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SCR129.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
READING - Stating findings and continuing the reading committee created by
the First Regular Session of the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature and
directing that the committee should prepare draft legislation to implement
the recommendations of the committee.
02/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/18 Rpt prt - to Educ
02/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 33-0-2
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
Hawkins, Ingram, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney,
Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Ipsen, Sandy
Floor Sponsor - Dunklin
Title apvd - to House
03/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to W/M
03/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/20 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
Clark, Crane, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13),
Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck,
Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kendell,
Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Richman, Ridinger, Robison, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
Stubbs, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Kempton, Sali, Taylor, Wheeler, Wood
Floor Sponsor -
Title apvd - to Senate
03/23 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
Sp signed - to Secretary of State
SCR129|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 129 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE 3 STATUS OF EARLY READING EDUCATION IN IDAHO TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 4 YEAR AND TO PREPARE LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 5 COMMITTEE FOR SUBMISSION TO THE LEGISLATURE. 6 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 WHEREAS, the First Regular Session of the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature, 8 recognizing that the ability to read well is essential to the future success 9 of children, authorized a study of the status of reading in public schools in 10 Idaho and of recommended policies to guarantee that every child can read at 11 grade level by third grade; and 12 WHEREAS, the State Board of Education and the Department of Education 13 appointed a committee of legislators, business leaders, educators and parent 14 representatives from all regions of the state to conduct the study; and 15 WHEREAS, the committee determined that Idaho should be the first state to 16 make reading every child's birthright; and 17 WHEREAS, after thorough research and testing, the committee found that a 18 majority of Idaho's fourth grade school children are not comprehending what 19 they read at a level expected of them, thus creating the need for remedial 20 work in later grades and in the workplace; and 21 WHEREAS, certain groups of disadvantaged children have significant reading 22 problems which will prevent them from succeeding in school or life and 23 greatly increase the likelihood that they will drop out of school, be unem- 24 ployed, and be sent to prison; and 25 WHEREAS, we have the methods and tools to ensure that every child can 26 read. 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 28 sion of the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre- 29 sentatives concurring therein, that the legislature authorizes the reading 30 study committee to prepare the "Every Child's Birthright" Literacy Act for 31 presentation to the 1999 Idaho Legislature. The committee should incorporate 32 the recommendations that the act propose a comprehensive and systematic plan 33 for ensuring that every Idaho child will read at grade level by grade three, a 34 definition and method of measurement of reading at grade level, a process and 35 time line for implementation, and a budget and analysis of the most cost-ef- 36 fective methods for achieving the goals. 37 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall hold public hearings on a 38 draft of the act prior to finalizing the proposal to the legislature.