§ 20-35.5-6-3 — Petition for waiver of training requirements

Indiana § 20-35.5-6-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 35.5: DYSLEXIA SCREENING AND INTERVENTION
• Ch. 6: Reading Specialists Trained in Dyslexia

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(a) A school corporation or charter school
may petition the secretary of education, or the secretary's designee, for
a waiver necessary to hire an individual that does not meet the training
requirements established by the department to be an authorized reading
specialist trained in dyslexia. The written petition must be submitted to
the department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department
and must specify the reasons the school corporation or charter school
is seeking the waiver.
(b) The department may grant a petition submitted under subsection
(a) if:
(1) the individual is unable to meet the training requirements to
become an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia within
the required time period; or
(2) an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia leaves the
specialist's position with the school corporation or charter school
and the school corporation or charter school is not able to timely
employ or designate another authorized reading specialist trained
in dyslexia.
(c) Waivers granted under subsection (b) may be granted for a
period not to exceed one (1) year.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.119.