HB21-1129 Summary

• Extends the deadline for kindergarten and grades 1-3 teachers to complete evidence-based reading training from the 2021-22 school year to the 2022-23 school year.

• Applies to local education providers receiving per-pupil intervention money or early literacy grants beginning with the 2019-20 budget year.

• Allows local education providers not in compliance by the 2022-23 school year to request a one-year extension from the department upon demonstration of good cause.

• Updates corresponding compliance requirements for per-pupil intervention money distribution to align with the extended 2022-23 deadline.

• Declared necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety.