§392.12. Dyslexia practitioner; dyslexia therapist; ancillary certificates

            A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop the criteria whereby a teacher may be issued a dyslexia practitioner ancillary certificate or a dyslexia therapist ancillary certificate.

            B. In addition to any other criteria established by the board, in order to be issued an ancillary certificate pursuant to this Section, a teacher shall:

            (1) Hold a valid Louisiana teaching certificate.

            (2) Demonstrate completion of a multisensory structured language training program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization, which shall include:

            (a) For the dyslexia practitioner ancillary certificate, forty-five hours of coursework and sixty hours of clinical work that is observed and monitored by a qualified professional.

            (b) For the dyslexia therapist ancillary certificate, two hundred hours of coursework and seven hundred hours of clinical work that is observed and monitored by a qualified professional.

            (3) Pass a multisensory structured language education-related competency examination that is administered by a nationally recognized professional organization that issues national certifications.

            Acts 2023, No. 266, §1.