Bill Text: IN HB1176 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Retention for reading deficiency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education [HB1176 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2012-HB1176-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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HOUSE BILL No. 1176

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 20-32-8.5-2.

Synopsis: Retention for reading deficiency. Provides that: (1) before a student may be retained in grade 3 for not reading at grade level, the retention must be approved by the student's parent, teacher, and principal; and (2) a below grade level score on a reading assessment may not be the sole reason for retaining a student in grade 3.

Effective: July 1, 2012.

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Goodin

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    January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.

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Introduced

Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)

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HOUSE BILL No. 1176

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 20-32-8.5-2; (12)IN1176.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 20-32-8.5-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.109-2010, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 2. (a) The plan required by this chapter must include the following:
        (1) Reading skill standards for grade 1 through grade 3.
        (2) An emphasis on a method for making determinant evaluations by grade 3 that might require remedial action for the student, including retention as a last resort, after other methods of remediation have been evaluated or used, or both, if reading skills are below the standard. Appropriate consultation with parents or guardians must be part of the plan.
        (3) The fiscal impact of each component of the plan, if any. In determining whether a component has a fiscal impact, consideration shall be given to whether the component will increase costs to the state or a school corporation or require the state or school corporation to reallocate resources.
     (b) Before a student may be retained in grade 3 under

subsection (a)(2), the retention must be approved by the student's parent, teacher, and principal. A below grade level score on a reading assessment may not be the sole reason for retaining a student in grade 3.