HB 1488-2_ Filed 03/24/2005, 14:14 ChairPerson


COMMITTEE REPORT

    Madam President: Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, your Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure, to which was referred Engrossed House Bill 1488 because it conflicts with HEA 1288-2005 without properly recognizing the existence of HEA 1288-2005, has had Engrossed House Bill 1488 under consideration and begs leave to report back to the Senate with the recommendation that Engrossed House Bill 1488 be corrected as follows:

            
    Page 2, between lines 12 and 13, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    "SECTION 3. IC 20-20-26-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "phonologic weakness" means a difficulty of constitutional or environmental origin which, if not strengthened to adequate levels in the context of conventional instruction, results in difficulty in learning to read, write, spell, and recall. Phonologic weakness underlies reading difficulty across race, ethnicity, and cultural and economic diversities.
    (b) The department shall develop and implement a plan to:
        (1) train teachers, especially the teachers directly involved in reading and language arts, about phonologic weakness and its role in reading development;
        (2) determine which reading instruments can be used to detect phonologic weakness before formal reading instruction begins;
        (3) determine which reading instruments can be used to assess student reading and spelling development; and
        (4) apply the results of the assessment using reading instruments to a child's instructional program.

    SECTION 4. IC 20-20-26-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 5. (a) The department shall develop a technical assistance manual necessary to implement this chapter. The

department shall adopt reading instruments that a school shall use to assess student reading and writing development.
    (b) Each instrument adopted by the department under this section must be based on scientific research concerning reading development and must have adequate reliability and validity.
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    Page 2, line 16, delete "IC 20-10.1-21-7 and IC 20-10.1-21-8," and insert " IC 20-20-26-4 and IC 20-20-26-5,".
    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to EHB 1488 as printed March 18, 2005.)

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Senator GARTON, Chairperson

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Senator R. YOUNG, R.M.M.

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Senator MILLER

            


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2004