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Senate Education Committee tables reading-reform bill; directs substitute draft incorporating State Department of Education revisions
Summary
Senate File 178, a bill addressing reading proficiency and interventions, was tabled while committee members directed legislative staff to draft a substitute incorporating language from the Wyoming Department of Education. The committee agreed to pursue a collaboratively drafted substitute rather than move the original as-is.
The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 3 debated Senate File 178, a broad literacy bill brought by Senator Scott intended to address statewide gaps in early-grade reading proficiency. After testimony from education leaders and a substantive policy discussion, the committee voted to table the bill and directed staff to draft a substitute incorporating language provided by the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE).
What the bill would do Senate File 178 proposes a range of measures to improve early literacy outcomes statewide, including universal screening, required individual reading plans for students who do not reach proficiency, expanded parental notification and involvement, a delayed retention provision for some grades, and enforcement mechanisms tied to assessment integrity. Senator Scott…
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