret5tion ( read+ or lit]acy speciali/s  
at elem5t>y s*ools or second>y s*ools1  
includ+ by increas+ sal>ies4  7#d7      
,ensur+ t at lea/ #a full-"t read+ or   
lit]acy speciali/ is on /aff at ea*     
elem5t>y s*ool & second>y s*ool s]v$ by 
! eligible entity4  7#e7 ,provid+       

cont9ual pr(essional developm5t         
opportunities reg>d+ read+ difficulties 
9 /ud5ts :o are *ildr5 ) disabilities at
 elem5t>y s*ools or second>y s*ools1    
includ+ h[ to id5tify dyslexia 9 /ud5ts 
) o!r diagnoses4  7e7 ,requirem5t2 ,rule
 ( ,con/ruction  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,ea*  
grant recipi5t %all ensure t any read+  
or lit]acy speciali/ ^: position is     
p>tially or fully fund$ by grant funds  
sp5ds n less ?an #hj p]c5t ( _! "t 9 t  
position work+ ) tea*]s & /ud5ts to     
improve /ud5t outcomes relat+ to        
lit]acy4  7#b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to limit !  
pres]vation or use ( ,native ,am]ican   
languages4  7f7 ,report ,ea* eligible   
entity aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y an annual report 
= ea* ye> ( ! grant aw>d4 ,su* report   
%all be compil$ aft] a collection (     
relevant data f elem5t>y s*ools &       
second>y s*ools s]v$ by ! eligible      
entity4 ,! report %all include-- 7#a7 a 
summ>y ( ! eligible entity's progress 9 

employ+ at lea/ #a full-"t read+ or     
lit]acy speciali/ at ea* elem5t>y s*ool 
& second>y s*ool s]v$ by ! eligible     
entity2  7#b7 data on ! numb] ( full-"t 
& "p-"t read+ or lit]acy speciali/s     
employ$ at ea* elem5t>y s*ool & second>y
 s*ool s]v$ by ! eligible entity & data 
on ! ratio ( /ud5ts to read+ or lit]acy 
speciali/s at ea* su* s*ool2 &  7#c7 a  
summ>y ( any progress made by ! eligible
 entity 9 address+ read+ or lit]acy1 z  
id5tifi$ 9 ! ne$s assessm5t requir$ "u  
subsection 7b77#a71 z a result ( !      
activities c>ri$ out ) a grant "u ?is   
section4