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2023 SESSION
HB 1526 Student literacy measures; scope, students in grades four through eight, English SOLs.
Introduced by: Carrie E. Coyner | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Student literacy measures; scope; students in grades four through eight. Expands several provisions of the Virginia Literacy Act, enacted during the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly, effective with the 2024–2025 school year, and currently applicable to students in kindergarten through grade three, to students in grades four through eight, including (i) requiring each local school board to provide a program of literacy instruction to such students that is aligned with science-based reading research and provides evidenced-based literacy instruction; (ii) requiring each local school board to provide reading intervention services to such students who demonstrate substantial deficiencies based on their individual performance on the Standards of Learning reading assessment or a literacy screener provided or approved by the Department of Education; (iii) permitting the reading plan required for certain students in grades six through eight to include a literacy course, in addition to the course required by the Standards of Learning in English, that provides the specific evidence-based literacy instruction identified in such plan; (iv) requiring the Department to develop a list of core literacy curricula, supplemental instruction practices and programs, and intervention programs that consist of evidence-based literacy instruction aligned with science-based reading research for such students; (v) requiring each local school board to employ one reading specialist for each 550 students in kindergarten through grade eight; (vi) requiring the Board of Education to provide guidance on and each local school board to provide high-quality professional development and training in science-based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction for certain middle school personnel; and (vii) requiring each divisionwide comprehensive plan to include a divisionwide literacy plan for such students.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102820D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23102820D-E pdf
- 02/09/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106516D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1526ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/05/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102820D
- 01/05/23 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/16/23 House: Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
- 01/18/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/23 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/23/23 House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/23 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/23 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 01/25/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Read first time
- 02/01/23 House: Read second time
- 02/01/23 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/01/23 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1526E
- 02/01/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23102820D-E
- 02/02/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/23 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106516D-S1
- 02/09/23 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/15/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
- 02/17/23 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/17/23 Senate: Amendment by Senator Lucas agreed to
- 02/17/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1526S1
- 02/17/23 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 House: Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 23106516D-S1 (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1526ER)
- 02/24/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 645 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0645)