S.F. No. 0131

Management audit study-reading skills.

 

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Scott, Coe and Hines and Representative(s) McOmie

 

AN ACT relating to legislative studies; providing for a study by the management audit committee of school districts to determine the degree of compliance with and success of reading and intervention programs in specified elementary school grades; requiring a report; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/23/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/26/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/27/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S04

2/3/2009    S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Decaria, Jennings, Massie and Von Flatern

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/3/2009    S Placed on General File

 

SF0131SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 12          After "(a)" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 13          Delete "supervision" insert "With the approval"; after "committee" insert ", the legislative service office".

Page 2-line 2           Delete "shall" insert "may".

Page 2-line 3           Delete "in person" insert "as needed".

Page 2–line 4           After "surveys" insert "." and delete balance of line.

Page 2-line 5           Delete.

Page 2–line 9           Delete "November" insert "December"; delete "report" insert "committee".

Page 2-line 10          After "shall" insert "determine the content and scope of the report and may consider the following items".

Page 3-line 1           After "improving" insert "basic"; delete "comprehension" insert "skills of vocabulary, comprehension and fluency".

Page 3-line 10          Delete "27-3-401" insert "21-3-401".

Page 3-line 22          Delete "." insert ";".

Page 3-after line 22    Insert and renumber:

"(vii)  Review the ability of the statewide assessment tests in assessing the reading abilities of students in grades three (3) and four (4)."  COE, CHAIRMAN

 

2/4/2009    S Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Coe, Decaria, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Landen, Massie, Scott and Sessions

Nays:  Senator(s) Bebout, Burns, Case, Cooper, Dockstader, Geis, Hunnicutt, Johnson, Larson, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Ayes 11    Nays 19    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0