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2023 SESSION
HB 2137 School boards; divisionwide literacy plans.
Introduced by: Karrie K. Delaney | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
School boards; divisionwide literacy plans; contents; posting. Requires each divisionwide literacy plan to be submitted to the Department of Education and to identify which core literacy curricula, supplemental instructional practices and programs, and intervention programs from the list developed by the Department or alternative programs approved by the Department that consist of evidence-based literacy instruction and align with science-based reading research will be used in each grade level, kindergarten through 12, at each of the schools within such school division. The bill requires each local school board to post, maintain, and update as necessary on such school board's website a copy of its divisionwide literacy plan and the job description and contact information for any reading specialist employed by such school division pursuant to relevant law and for any dyslexia specialist employed by such school division. The bill requires the Department to post each divisionwide literacy plan on its website.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103666D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105942D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2137ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103666D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/24/23 House: Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
- 01/25/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105942D-H1
- 02/05/23 House: Read first time
- 02/06/23 House: Read second time
- 02/06/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105942D-H1
- 02/06/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2137H1
- 02/07/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/16/23 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2137ER)
- 02/23/23 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
- 03/21/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 124 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/21/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124)