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Commissioner warns SB 220 would create large new costs and admin demands as committee weighs statewide reading plans
Summary
Department of Education staff told the committee SB 220 would expand required individual reading plans and high‑dosage tutoring to tens of thousands of students (an estimated 108,000), but cautioned districts lack the staffing and funding to implement it immediately. Lawmakers asked for cost estimates and phased implementation.
The Connecticut Department of Education told lawmakers on Feb. 26 that Senate Bill 220, a proposal to expand individual reading plans, high‑dosage tutoring and state‑level literacy interventions beyond the earliest grades, would touch far more students than some lawmakers realize and likely require substantial new personnel and funding. Commissioner Russell Tucker and her literacy staff said the bill’s proposed criteria would mean roughly 108,000 students in grades beyond K–3—across Alliance and non‑Alliance districts—could be eligible for formal reading plans and interventions, based on recent assessment results.
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