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Committee advances SB 206 to raise per-student tutoring grant cap under LEARNS Act
Summary
SB 206 would raise the per-student cap on LEARNS Act literacy tutoring grants from $500 to $1,500; sponsor says the change does not increase state spending and aims to boost participation among eligible students.
The House Education Committee advanced SB 206, a bill that would raise the per-student cap on literacy tutoring grants authorized under the LEARNS Act from $500 to $1,500 without adding new appropriations, the bill’s sponsor said.
Senator Rebecca Burkes, presenting SB 206 to the committee, said the bill removes past dates from statute and focuses on adjusting the grant cap for literacy tutoring targeted at students in kindergarten through third grade who are identified as at-risk readers. “This grant had a cap of $500. All we’re doing in this bill is increasing that cap to $1,500. We’re…
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