HB 267 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.

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267Moore, onHarris, lineGriffith 5HOUSE byOF deletingREPRESENTATIVES “31,153rd MarchGENERAL 1,”ASSEMBLY asHOUSE itBILL appearsNO. therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“31,267 31”.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.

FURTHERBE AMENDIT HouseENACTED BillBY No.THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

267Section on1. line 11 by deleting “31, March 1,” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“31”.Amend § 158, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

FURTHER§ AMEND158. House Bill No.

267Reading afterscreening. line 17 by inserting the following:

“(d)(d) (1) Beginning Decemberin 31, 2023, Oneach Each school district and charter school shall must report annually to the Department, on or before AugustOctober 31, March 1, and June 30 of each year, the Departmentnumber shalland producepercentage anof annualstudents, reportdisaggregated thatby providesgrade alland by individual school, identified with a potential reading deficiency, including characteristics of dyslexia, pursuant to the following:screening mandated in subsection (b) of this section, and the literacy intervention approaches being provided.

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SYNOPSIS§ This4145. Amendment to House Bill No.

267Evidence-based removesreading thecurricula. mid-year reporting requirement, although the removal of the mid-year reporting does not diminish the importance of reviewing mid-year data at the local level.

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Finally,(1) itThe makescurricula theadopted annualunder reportthis fromsection. the DOE due on or before August 30th , rather than December 31st.

(2) The individuals identified under paragraph (b)(3) of this section and each individual’s responsibilities for approving and providing professional development required under paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(4) of this section.

(3) How the school district or charter school will ensure that educators have access to and have successfully completed the professional development required under paragraph (b)(4) of this section.

SYNOPSIS This Act provides that each school district and charter school must report three times a year, instead of annually, to the Department of Education, the number and percentage of students, disaggregated by grade and by individual school, identified with a potential reading deficiency, including characteristics of dyslexia, pursuant to mandated literary screening, and the literacy intervention approaches being provided.

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