Bill
Number: S.B. 1403
Boyer
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: EDUCATION Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Directs a certificate
holder to complete required hours in science of reading instruction within
three years after certification in elementary or early childhood education.
2. Directs the State Board
of Education (SBE), beginning August 1, 2025, to establish a literacy
endorsement for all kindergarten through grade 5 teachers providing literacy
instruction who must complete training and coursework as determined by the SBE
and a literacy instruction assessment.
3. Specifies, beginning
August 1, 2022, all approved educator preparation programs must require
necessary courses to obtain a literacy endorsement.
4. Removes the required
reading instruction examination for early childhood and elementary education
certification.
5. Establishes retroactive
dates for the dyslexia training and the dyslexia screening plan.
6. Makes technical and
conforming changes.
Page 1, line 16, strike "5" insert "7"
Page 2, line 30, after "require" strike
remainder of line
Line 31,
strike "instruction to" insert "that, within
three years after a certificate for elementary education or early childhood
education is issued, the certificate holder"
Page 3, line
1, after "instruction" insert a comma
Between
lines 7 and 8, insert:
"3. Beginning August 1, 2025, shall establish a literacy
endorsement as a requirement for all certificated teachers who provide literacy
instruction in kindergarten programs or in any of grades one through grade five
as determined by the board. The literacy endorsement shall require the teacher
to complete training or coursework as determined by the board and to pass a
literacy instruction assessment to show that the teacher is capable of doing
all of the following:
(a) Effectively
teaching foundational reading skills, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,
vocabulary and comprehension.
(b) Implementing
reading instruction using high-quality instructional materials.
(c) Providing
effective instruction and interventions for students with reading deficiencies,
including students with characteristics of dyslexia.
4. Beginning
August 1, 2022, shall require all approved educator preparation programs in
elementary education and early childhood education to require the courses that
are necessary to obtain a literacy endorsement."
Renumber to conform
Page 6, strike lines 20 through 33
Strike page 7
Page 8, strike lines 1 through 19
Between
lines 20 and 21, insert:
"Page
5, after line 40, insert:
"Sec. 4. Retroactivity
A. Section
15-211, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, applies
retroactively to from and after June 30, 2021.
B. Section
15-704, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, applies
retroactively to from and after June 30, 2020.""
Amend title to conform