AN ACT relating to reading and language arts instruction.
Summary
Create a section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms to be used in the section; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an approved list of reading curriculum that does not use a three-cueing system; require that school districts not use any curriculum that employs a three-cueing system; prohibit the use of a three-cueing system in teacher professional development; require the Educational Professional Standards Baord (EPSB) to promulgate regulations establishing curriculum for each approved educator preparation program; amend KRS 164.306 to specify that educator preparation programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system; amend KRS 161.028 to require the EPSB to include in the standards set for teacher preparation programs that the programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2024
Last action Mar 12, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2024
How they voted
79–15
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 98
Mar 11, 2024
D
Democratic20
65% Yea
R
Republican78
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 12, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 79-15
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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