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S06400Introduced in the Senate

Requires the commissioner of education to establish and enforce rules and regulations to incorporate at least a three credit course devoted to the instructional techniques necessary for effective literacy instruction which shall include delivering structured, systematic, explicit, evidence-based instruction aligned with the science of reading for prospective teachers.

IntroducedSenate Higher Education

Introduced by Robert Jackson, District 31

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Official description

Requires the commissioner of education to establish and enforce rules and regulations to incorporate at least a three credit course devoted to the instructional techniques necessary for effective literacy instruction which shall include delivering structured, systematic, explicit, evidence-based instruction aligned with the science of reading for prospective teachers.

Where it stands

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

January 7, 2026

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Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  3. PRINT NUMBER 6400A

  4. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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