EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the literacy intervention program.

Idaho's S 1069 requires school districts and public charter schools to provide targeted literacy support for K-3 students scoring below grade level in reading. The bill mandates minimum intervention hours (60 hours for students scoring "below basic," 30 hours for "basic") using research-backed methods like phonemic awareness and decoding, with parent involvement required. It establishes a state-approved list of adaptive learning tools for schools to use, requires annual effectiveness evaluations of these tools, and creates a resource center sharing best practices. The law also directs the state to provide teacher professional development on literacy instruction and report annual program outcomes to the legislature.