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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 990
5	5	February 2, 2024 - Introduced by Senator S TROEBEL, cosponsored by
6	6	Representative SCHRAA. Referred to Committee on Education.
7	7	AN ACT to affect 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2. (intro.), 2023
8	8	Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2. a. to f., 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27
9	9	(2) (a) 2m. (intro.) and 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2m. cm.;
10	10	relating to: mandatory early literacy professional development.
11	11	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
12	12	2023 Wisconsin Act 20 requires teachers who teach grades kindergarten to 3,
13	13	reading specialists, school principals, and certain University of Wisconsin System
14	14	faculty and academic staff members to receive specific training in science-based
15	15	reading instruction by July 1, 2025. Act 20 requires that the training be both 1) the
16	16	Lexia Learning Systems, LLC, Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and
17	17	Spelling or another program endorsed by the Center for Effective Reading
18	18	Instruction and 2) offered by the Leadership in Literacy Institute or a provider that
19	19	meets specific criteria.
20	20	This bill expands who may offer the required training. Under the bill, the
21	21	training may be offered by LLI, a provider that meets the specific criteria, or a
22	22	cooperative educational service agency that has at least two years of experience
23	23	providing training related to science-based early reading instruction to school
24	24	principals, administrators, and literacy teams.
25	25	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
26	26	enact as follows:
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32	32	SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 990
33	33	SECTION 1. 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) is renumbered
34	34	2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2m. am. and amended to read:
35	35	[2023 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 27 (2) (a) 2m. am. Offered by the The
36	36	Leadership in Literacy Institute or a .
37	37	bm. A provider that meets all of the following requirements:
38	38	SECTION 2. 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2. a. to f. are renumbered
39	39	2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2m. bm. i. to vi.
40	40	SECTION 3. 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2m. (intro.) is created to
41	41	read:
42	42	[2023 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 27 (2) (a) 2m. (intro.) Offered by one of the
43	43	following:
44	44	SECTION 4. 2023 Wisconsin Act 20, section 27 (2) (a) 2m. cm. is created to read:
45	45	[2023 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 27 (2) (a) 2m. cm. A cooperative educational
46	46	service agency that has at least 2 years of experience conducting literacy trainings
47	47	on science-based early reading instruction, as defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (b), for school
48	48	principals, administrators, and literacy teams.
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