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Committee amends and advances educator‑preparation audit bill focused on the science of reading
Summary
HB 1828 was amended to embed audits of educator-preparation programs into existing reviews and to publish results; an amendment focusing audits on the 'science of reading' passed and the committee advanced the bill.
The committee considered House Bill 1828 and adopted amendment 1294s, which replaces a section of the bill to require the Department of Education to include an audit of educator-preparation programs—specifically assessing how effectively programs teach the science of reading—within existing institutional reviews, and to publish audit results on the DOE website.
Lauren Banker, director of government relations for the university system, explained the amendment embeds the audit within reviews the university system already undergoes and described it as an efficiency improvement. Department staff indicated the change was acceptable and that the data used are already generated in existing reviews.
The committee voted to adopt the amendment and then recorded an 'ought to pass' on the underlying bill as amended; senators later deliberated whether to place the bill on consent and several members withheld consent to allow floor discussion.
