Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF3156

1E Relating to teachers; clarifying the definition of comprehensive,
scientifically based reading instruction; defining certain terms; modifying
board of teaching licensure requirements to include the Minnesota reading
instruction competence assessment and specifying certain assessment components;
requiring the commissioner of education to adopt a reading instruction
competence assessment for prekindergarten and elementary instructors; requiring
a report to the legislature by a certain date; specifying certain duties of the
commissioner relating to adopting a reading instruction competence assessment;
specifying certain pretesting requirements for candidates in an approved teacher
preparation program and schools for grant eligibility purposes; providing for a
prior appropriation funding allowance to be allocated for foundations of reading
grant for prekindergarten through grade 2 teachers and teacher candidates, match
requirement; requiring legislative approval for board of teaching proposed rules
in the area of licensure in reading
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