71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 595
 
LC 2533/SB 595-1
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 595
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
 
                              May 8
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, delete 'and' and after
'money' insert '; and declaring an emergency'.
  Delete lines 4 through 30 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) There is established a pilot
program on elementary school reading instruction. The focus of
the pilot program shall be on integrating instruction methods
using explicit phonics into language arts programs in elementary
schools that serve students from low-income families. The pilot
program shall be for the 2001-2002, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004
school years.
  ' (2) Each school district with a weighted average daily
membership (ADMw) of greater than 50,000 shall participate in the
pilot program. A school district board of a participating school
district shall select elementary schools and classrooms for
participation in the pilot program. If possible, the board shall
select schools and classrooms that serve students from low-income
families. The board shall determine how to implement the pilot
program with other reading programs that may already exist in the
schools and classrooms.
  ' (3) During the 2001-2002 school year, each participating
school district shall provide advanced training to teachers who
are currently using explicit phonics in the classroom. Teachers
receiving training under this subsection shall serve as mentors
for other teachers and shall instruct other teachers on the use
of explicit phonics in classrooms.
  ' (4) During the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 school years, each
participating school district shall implement the pilot program
in selected schools and classrooms by incorporating reading
instruction using explicit phonics in the classrooms.
  ' (5)(a) At the end of the 2001-2002 school year, each school
district participating in the pilot program shall report to the
interim legislative committees on education on the progress of
the pilot program.
  ' (b) At the end of the pilot program, each school district
participating in the pilot program shall report to the interim
legislative committees on education. The report shall include:
  ' (A) An evaluation of the program;
  ' (B) An evaluation of the program's impact on the reading
level of the students and how those reading levels compare with
similar students from other schools;
  ' (C) Recommendations about the program;
  ' (D) Costs of the program; and
  ' (E) Any other relevant information.
  ' (6) The Department of Education shall award grants to
participating school districts for the pilot program established
under this section. A school district that receives a grant under
this subsection shall use the grant for implementation of the
pilot program. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + In addition to and not in lieu of
any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Department
of Education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $___, for the purpose of awarding
grants to school districts participating in the pilot program on
elementary school reading instruction under section 1 of this
2001 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + 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 July 1, 2001. + } ' .
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