| 1 | + | *ES0006.1* |
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| 2 | + | February 15, 2024 |
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| 3 | + | ENGROSSED |
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| 4 | + | SENATE BILL No. 6 |
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| 5 | + | _____ |
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| 6 | + | DIGEST OF SB 6 (Updated February 15, 2024 9:15 am - DI 140) |
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| 7 | + | Citations Affected: IC 20-32. |
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| 8 | + | Synopsis: Reading proficiency. Requires the department of education |
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| 9 | + | (department) to develop a method to identify students in grade 4 |
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| 10 | + | through grade 8 who: (1) did not pass the determinant evaluation of |
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| 11 | + | reading skills approved by the state board of education; and (2) are at |
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| 12 | + | risk of not being proficient in reading as determined by Lexile scores |
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| 13 | + | on the statewide summative assessment. Requires the department to |
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| 14 | + | develop guidance for schools regarding how to support students who |
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| 15 | + | are at risk of not being proficient in reading. |
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| 16 | + | Effective: July 1, 2024. |
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| 17 | + | Raatz, Rogers, Crane, |
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| 18 | + | Randolph Lonnie M |
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| 19 | + | (HOUSE SPONSOR — BEHNING) |
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| 20 | + | January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career |
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| 21 | + | Development. |
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| 22 | + | January 25, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass. |
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| 23 | + | January 29, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed. |
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| 24 | + | January 30, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0. |
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| 25 | + | HOUSE ACTION |
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| 26 | + | February 6, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education. |
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| 27 | + | February 15, 2024, reported — Do Pass. |
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| 28 | + | ES 6—LS 6703/DI 143 February 15, 2024 |
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| 1 | 29 | | Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 2 | 30 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 3 | 31 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 4 | 32 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 5 | 33 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 6 | 34 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 7 | 35 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 8 | 36 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 9 | 37 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 10 | 38 | | between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 14 | | - | SECTION 1. IC 20-32-5.1-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA |
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| 15 | | - | CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS |
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| 16 | | - | [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 20. Beginning with the 2024-2025 |
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| 17 | | - | school year, the department shall develop a method for identifying |
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| 18 | | - | students in grade 4 through grade 8 who: |
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| 19 | | - | (1) did not pass the determinant evaluation of reading skills |
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| 20 | | - | approved by the state board; and |
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| 21 | | - | (2) are at risk of not being proficient in reading as determined |
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| 22 | | - | by Lexile scores on the statewide summative assessment. |
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| 23 | | - | The department shall develop guidance for schools on how to |
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| 24 | | - | support students in grade 4 through grade 8 who are at risk of not |
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| 25 | | - | being proficient in reading. |
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| 26 | | - | SEA 6 President of the Senate |
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| 27 | | - | President Pro Tempore |
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| 28 | | - | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
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| 29 | | - | Governor of the State of Indiana |
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| 30 | | - | Date: Time: |
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| 31 | | - | SEA 6 |
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| 44 | + | 1 SECTION 1. IC 20-32-5.1-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA |
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| 45 | + | 2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS |
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| 46 | + | 3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 20. Beginning with the 2024-2025 |
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| 47 | + | 4 school year, the department shall develop a method for identifying |
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| 48 | + | 5 students in grade 4 through grade 8 who: |
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| 49 | + | 6 (1) did not pass the determinant evaluation of reading skills |
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| 50 | + | 7 approved by the state board; and |
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| 51 | + | 8 (2) are at risk of not being proficient in reading as determined |
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| 52 | + | 9 by Lexile scores on the statewide summative assessment. |
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| 53 | + | 10 The department shall develop guidance for schools on how to |
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| 54 | + | 11 support students in grade 4 through grade 8 who are at risk of not |
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| 55 | + | 12 being proficient in reading. |
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| 56 | + | ES 6—LS 6703/DI 143 2 |
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| 57 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT |
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| 58 | + | Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career |
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| 59 | + | Development, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 6, has had the |
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| 60 | + | same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the |
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| 61 | + | Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS. |
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| 62 | + | (Reference is to SB 06 as introduced.) |
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| 63 | + | |
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| 64 | + | RAATZ, Chairperson |
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| 65 | + | Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0 |
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| 66 | + | _____ |
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| 67 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT |
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| 68 | + | Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred |
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| 69 | + | Senate Bill 6, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to |
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| 70 | + | report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said |
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| 71 | + | bill do pass. |
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| 72 | + | (Reference is to SB 6 as printed January 26, 2024.) |
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| 73 | + | BEHNING |
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| 74 | + | Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0 |
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| 75 | + | ES 6—LS 6703/DI 143 |
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