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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi bill requires state to assign dyslexia supervisors to every county and deploy literacy data coaches
Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (H) Died In CommitteeSponsors: Troy Smith and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The State Department of Education would be required to assign a qualified licensed dyslexia therapy teacher supervisor to every county and conduct a dyslexia data coach program in participating districts, effective July 1, 2026, subject to legislative funding.
Establishes a statewide county-by-county supervisory structure and data coaching program for student dyslexia intervention, directly affecting public school staffing, department payroll, and reading instruction methods.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
students diagnosed with dyslexia
Their educational progress and reading interventions are targeted by the required county supervisors and data coach programs.
State Department of Education
The department must employ, assign, and house county supervisors, establish selection criteria, and optionally contract out data coach programs.
public school districts
Willing districts may participate in the dyslexia data coach program and interact with assigned county supervisors.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where must the assigned dyslexia supervisors and data coaches live?
Is the dyslexia data coach program mandatory for all school districts?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 3, 2026House02/03 (H) Died In Committee
- Jan 16, 2026HouseCommittee01/16 (H) Referred To Education
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Mandatory County-Level Dyslexia Supervision
Shifts educational support by legally requiring a specialized dyslexia therapy teacher supervisor to be assigned and resident in every single county.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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