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Senate approves $5 million K-3 literacy package after floor amendments
Summary
Senate passed House Bill 312 (state literacy program) focused on grade 1—63 reading plans and appropriated $5 million to districts for direct instruction (administrative costs disallowed); an attempted restoration of broader accountability language prompted a division vote during floor debate.
Senators debated the governor's literacy initiative in House Bill 312, an amended measure focused on improving grade-level reading in the early grades. Floor sponsors explained the bill emphasizes district-developed plans to achieve third-grade reading proficiency and restricts the appropriation to instruction rather than administration.
Sponsor summary: "It focuses on the…
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