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House panel advances substitute for literacy bill, adds phased implementation and reporting
Summary
The House Education Committee advanced a substitute to House Bill 1295 requiring updated literacy curricula aligned to state English language arts standards, new educator continuing‑education rules and staged district implementation with reporting to OSPI; the committee reported the substitute with a due‑pass recommendation (17–0, 2 excused).
The House Education Committee on Feb. 10 advanced a substitute to House Bill 12 95 that would require school districts to adopt or update literacy curricula aligned to the state English Language Arts learning standards and to phase in full implementation over several years.
Representative Wargacki, who briefed the substitute H‑3369.1, said the proposal "requires updated or purchased literacy curriculum and a comprehensive literacy program to be aligned with the state learning standards in English Language Arts." The substitute removes some prescriptive language from an earlier draft but preserves statutory requirements that districts provide reading‑improvement strategies for…
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