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House adopts strike‑all to expand literacy and math coaching, adds $12.6M in funding
Summary
On a supplemental calendar the House adopted a strike‑all that replaces the Senate bill language with a House package to expand literacy coaches through grade 8, add math coaches, and require financial‑literacy curriculum; the chamber said $12.6 million was provided earlier in the day to implement those programs.
The House adopted a strike‑all amendment on a supplemental bill that places the House'backed education package into law language: it expands existing reading‑coach programs through eighth grade, establishes math coaches modeled on the reading‑coach model and requires a financial‑literacy component for grades 6–8.
Explaining the strike‑all, the sponsor said the package organizes the reading, math and financial‑literacy initiatives and noted funding had been approved earlier in the day: "This additional appropriation is for the implementation and operation of the adolescent literacy initiative..." Committee leaders said roughly $12.6 million in general funds was tied to the package and that the money had been included in the budget actions adopted earlier in the session.
Members asked whether every school could participate; the sponsor said schools may petition the state department to take part and that the reading and math coaches model expands existing pilot work. The strike‑all was adopted and the bill passed by recorded vote.
Next steps: the education provisions and the funding positions are House positions and will be considered by the Senate; districts and local judges/administrators will be asked to coordinate with the Administrative Office of Courts and the state Department of Education for pilots and rollouts where applicable.
