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An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 362 By: Pugh and Jett of the Senate and Baker and Davis of the House An Act relating to the Reading Sufficiency Act; creating the Statewide Literacy Revolving Fund; specifying source of fund; providing for expenditures subject to availability of certain funding; providing purpose of fund; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6- 200, which relates to development of residency committees; updating statutory language; requiring electronic submission of certain report; updating statutory references; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508A, which relates to short title; renaming act the Strong Readers Act; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508B, which relates to legislative intent; modifying intent; modifying purpose of act; providing legislative intent to prohibit certain model of teaching beginning in certain school year; defining term; updating statutory language; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508C, which relates to reading assessments; requiring students in certain grades to be screened for certain reading skills with certain frequency; directing approval of certain screening instrument to be done with certain consultation; directing certain factors to be considered in approving certain screening instrument; removing language regarding students in kindergarten who are at risk for reading difficulties or are not meeting grade-level targets; removing language requiring provision of certain classroom assistants; removing language requiring certain program of reading instruction to include certain initiative; requiring certain number of screening instruments to be approved beginning in certain school year; modifying criteria for screening instruments; providing exemptions from screening requirements to certain students; requiring schools that grant certain exemptions to provide certain ongoing evidence; requiring, rather than allowing, program of reading instruction to include certain provisions; directing an individual reading intervention plan to be provided within certain time period to certain students; requiring the plan to include certain provisions; requiring notification of a parent or legal guardian within certain time period of identification of certain deficiency; removing requirement for development of new program of reading instruction; providing certain exemption for certain students who demonstrate proficiency in reading; requiring continued monitoring of such student; requiring intensive intervention services to be provided to certain students beginning in certain school year; removing language prohibiting automatic promotion of certain students; removing language regarding minimum criteria for grade-level performance; removing language allowing probationary promotion; removing language requiring retention of certain third-grade students; requiring certain report to be submitted electronically to additional recipients; expanding contents of report; removing language establishing good-cause exemptions for promotion; removing language regarding exemptions to retention; removing language requiring school districts to conduct certain review of certain program; removing language directing school districts to establish a Reading Enhancement and Acceleration Development (READ) Initiative; requiring certain reports to be submitted electronically to additional recipients; modifying contents of reports; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508D, which relates to Reading Sufficiency Act funding; updating statutory language; directing funds allocated for professional development to be used to provide certain training; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508E, which relates to summer academies; expanding grade levels for which summer academies may be provided; modifying reason for which a student may participate in an ENR. S. B. NO. 362 academy; removing requirement to retain certain student for not completing certain academy; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508F, which relates to reading competencies for certain teachers; directing the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability rather than the State Board of Education to ensure certain teachers are provided certain training in the science of reading; directing the Commission to develop and administer certain assessment to certain teacher candidates beginning on certain date; requiring candidates for certain teaching certificates to complete instruction in the science of reading; amending Section 2, Chapter 288, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1210.508H), which relates to literacy instructional teams; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; requiring electronic submission of certain report; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.520, which relates to dyslexia screening; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Strong Readers Act

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Rhonda Baker (R)*,  Adam Pugh (R)*,  Dean Davis (R),  Shane Jett (R), 

Approved by Governor 06/14/2024 (on 06/14/2024)

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