(a) The state board of education shall establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia.
(b) To be eligible to receive a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement, an educator must:(1) Hold a Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (C-SLDI) credential issued by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI), in partnership with the International Dyslexia Association (IDA); and(2) Satisfy any other requirements established by the state board of education, which may include completing additional coursework or successfully completing an assessment.
(1) Hold a Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (C-SLDI) credential issued by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI), in partnership with the International Dyslexia Association (IDA); and
(2) Satisfy any other requirements established by the state board of education, which may include completing additional coursework or successfully completing an assessment.
(c) This section does not prohibit an educator who does not hold a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement from providing targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia if the educator is otherwise authorized to do so.