SB454: Bill Text

SB454,15,2 (8) Department; duties. (a) Approved reading readiness screening assessments. 1. By no later than July 15, 2022, the department shall establish and maintain a list of each of the following that are approved by the department for use under this section:

SB454,15,3 a. Fundamental skills screening assessments.

SB454,15,4 b. Universal screening assessments.

SB454,15,5 c. Level 1 screening assessments.

SB454,15,6 d. Level 2 screening assessments.

SB454,15,12 2. The department shall publish each list of approved screening assessments under subd. 1. on its Internet site and submit the lists of approved reading readiness screening assessments to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). If the department modifies a list under subd. 1., the department shall submit the modified list to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).

SB454,15,17 (b) Reports to the legislature. By November 30, 2023, and by each November 30 thereafter, the department shall compile the information it receives under sub. (7) and submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) that includes the number of pupils identified as at-risk in the previous school year, by school and by school district.

SB454,15,24 (9) State aid. (a) Payment for costs. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay a school board or operator of an independent charter school the per pupil cost of each reading readiness screening assessment required to be administered under sub. (2) or (3). Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, the department may pay a school board or operator of an independent charter school under this paragraph only if the school board or operator of the independent charter school does all of the following:

SB454,15,25 1. Submits the report required under sub. (7) for the previous school year.

SB454,16,3 2. In the report required under sub. (7) for the previous school year, indicates that the school board or operator of the independent charter school used only approved reading readiness screening assessments in the previous school year.

SB454,16,7 (b) Proration. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the department shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards and operators of independent charter schools entitled to the aid.

SB454,16,12 (10) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including establishing a process under which a school board or operator of an independent charter school may request that the department include a reading readiness screening assessment on a list of approved screening assessments under sub. (8) (a).

SB454,3 Section 3 . 119.44 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB454,16,16 119.44 (2) (bm) The performance of pupils on the screenings administered during the prior school year under s. 118.016 (3), categorized by school, gender, and ethnicity.

SB454,4 Section 4 . 121.02 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB454,16,23 121.02 (1) (c) 3. The pupil's reading assessment performance on a screening assessment under s. 118.016 (3) indicates that the pupil is at risk of reading difficulty, as defined in s. 118.016 (1) (a). If this subdivision applies, the interventions or services provided the pupil shall be scientifically based evidence-based and shall address all areas in which the pupil is deficient in a manner consistent with the state standards in reading and language arts.

SB454,5 Section 5 . Nonstatutory provisions.

SB454,17,2 (1) Approved fundamental skills and universal screening assessments; department of public instruction.

SB454,17,5 (a) For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, the department of public instruction shall include all of the following on the list of approved fundamental skills screening assessments required under s. 118.016 (8) (a):

SB454,17,6 1. Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening.

SB454,17,7 2. Predictive Assessment of Reading.

SB454,17,8 3. Acadience - Preschool Early Literacy Indicators.

SB454,17,11 (b) For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, the department of public instruction shall include all of the following on the list of approved universal screening assessments required under s. 118.016 (8) (a):

SB454,17,13 1. The Dynamics Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills 8th edition, commonly known as DIBELS 8th edition.

SB454,17,14 2. Acadience reading.

SB454,17,15 3. FastBridge reading assessments.

SB454,17,16 4. Renaissance Star Early Literacy assessment.

SB454,6 Section 6 . Effective date.

SB454,17,18 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2022.

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