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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE COMMISSION LIFE AND AMENDING THE

MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO ASSESS AND MAKE

RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH

DYSLEXIA AND/OR READING DISABILITIES

     Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, O'Brien, Canario, Keable, and McNamara

     Date Introduced: April 17, 2015

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 220

passed by the House at its January session, A.D. 2014, and approved April 29, 2014, entitled,

"House Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission to Assess and Make

Recommendations on the Educational Needs of Children with Dyslexia and/or Reading

Disabilities," is hereby reinstated and the same members are hereby reappointed, and it is

authorized to continue its study and make a report to the House of Representatives on or before

February 29, 2016, and said commission shall expire on May 27, 2016; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 220 passed by the

House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2014, and approved April 29, 2014, be and

the same is hereby rescinded; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the composition of said special legislative commission is hereby

amended by increasing the membership to nine (9) members, by adding one new member who

shall be a licensed psychologist, and by adding a second new member, both of whom shall be

appointed by the Speaker of the House.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE COMMISSION LIFE AND AMENDING THE

MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO ASSESS AND MAKE

RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH

DYSLEXIA AND/OR READING DISABILITIES

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     This resolution would increase the membership of said commission with the addition of

two (2) new members, one of whom would be a licensed psychologist, and both of whom would

be appointed by the speaker of the house. The act would also reinstate and extend the reporting

and expiration dates of the special legislative commission to assess and make recommendations

on the educational needs of children with dyslexia and/or reading disabilities from January 30,

2015, to February 29, 2016, and said commission would expire on May 27, 2016.

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