Maryland Senate Bill 575 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-05 - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain stakeholder advisory group to develop a certain reading and dyslexia handbook; requiring the Department and the advisory stakeholder group to make a completed handbook available to the public by June 1, 2021, and to develop a list of recommended programs and materials that address certain needs; requiring the Department to update the handbook every 3 years; requiring the handbook and updates to be published and disseminated in a certain manner; etc.

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

Sen. Katie Hester [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-05	Senate	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-31	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

SB575 (Carry Over) 2020-02-05 - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
HB718 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-04 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Education	8	420	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0575?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0575f.pdf