SB263 Alabama 2019 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Education, K-3 grades, Alabama Literacy Act, established, steps to improve reading proficiency
Description
This bill would establish the Alabama Literacy Act
This bill would implement steps to improve the reading proficiency of public school kindergarten to third grade students and ensure that every student completing the third grade is able to read at or above grade level
Relating to public education; to establish the Alabama Literacy Act; to implement steps to improve the reading proficiency of public school kindergarten to third grade students and ensure that those students are able to read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade by monitoring the progression of each student from one grade to another, in part, by his or her proficiency in reading.
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 24, 2019 | Room 825 at 09:30 | Senate ED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | CANCELLED at 00:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | Room 316(Revised agenda added SB293 and public hearing on SB263) at 13:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | Room 316 at 13:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB263 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |