FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2001





March 9, 2001





Mr. Speaker:



Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred



SENATE BILL 10, as amended



has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:



1. Strike all Senate Education Committee Amendments.



2. Strike all Senate Finance Committee Amendments.



3. Strike Senate Floor Amendment 1.



4. On page 1, line 12, after "GRADE" insert "; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION".



5. On page 1, strike lines 17 through 20 and insert in lieu thereof:



""[NEW MATERIAL] STUDENT READING REQUIREMENT.--



A. A student who has completed a full-day kindergarten program and who fails to read independently by the end of the third grade shall not be promoted to the fourth grade until the student reads independently.

B. For purposes of this section:



(1) the department of education shall set forth guidelines for assessing whether students are reading independently by the end of the third grade and monitor school district compliance with the guidelines; and



(2) school districts shall use multiple measures to assess whether students are reading independently by the end of the third grade.



C. The provisions of this section do not apply to developmentally disabled students who are learning to read in accordance with a developmentally appropriate plan approved by a certified school instructor."".



6. On page 1, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following new sections:



"Section 2. APPROPRIATION.--Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state department of public education for expenditure in fiscal year 2002 to fund literacy in grades one through three in the public schools. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2002 shall revert to the general fund.



Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2004.".,



and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.



Respectfully submitted,







Rick Miera, Chairman





Adopted Not Adopted

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



Date



The roll call vote was 11 For 2 Against

Yes: 11

No: Hamilton, Urioste

Excused: None

Absent: None





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