Adoption of rules to ensure students screened for risk factors of dyslexia
Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-6
in effectSec. 6. The state board shall adopt rules to ensure that students will be screened as provided under this article for risk factors of dyslexia using a screening tool described in section 1 of this chapter:
(1) in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2;
(2) when a student in kindergarten through grade 2:
(A) transfers to a new school; and
(B) has not been screened previously during the school year;
(3) when a student in grade 3 or higher has difficulty, as noted by a classroom teacher, in:
(A) phonological and phonemic awareness;
(B) sound symbol recognition;
(C) alphabet knowledge;
(D) decoding skills;
(E) rapid naming skills; and
(F) encoding skills; and
(4) when a student from another state enrolls for the first time in kindergarten through grade 2 in Indiana unless the student presents documentation that the student:
(A) had the dyslexia screening or a similar screening during the school year; or
(B) is exempt from screening.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/20Fetched: 10/17/2026