Senate Bill 438 established Kansas Blueprint for Literacy with $10 million appropriation and targets for 2030–33, committee told

Jason Long, counsel with the Office of Revisor of Statutes, briefed the House Committee on Education on the components and statutory requirements enacted by Senate Bill 438 (the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy).

Long said the package ‘‘was codified at KSA 74 dash 32com 290 through 74 dash 32com 296’’ and that it established a director of literacy education under the Board of Regents, a literacy advisory committee, and statutory duties that include tracking educator training in the science of reading and reporting to the Legislature. Long summarized the bill's definition of ‘‘science of reading’’ as instruction that relies on evidence‑based practices including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.

Key features and timelines: The statute directs the literacy advisory committee to pursue goals including that 100% of special education, English‑learner and elementary educators obtain a micro‑credential in the science of reading by…