HB 2162 (Dutton) Relating to reading instruction, assessment instruments, and interventions provided to public school students.
- Dutton – Reading is fundamental; highlights low reading statistics in various house districts
- Toth and Dutton discuss causes of low reading statistics, correlation between reading and prison
- Bailes – Campus used as example earlier of poor reading stats was in an exemplary rated ISD
- Dutton – Not using this as an emblem of the entire district, highlighting importance of 3rd grade reading; Louisiana made not reading an absolute bar to moving to 4th grade
- Harrison and Dutton discuss poor reading metrics for 3rd and 8th grade
- FA 1 Dutton – Standards for reading instruments, data not to be used for evaluations, parents can select private tutor from list district provides
- FA 1 adopted
- FA 2 Rogers – ISDs can continue to use diagnostic instrument if it is high-quality
- FA 2 adopted
- Bailes speaks against the
- Hinojosa – Concerned about testing little kids when there is far too much testing already
- Dutton – We don’t do diagnostic testing already, bill doesn’t do exit testing
- Hinojosa – Teachers are assessing without needing another standardized test
- Hinojosa and Dutton discuss educational needs
- Hinojosa – ISDs will be being paying for private tutors for students?
- Dutton – Yes, one selected by the parent
- Hinojosa – Putting unfunded mandate on schools
- Harrison – Is this bill a voucher bill?
- Dutton – In no way is this a voucher bill
- Harrison – ISD has two years to make sure kids can read, right?
- Dutton – Yes
- Bernal – There is a $1k per student element of the bill?
- Dutton – No, that is eliminated
- Bernal – Bill still has a fiscal note?
- Dutton – For the tutoring, unhitched the $1k
- Bernal – Tutoring required to be outside the school?
- Dutton – ISD can hire one of its own teachers
- Dutton – don’t know why anyone would oppose unless they want status quo to stay the same
- Fails to pass engrossment (54-87) on 4/28
- Dutton makes motion to reconsider
- Thompson makes motion to reconsider
Vote reconsidered on 5/2
- 2 previously adopted amendments: FA 1, FA 2
- FA 3 Dutton – Strikes section requiring Commissioner to review & requirement to update diagnostic tool every 4 years
- FA 3 adopted
- Passed to engrossment on 5/2