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SB 6                                                                                                                          
The Education Committee considered SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 6 "An Act relating to early education programs                                                                  
provided by school districts; relating to funding for early education                                                           
programs; relating to the duties of the Department of Education and                                                             
Early Development; establishing a reading intervention program for                                                              
public school students enrolled in grades kindergarten through three;                                                           
establishing a literacy program in the Department of Education and                                                              
Early Development; and providing for an effective date," and                                                                    
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE                                                                                  
          BILL NO. 6(EDC) "An Act relating to early                                                                             
          education programs provided by school districts;                                                                      
          relating to school age eligibility; relating to funding                                                               
          for early education programs; establishing early                                                                      
          education programs and a voluntary parent program;                                                                    
          relating to the duties of the Department of Education                                                                 
          and Early Development; relating to certification of                                                                   
          teachers; establishing a reading intervention program                                                                 
          for public school students enrolled in grades                                                                         
          kindergarten through three; establishing a reading                                                                    
          program in the Department of Education and Early                                                                      
          Development; establishing a teacher retention                                                                         
          working group; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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Signing do pass: Senator Stevens, Chair; Senator Begich. Signing no                                                             
recommendation: Senators Coghill, Hughes, Costello.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Fiscal information forthcoming.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.