Bill > SB1291

This bill modifies the Strong Readers Act by removing the language establishing a three-year pilot program for literacy instruction and instead making the literacy instructional team a permanent initiative at the State Department of Education. The bill increases the number of required literacy specialists from ten to one hundred and mandates that these specialists have specific training in reading science, multi-tiered support systems, and dyslexia identification and intervention. The team will now include at least five regional literacy leads, with at least one designated as a dyslexia specialist, who will support school districts in improving literacy outcomes, particularly for students struggling with reading and dyslexia. The bill also requires the Department to submit a biennial report (starting in December 2026) to state leadership evaluating the literacy instructional team's impact, including data on student reading proficiency and recommendations for potential changes to the Strong Readers Act. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2026, and includes an emergency clause to ensure immediate implementation.

Education

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1291&Session=2600