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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 602

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: screening correctional inmates for dyslexia.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Corrections to test the reading ability of

each prisoner and screen each prisoner for dyslexia within six months of confinement

in prison. DOC must implement the dyslexia screening program within one year

after the bill's passage. Under current law, DOC must test the reading ability of each

prisoner.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bowen (D) , Dittrich (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , L. Myers (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

3 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Tiffany (R)

Full history

  1. Nov 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kulp, Quinn, Ramthun, Wittke, Loudenbeck, Steffen, Tusler, Dittrich, Mursau, Skowronski, Wichgers, L. Myers, Krug, Bowen and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Bernier and L. Taylor

  2. Nov 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1