Sec. 5. Consultation
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In establishing, operating, and evaluating the Pilot Program, the Secretary shall— consult with nationally recognized organizations that recognize, support, and advocate for science-based literacy instruction, and specialize in, and have expertise with, the scientific basis of dyslexia and intensive intervention; and provide State educational agencies participating in the Pilot Program with assistance related to implementation and execution of the Pilot Program, including access to— technical support mechanisms (such as training and printed reference materials); and the State educational agencies consulting with the Secretary in accordance with subsection
(b). Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall select at least one State educational agency with experience implementing and carrying out a program similar to the Pilot Program to be carried out by State educational agencies under this Act. The Secretary shall consult with the selected State educational agencies with respect to providing assistance to State educational agencies participating in the Pilot Program. Such assistance may include designated staff assistance, conferences, shadowing, resource building and sharing, and any other assistance the Secretary determines to be appropriate. To be qualified to be selected as a State educational agency to consult with the Secretary in accordance with paragraph
(1), a State educational agency shall— submit to the Secretary an application, at such time and containing such information as the Secretary may require; and have implemented, before the date of enactment of this Act, and carried out for not less than one calendar year before such date, a statewide program that— incorporated evidenced-based reading instruction for all students served by the State; identified students at-risk for early reading deficiencies or dyslexia in kindergarten; provided evidenced-based intensive intervention beginning in kindergarten for students identified as at-risk; collected data to study the impact of such program; and used an outside research institution to analyze the data and determine the impact on student outcomes. Any State educational agency selected to consult with the Secretary for the purposes of this subsection shall not be eligible for a grant to participate in the Pilot Program.