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HB307 would update literacy standards, create literacy coach coordination committee and extend literacy council sunset
Summary
Representative Ballard told the Senate Rules committee HB307 removes outdated program language, aligns law with science-of-reading standards, establishes a literacy coach coordination committee and extends the literacy council’s sunset.
ATLANTA — Representative Ballard presented House Bill 307 to the Senate Rules committee on March 25, describing changes to literacy programming, governance and sunsets.
Ballard said HB307 “removes some outdated language of programs and curricula that do not align with our new science of reading standards, and it creates the structure and composition of the literacy coach coordination committee and pushes out the sunset date for the literacy council.” The presenter described the bill as intended to align statutory language with current education standards and to create a coordinating body for literacy coaches.
Nut graf: The bill addresses how the state defines and governs literacy supports in K–12 education, aligning statute with the state’s reading standards and creating a coordination structure for literacy coaches while extending the council that oversees the work.
Committee reaction and next steps: Members praised the sponsor’s classroom experience during the presentation and had no recorded substantive objections in the Rules meeting. HB307 was included on the Rules committee’s list to be advanced for committee consideration.
