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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 874
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPILING A LIST OF READING
ASSESSMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 10-14t of the general statutes be amended to replace the 1
Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success with the Department 2
of Education regarding the responsibility of compiling a list of reading 3
assessments that shall be used by local and regional boards of education 4
for the school year commencing July 1, 2025, and each school year 5
thereafter, to identify students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, 6
who are below proficiency in reading, provided any such reading 7
assessments include frequent screening and progress monitoring of 8
students. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To replace the Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success with
the Department of Education in compiling a list of reading assessments
for boards of education to identify students in kindergarten to grade
three, inclusive, who are below proficiency in reading, provided any Proposed Bill No. 874
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such reading assessments include frequent screening and progress
monitoring of students.