JACKSON ⢠The Mississippi Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Nicole Akins Boyd, a Republican from Oxford, that would ensure students diagnosed with dyslexia receive interventions and support required by federal law. The intent of Senate Bill 2307, according to Boyd, is to eliminate confusion among school districts regarding what accommodations students with dyslexia are entitled to under state law. Conversations with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) assisted in the crafting of legislation to clarify how children with dyslexia and other related disorders can receive assistance through Individualized Education Programs (IEP), which provide a student with extra instruction and educational interventions, and 504 Plans, which provide general accommodations like extra time on testing or assistance with note-taking.