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2001 SESSION
SB 1313 Early Intervention Reading Initiative Program and Fund.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Early Intervention Reading Initiative Program and Fund. Creates the Early Intervention Reading Initiative Program and Fund to support grants to public schools to administer diagnostic testing, and instructional time to provide intervention or remediation to identified students in kindergarten through grade three, using pedagogical strategies supported by research. The intervention and remediation may include before- and after-school programs, Saturday school, or in-school tutoring sessions. Programs also may include contributions of services, resources, materials, volunteer manpower and funds from community organizations, faith-based organizations, businesses and local governments.
The Department of Education is to provide school divisions with diagnostic tests to identify (i) the number of students requiring intervention and remediation services through the Program and (ii) effective reading intervention and remediation programs and strategies, as appropriate.
Grant amounts shall be based on the percentage of students in each school division who are identified as requiring services as indicated by results of diagnostic pretests administered in the previous year. Local school divisions and eligible schools may supplement grants from the Fund with local funds and private contributions and gifts, but may not support existing programs with funds granted pursuant to the Program.
Grants from the Fund shall be issued to schools upon approval by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the school's plan, certified by the division superintendent and the school principal, for the use of the grant. The Department of Education may audit a school’s program to ensure compliance with the school plan, Program requirements, and Board guidelines.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 015265210
- 01/10/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/01/01 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/01 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/01/01 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/01 House: Read first time
- 02/09/01 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/14/01 House: Reported from Education (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/15/01 House: Tabled in Appropriations (16-Y 11-N)