1. An Iowa dyslexia board is established to guide, facilitate, and oversee implementation of dyslexia instruction in Iowa and make recommendations for continued improvement of such instruction. The Iowa dyslexia board shall also submit recommendations as follows:

 a. To the department regarding the required and preferred qualifications for a dyslexia consultant position required in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 60.
 b. To the area education agencies regarding the required and preferred qualifications for dyslexia specialists required in accordance with section 273.2, subsection 11.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 256.32A

  • Department: means the department of education. See Iowa Code 256.2
  • Director: means the director of the department of education. See Iowa Code 256.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:
     a. See Iowa Code 261B.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The Iowa dyslexia board shall consist of the following members:

 a. The director of the department or the director’s designee.
 b. A representative of the Iowa reading research center.
 c. A representative of an area education agency.
 d. One school administrator.
 e. One reading specialist.
 f. One special education teacher.
 g. An elementary core literacy teacher.
 h. Two representatives of decoding dyslexia who are parents of children with dyslexia.
 i. One representative of decoding dyslexia who is an individual with dyslexia.
 j. One provider certified in a structured literacy reading program.
 k. One psychologist or speech language pathologist licensed in the state of Iowa with experience in diagnosing dyslexia.
 l. A representative of an institution of higher education in Iowa with documented expertise in dyslexia and reading instruction.
 m. The department dyslexia consultant if maintained by the department pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 60.
 3. The term of membership is three years. The terms shall be staggered so that at least four of the terms end each year, but no member serving on the initial board shall serve less than one year. The governor shall determine the length of the initial terms of office.
 4. The Iowa dyslexia board shall submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the general assembly by November 15 annually.
 5. This section is repealed July 1, 2025.
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