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Starting in July 2026, Utah's larger public school districts would be required to screen every kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade student for dyslexia at least once per school year, while smaller districts would use their regional education service agency to conduct these screenings for all their students. Charter schools could screen students voluntarily or when a parent requests it through the school's regional education service agency, and parents of students in kindergarten through second grade could request screening even if their school hasn't already screened the child. Parents of students in homeschool, online learning, or private-school scholarship programs (such as Carson Smith or Utah Fits All) could also request that the State Board of Education arrange a screening. The bill directs the State Board to distribute legislative funding to districts and regional agencies, hire or contract staff to administer screenings, and create rules for approving reliable screening tools, and it requires schools to follow existing state procedures for students who show signs of dyslexia after being screened.