71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 4123
 
                         House Bill 3941
 
Sponsored by Representative KRUSE
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Creates Early Success Reading Initiative. Directs University of
Oregon to develop, implement and monitor initiative. Specifies
components of initiative.
  Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Higher
Education for initiative.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to reading; appropriating money; and declaring an
  emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + The Legislative Assembly finds that:
  (1) Reading is the gateway to learning and a key to building a
child's self-esteem.
  (2) Children who read below grade level after third grade are
at significantly greater risk of truancy, school failure,
criminal and at-risk behaviors, early pregnancy and substance
abuse.
  (3) Scientifically based assessment methods can identify as
early as kindergarten those children needing extra help to
successfully learn to read.
  (4) Scientifically based instructional reading materials can
provide the reading skills children need to become successful
readers. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) There is created the Early Success Reading
Initiative for the State of Oregon. The components of the Early
Success Reading Initiative include, but are not limited to:
  (a) Early screening of all kindergarteners or children entering
primary grades;
  (b) Instruction for children using scientifically based reading
materials that focus on:
  (A) Identification of sounds and sound blends;
  (B) Systematic, explicit phonics instruction; and
  (C) Practice of accurate word reading with decodable text;
  (c) Continuous monitoring of reading progress in grades one to
three; and
  (d) Professional development for teachers and administrators in
scientifically based instructional reading materials and
programs.
  (2) The University of Oregon shall develop, implement and
monitor the Early Success Reading Initiative.
  (3) The University of Oregon may seek grants and private funds
to support the Early Success Reading Initiative. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + The University of Oregon shall report the
progress and results of the Early Success Reading Initiative to
the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the
relevant legislative committees by January 1, 2003. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + In addition to and not in lieu of any other
appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department of Higher
Education for the University of Oregon, for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2001, out of the General Fund, the amount of
$___, which may be expended for the Early Success Reading
Initiative. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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