§ 74-32,294 — Collaboration of the state board of regents and state board of education on literacy instruction micro-credential, professional development, preparation programs, standards and data

The state board of regents and the state board of education shall collaborate to:
(a) Jointly approve micro-credential requirements for in-service teachers or certification requirements for pre-service teachers at state educational institutions in the science of reading and structured literacy;
(b) develop or make accessible professional development programs and micro-credential courses for all in-service early childhood teachers, general education teachers and special education teachers at low or no cost to such teachers. Such programs and courses shall be delivered by national online learning programs or accredited Kansas postsecondary educational institutions;
(c) ensure all pre-service teacher preparation programs at state educational institutions are based on the science of reading and structured literacy;
(d) publish standards and course progressions to achieve transparency of Kansas reading education programs; and
(e) provide data for the program to the director of literacy education that tracks the science of reading and structured literacy training progression of in-service and pre-service early childhood and elementary teachers, special education teachers and paraprofessionals, reading specialists and early childhood and elementary administrators for all school districts in the state.

Legislative History

L. 2024, ch. 82, § 6; May 2.