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HB3040 • 2025
Prescribes professional development and coaching requirements under the Early Literacy Success School Grant program.
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Chapter 571, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
Governor signed.
Speaker signed.
President signed.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 48; Excused, 9--Cate, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Sosa, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Drazan, Osborne, Scharf.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.)
(Amendments distributed.)
Second reading.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 3--Linthicum, Robinson, Starr; Excused, 3--Gorsek, Prozanski, Thatcher.
Work Session held.
Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. Ayes, 42; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Javadi, Pham H, Sanchez, Walters.
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Referred to Ways and Means.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
Work Session held.
Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
Work Session held.
Returned to Full Committee.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
Work Session held.
Public Hearing held.
Referred to Education.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Digest: Changes the grant program for reading. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Prescribes professional development and coaching requirements under the Early Literacy Success School Grant program. Expands the allowed uses of grants related to curricula. Modifies the reporting date related to Early Literacy Success School Grants and the contents of the reports. Expands allowed interventions for the Department of Education to take when a school district or public charter school does not meet the goals established in an early literacy success plan. Relating to: Relating to early literacy. Current location: Chapter Number Assigned