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Introduced
02/02/2017
02/02/2017
In Committee
02/16/2017
02/16/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/05/2017
05/05/2017
Introduced Session
2017 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising the duties of the Just Read, Florida! Office; requiring the Office of Early Learning to approve specific Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program assessments and establish requirements for individuals administering the assessments; revising criteria and requiring the State Board of Education to identify guidelines for determining whether certain students have a substantial deficiency in reading, etc.
AI Summary
This bill:
Revises the duties of the Just Read, Florida! Office, including requiring it to provide training on evidence-based reading strategies and the integration of content-rich, nonfiction texts into reading instruction. It also requires the Office of Early Learning to approve specific Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program assessments and establish requirements for individuals administering the assessments. The bill revises criteria and requires the State Board of Education to identify guidelines for determining whether certain students have a substantial deficiency in reading. It also requires the Department of Education to develop a handbook for parents of students with substantial reading deficiencies, provides for intensive reading instruction and intervention for such students, and makes changes to teacher preparation and certification requirements related to reading instruction.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) (on 05/05/2017)
Official Document
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bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/656 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0656/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0656/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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