SALT LAKE CITY — Making sure kids are good readers before they move up a grade is the goal of a bill by Sen. Karen Morgan, D-Cottonwood Heights.
SB150 received passage in the House Thursday night with a 43-29 vote.
The legislation requires parental notification regarding remediation for certain students that read below grade level in first, second and third grades. Further, school districts must provide remediation.
The bill was passed by the Senate, 23-6, as the last piece of business before adjourning late Thursday night.
— Amy K. Stewart
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Another example of an unfunded mandate from the legislature to the schools.
It's a nice thought to have everyone reading on grade level before they advance in the primary grades, but the legislature has just opened many more "cans of worms" in passing this bill. This could be a big mess...an unfunded big mess!
The legislature didn't fund the new 11,000 students who are slated to start school - which in turns reduces the weighted per pupil spending. Why would they fund remediation? Let's punish all the students because money will need to be divereted to More..