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Bill would add oral-language literacy work, permit second iRead administration and ease EARN credential rules
Summary
House Bill 1499 would add oral language development to literacy endorsements, allow a second iRead administration at the end of the year, temporarily exempt schools with high ELL concentrations from third-grade retention, permit off‑site career fairs with provided transportation, and change the EARN work‑based learning credential rules.
House Bill 1499, presented by Representative Robert Behning to the Senate Education and Career Development Committee, would make several changes to literacy and career‑readiness policy. The proposal would ask the State Board of Education to incorporate oral-language development into literacy endorsement requirements for educators; permit a second administration of the iRead third‑grade reading assessment at the end of the school year; and temporarily exempt third graders in school buildings with 50% or more English-language learners (ELLs) from mandatory retention for two years.
Behning said the second…
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