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2022 SESSION
SB 616 Virginia Literacy Act; early student literacy, evidence-based literacy instruction, etc.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Literacy Act; early student literacy; evidence-based literacy instruction; science-based reading research. Makes several changes relating to early student literacy, including requiring (i) each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education or alternative certification program that provides training for any individual seeking initial licensure with an endorsement in a certain area, including as a reading specialist, to demonstrate mastery of science-based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction, as such terms are defined in the bill; (ii) the literacy assessment required of individuals seeking initial teacher licensure with endorsements in certain areas to include a rigorous test of science-based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction; (iii) each local school board to establish a divisionwide literacy plan; (iv) each local school board to employ one reading specialist for each 550 students in kindergarten through grade three; and (v) each local school board to provide a program of literacy instruction whereby, among other things, (a) the program provides reading intervention services to students in kindergarten through grade three who demonstrate deficiencies based on their individual performance on the Standards of Learning reading assessment or an early literacy screener provided or approved by the Department of Education; (b) a reading specialist, in collaboration with the teacher of any student who receives such reading intervention services, develops, oversees implementation of, and monitors student progress on a student reading plan; and (c) each student who receives such reading intervention services is assessed utilizing either the early literacy screener provided or approved by the Department or the grade-level reading Standards of Learning assessment again at the end of that school year. The provisions of the bill become effective beginning with the 2024–2025 school year. This bill is identical to HB 319.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/22 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 22104284D pdf
- 01/27/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22104626D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22104626D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB616ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
HISTORY
- 01/12/22 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 22104284D
- 01/12/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/27/22 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22104626D-S1
- 01/27/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/09/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22104626D-S1
- 02/11/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB616ES1
- 02/11/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22104626D-ES1
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/23/22 House: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 House: Read second time
- 02/28/22 House: Read third time
- 02/28/22 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/28/22 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/28/22 House: Passed House with amendment (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 House: VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB616ER)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective - see bill)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549)