§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.