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2023 SESSION
SB 1175 Student literacy measures; scope, students in grades four through eight.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | 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 five and for each 1,100 students in grades six through 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
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102882D pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23106600D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1175ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102882D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/19/23 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/23 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/31/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/23 House: Read first time
- 02/09/23 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/13/23 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23106600D-H1
- 02/15/23 House: Read second time
- 02/16/23 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/23 House: Read third time
- 02/17/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106600D-H1
- 02/17/23 House: Amendment by Delegate Coyner agreed to
- 02/17/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB1175H1
- 02/17/23 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Title replaced 23106600D-H1
- 02/23/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1175ER)
- 02/23/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 Senate: 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 646 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)