Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt and make available to school districts, by July 1, 2024, a rubric by which districts may evaluate curricula and select and implement evidence-based, culturally inclusive core reading instruction programs, a template to support districts when developing literacy plans, and guidance on practices for effective structures for training and deploying literacy coaches. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and make available training opportunities for educators in teaching reading on or before January 1, 2025. Provides that, in consultation with education stakeholders, the State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a comprehensive literacy plan for the State on or before January 31, 2024. Sets forth requirements for the comprehensive literacy plan. In the Educator Licensure Article of the Code, makes changes concerning educator testing and the requirements for educators trained in other states or counties. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-4)

Status: (Passed) 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0402 [SB2243 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2023-07-31	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2023-05-19	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2023-03-24	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2023-02-10	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 001	2023-05-10	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 001	2023-03-21	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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