Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential. Effective date. Emergency.

Changed language from 'screen' to 'assess' and from 'identify characteristics of' to 'diagnose' to establish clearer diagnostic authority for micro-credential holders.

Added specific requirements for micro-credential eligibility including a master's degree, comprehensive therapy-level training, competency examination passage, and 28 days of post-examination instruction.

Added effective date of July 1, 2025, and declared an emergency provision to allow immediate implementation upon passage.

Added specific definitions for CALT (Certified Academic Language Therapist) and CERI (Center for Effective Reading Instruction) micro-credentials and their relationship to teacher certification.

Changed teacher authority from 'screen students for and identify characteristics of dyslexia' to 'assess students for and diagnose dyslexia', expanding the legal scope of what teachers with micro-credentials can do.

Updated the bill title to conform with the substantive changes made to the diagnostic authority language.

Changed teacher authority from 'assess students for and diagnose dyslexia' to 'screen students for and identify characteristics of dyslexia,' limiting the credential's scope to identification rather than formal diagnosis.

Updated header from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'ENROLLED SENATE' and added final passage dates and signatures, indicating the bill has completed the legislative process.

Reorganized the bill text formatting and page numbering from the engrossed version to the enrolled version format.

Section numbers were renumbered from 4, 5, and 6 to 1, 2, and 3 respectively to align with standard legislative formatting after the House amendment was incorporated.

The 'ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDMENT' header and associated page markers were removed as the amendment was fully incorporated into the bill text.

Changed the authorization language from teachers being able to 'screen students for and identify characteristics of dyslexia' to 'assess students for and diagnose dyslexia'.

Renumbered bill sections from 1-3 to 4-6 to accommodate the amendment structure.

Changed the effective date section from Section 2 to Section 5 and emergency declaration from Section 3 to Section 6.