Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to assessments administered by school districts to evaluate and reevaluate students for reading proficiency and including effective date provisions
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 21, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 27, 2019
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill provides that, effective July 1, 2020, locally determined and statewide reading assessments administered to evaluate students for reading proficiency shall include progress-monitoring tools to assist students and monitor and measure phonological awareness, word identification, and spelling skills. The bill directs the department of education to reissue the bid for a statewide reading assessment that includes the tools required effective July 1, 2020. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
House subcommittee
Named February 27, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part