Linda Rogers
- Republican
- Senator
- District 11
Author
Provides that the department of education (department) may grant certain individuals a waiver that provides an exception to the literacy endorsement requirements if the department submits a report to the legislative council by a specified date. Requires certain schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to offer summer school courses for students who are not reading proficient or are at risk of not being reading proficient as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board of education (evaluation). Expands eligibility for funding for summer school courses. Requires certain summer school courses to be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading. Provides that if a student does not achieve a 90% attendance rate in a summer reading course, the student is required to participate in an individual reading plan in the following school year. Requires the department of education to procure a universal screening assessment (assessment) that meets certain criteria. Requires certain schools to administer the assessment to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined by the department. Requires the state board of education to establish a method for virtual administration of the ILEARN statewide assessment. Provides that a vendor must supply a student's assessment results to the student and the student's parents. Applies the reading deficiency remediation plan (plan) to public schools, charter schools, state accredited nonpublic schools, and eligible schools. Makes the following changes to the plan: (1) Beginning with evaluations administered in the 2024-2025 school year, requires retention of a student in grade 3 in addition to remediation if the student has not achieved a passing score on the evaluation. (2) Requires schools to notify a student's parent of certain assessment results, interventions, or remedial actions provided to the student. (3) Requires schools to monitor the progress of students who have failed to achieve a passing score on the evaluation or the statewide assessment program test. (4) Requires schools to provide reading instruction aligned with the science of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8. (5) Requires schools to administer the evaluation to students who are in grade 2. (6) Requires a student to take the evaluation until certain conditions are met. (7) Requires school reporting on interventions for certain students at risk of not being reading proficient and for certain students who do not a achieve a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Creates exceptions to the grade 3 retention requirement for a student who meets certain criteria. Requires the governing body of a school to establish a procedure allowing a parent or guardian of a student to appeal the student's retention under the plan. Requires the department to notify the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in kindergarten of the retention requirements under the plan.
Public Law 5
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 238: yeas 29, nays 16
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Motion to concur filed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 68, nays 28
Amendment #13 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #8 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 192: yeas 36, nays 56
Amendment #3 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 193: yeas 35, nays 60
Amendment #6 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 194: yeas 38, nays 58
Amendment #4 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 195: yeas 28, nays 68
Amendment #12 (Smith V) failed; voice vote
Amendment #9 (DeLaney) ruled out of order
Amendment #11 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 197: yeas 28, nays 67
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Appeal the ruling of the chair (Delaney); ruling of the chair sustained. Roll Call 196: yeas 68, nays 27
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
Referred to the House
Senator Randolph removed as coauthor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 81: yeas 36, nays 13
House sponsor: Representative Teshka
Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, King, Davis
Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #8 (Yoder) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #11 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Authored by Senators Rogers, Raatz, Buchanan
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Coauthored by Senators Garten, Donato, Crane, Deery, Johnson T, Holdman, Doriot, Brown L, Gaskill, Carrasco, Alexander, Charbonneau, Messmer, Walker K, Glick, Byrne, Niemeyer, Maxwell, Buck, Koch, Busch, Leising, Dernulc, Crider, Freeman, Becker, Goode and Baldwin
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