This amendment weakens mandatory requirements in the K-12 language and literacy program by replacing directives with recommendations and changing several shall provisions to may provisions.
- Changes the requirement to 'Use' universal and dyslexia screeners to 'Recommend the use of' them, making this a recommendation rather than a requirement. (Page 10, line 2)
- Changes the requirement to 'Deploy' a multitiered system of support to 'Recommend the deployment of' it, making this a recommendation rather than a requirement. (Page 10, line 6)
- Removes the minimum compliance language 'shall, at a minimum,' and replaces it with 'may', allowing school districts discretionary implementation of the District Language and Literacy Plan components. (Page 10, line 9)
- Changes 'shall' to 'may' regarding the administration of screeners and diagnostic assessments, making compliance discretionary. (Page 11, line 10)
- Changes 'shall' to 'may' regarding summer literacy camps or extended supports for districts with 60% or more students not demonstrating grade level reading proficiency, making this optional. (Page 12, line 15)
- Changes 'shall' to 'may' regarding professional development requirements for school district personnel, making compliance discretionary. (Page 12, line 19)
- Changes 'shall' to 'may' regarding the prohibition of the three-cueing system as the only basis for teaching word recognition or decoding, making this discretionary. (Page 12, line 21)
- Adds the word 'recommended' before 'evidence' on page 14, line 17, suggesting that evidence-based instruction is recommended rather than required. (Page 14, line 17)
- Changes punctuation from a period to a semicolon after 'districts' and deletes the following clause 'School', removing additional language that appears to follow. (Page 14, lines 19-22)
- Deletes an entire section spanning lines 20 through 22 on page 14. (Page 14, lines 20-22)
- Changes 'Implement and administer' to 'Ensure the implementation and administration of', softening the direct mandate for school boards to directly carry out the program. (Page 17, lines 25-27)
- Adds the word 'recommended' before 'evidence' on page 18, line 14, suggesting that evidence-based instruction is recommended rather than required. (Page 18, line 14)
- Changes a comma to 'or' after 'screeners' on page 18, line 17, modifying how screeners and assessments are presented as alternatives rather than conjunctive requirements. (Page 18, line 17)
- Deletes language after 'assessments' on page 18, line 18, removing unspecified content from that line. (Page 18, line 18)
- Deletes 'instructional materials and practices' from page 18, line 19, removing reference to specific implementation components. (Page 18, lines 19)
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