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SB 111                                                                                                                        
The Education Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 111 "An                                                                      
Act relating to the duties of the Department of Education and Early                                                             
Development; relating to public schools; relating to early education                                                            
programs; relating to funding for early education programs; relating to                                                         
school age eligibility; relating to reports by the Department of                                                                
Education and Early Development; relating to reports by school                                                                  
districts; relating to certification and competency of teachers; relating                                                       
to assessing reading deficiencies and providing reading intervention                                                            
services to public school students enrolled in grades kindergarten                                                              
through three; relating to textbooks and materials for reading                                                                  
intervention services; establishing a reading program in the                                                                    
Department of Education and Early Development; relating to school                                                               
operating funds; relating to a virtual education consortium; and                                                                
providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 111(EDC)                                                                                       
          (forthcoming)                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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