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House passes bill to update literacy rules, create literacy coach coordination committee
Summary
The Georgia House approved House Bill 307 to align state programs with the science of reading, define dyslexia, and create a Literacy Coach Coordination Committee to standardize training for literacy coaches.
Representative Bethany Ballard, a Republican from Warner Robins, presented House Bill 307 on the House floor, saying the measure continues bipartisan work begun with 2023’s House Bill 538 to improve statewide literacy. “This bill removes outdated language regarding programs that do not align with our new science of reading standards, defines characteristics of dyslexia,” Ballard said, and it “creates the structure and composition of the literacy…
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