SR664: SR664 Dyslexia Day; recognize February 10, 2026

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it formally recognizes February 10, 2026, as Dyslexia Day at the state capitol. The resolution explains that dyslexia is a neurological learning disability affecting roughly one in five people and about 80 percent of those with a learning disability, and it notes that people with dyslexia often have strong reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills despite difficulty with reading and decoding words. The resolution states that early diagnosis and evidence-based intervention help students build self-awareness and self-esteem and gain accommodations needed for success. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press.

• Designates February 10, 2026, as Dyslexia Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• States facts about dyslexia's prevalence and its effects on reading, decoding, and phoneme segmentation (breaking words into sounds).
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Does not create any new funding, program, or legal requirement; it is a symbolic recognition.

The resolution most directly concerns students, children, and adults in Georgia who have dyslexia, along with educators and schools that support them. It also involves the Georgia Senate and its Secretary, who is tasked with distributing copies of the resolution.

While the resolution carries no legal force or funding, it puts an official spotlight on dyslexia's prevalence and its effects on learning, which can raise public awareness and support ongoing conversations about early diagnosis and intervention for Georgia students.

• The resolving clause recognizes February 10, 2026, as Dyslexia Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolution clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for public and press distribution.
• The whereas clauses describe dyslexia as a neurological learning disability affecting about one in five people and roughly 80 percent of those with learning disabilities.
• The whereas clauses emphasize that early diagnosis supports self-esteem, self-empowerment, and access to accommodations.

1. 2026-02-02Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-01-29Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)Primary sponsor
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Frank Ginn (R, SD-047)
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-052)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)

• dyslexia awareness
• education
• learning disabilities
• state capitol recognition