Various education matters.
Summary
Makes various changes to the education law concerning the following: (1) The science of reading and licensing requirements. (2) The grant for benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments with regards to certain assessments, including universal screeners that screen for dyslexia. (3) Eligibility requirements for the next level computer science program. (4) Reading deficiency remediation plan requirements. (5) Payments and funding for excess costs of educating certain students with disabilities. (6) The use of funds from the Senator David C. Ford educational technology fund. (7) Requirements for public schools regarding adopting or replacing data technology systems. (8) The evaluation of curricular materials by the department of education (department). Requires the department to evaluate, approve, and publish a list of high quality curricular materials in the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math. Provides that, before curricular material is included on the list, the publisher of the curricular material must enter into a data share agreement with the department. Requires, not later than July 1, 2024, the department to conduct a statewide survey to determine which curricular materials have been adopted for use in certain subjects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 19, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Apr 18, 2023
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican38
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
15
Committee
7
Amendments
5
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 485: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 494: yeas 85, nays 0
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 450: yeas 50, nays 0
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 194: yeas 90, nays 0
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Amended
Amendment #3 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 163: yeas 29, nays 68
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment #2 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Behning
RRepublican
P
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
P
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
Co
Sheila Klinker
DDemocratic
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