Maryland Senate Bill 126

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-06 - Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Hearing: Jan 27 @ 11:00 am Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the State Department of Education to establish, by October 1, 2021, a stakeholder advisory group to develop a reading and dyslexia handbook to guide local school systems in the implementation of best practices for early literacy and dyslexia; requiring a completed handbook be made available to the public by June 1, 2022; requiring the development of tools and materials to address the needs of at-risk and struggling students with dyslexia; requiring the Department to update the handbook every 3 years; etc.

State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance

Sen. Katie Hester [D]

Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-06	Senate	Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m.
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-10-28	Senate	Pre-filed

HB237 (Crossfiled) 2020-12-22 - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
SB575 (Carry Over) 2020-02-05 - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.

Type	Source
Summary	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0126?ys=2021RS
Text	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0126f.pdf