The department shall translate the statutory requirements for reading and writing specified in this chapter into guidance for districts, boards, and other organizations as appropriate. In this effort, they shall solicit the advice of education stakeholders who have a deep understanding of the science of reading, as well as school boards, administrators, and others who play key roles in facilitating support for and implementation of effective reading instruction. HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 284 (S.516), Section 1, eff June 11, 2014; 2024 Act No. 114 (S.418), Section 11, eff March 11, 2024. Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 114, Section 11, in the first sentence, substituted 'The department' for 'The board and department' and 'guidance for districts, boards, and' for 'standards, practices, and procedures for school districts, boards, and their employees and for', and in the second sentence, inserted 'the science of'.
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