HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 267

AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 158, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 158. Reading screening.

(d) Beginning in 2023, each Each school district and charter school shall must report annually to the Department, on or before October 31, 31 and June 30 of each year, the number and percentage of students, disaggregated by grade and by individual school, identified with a potential reading deficiency, including characteristics of dyslexia, pursuant to the screening mandated in subsection (b) of this section, and the literacy intervention approaches being provided.

Section 2. Amend § 4145, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 4145. Evidence-based reading curricula.

(c) Beginning October 31, 2023, On or before October 31 and June 30 of each year, each school district and charter school shall annually must report all of the following to the Department for the Department’s annual report:

(1) The curricula adopted under this section.

(2) The individuals identified under paragraph (b)(3) of this section and each individual’s responsibilities for approving and providing professional development required under paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(4) of this section.

(3) How the school district or charter school will ensure that educators have access to and have successfully completed the professional development required under paragraph (b)(4) of this section.

(d) (1) Beginning December 31, 2023, On or before August 30 of each year, the Department shall produce an annual report that provides all of the following:

d. Longitudinal data analysis for each district and charter school of the data collected in the October 31 and June 30 submissions required under subsection (c) of this section.