After weeks of uncertainty, lawmakers approve $2.9 million for the program as part of the “long bill.”
Currently, about a dozen Colorado districts conduct universal dyslexia screenings in some grades.
Some of the rules won’t be fully in place for more than two years.
One of the bill sponsors said she may try again in future years.
Six teacher prep programs in Colorado earned an A or A+.
The Elizabeth school district will file an emergency motion to halt enforcement of the judge’s order, a spokesperson said.
‘If we could punish the department without hurting kids, man oh man, would I be on board with that,’ said one lawmaker.
The current version of the legislation is a far cry from what bill sponsors envisioned.
Under the bill, school districts would have to start screening students in the 2026-27 school year.
Officials say the initiative will give Jeffco students a fast track into the School of Mines.