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2022 SESSION
HB 319 Virginia Literacy Act; early student literacy, evidence-based literacy instruction, etc.
Introduced by: Carrie E. Coyner | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (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 SB 616.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103787D pdf
- 01/31/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22104625D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB319ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103787D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/22 House: Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
- 01/26/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/22 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/22 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22104625D-H1
- 01/31/22 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/22 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/07/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/22 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 House: Read first time
- 02/10/22 House: Read second time
- 02/10/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22104625D-H1
- 02/10/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB319H1
- 02/11/22 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/24/22 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/01/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/03/22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/03/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/03/22 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/07/22 House: VOTE: Rejected (0-Y 98-N)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/08/22 Senate: Senate receded from amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/11/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB319ER)
- 03/11/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: 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 550 (effective - see bill)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550)