House committee substitute deletes the provisions of the 1st edition, and now provides the following.

States that it is the intent of the General Assembly that all students with specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia and dyscalculia, receive the necessary and appropriate screenings, assessments, and special education services to provide interventions for learning difficulties with language, reading, writing, and mathematics. 

Directs the State Board of Education, in order to provide a definition to enable the identification of and intervention for students with dyslexia and students with dyscalculia, as part of its policies for specific learning disabilities, define dyslexia. Describes what the definition of dyslexia the State Board is to encompass. Requires the State Board of Education to include the definition of dyslexia, as described, in the policies for specific learning disabilities no later than June 30, 2017. 

Requires the State Board of Education, prior to the start of the 2017-18 school year, to ensure that ongoing professional development opportunities are made available to teachers and other school personnel on the identification of and intervention strategies for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, or other specific learning disabilities. Directs the State Board of Education, prior to the start of the 2017-18 school year, to develop and make available information electronically to parents, educators, and other concerned groups that provides further data concerning characteristics of children with dyslexia, educational methodologies, screenings, and what is available to support the work with children with dyslexia in North Carolina. 

Directs local boards of education, prior to the start of the 2017-18 school year, to review the diagnostic tools and screening instruments used for dyslexia, dyscalculia, or other specific learning disabilities to ensure they are age-appropriate and effective, and determine if additional diagnostic and screening tools are needed.