1E Relating to teachers; clarifying the definition of comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction; defining certain terms; modifying board of teaching licensure requirements to include the Minnesota reading instruction competence assessment and specifying certain assessment components; requiring the commissioner of education to adopt a reading instruction competence assessment for prekindergarten and elementary instructors; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date; specifying certain duties of the commissioner relating to adopting a reading instruction competence assessment; specifying certain pretesting requirements for candidates in an approved teacher preparation program and schools for grant eligibility purposes; providing for a prior appropriation funding allowance to be allocated for foundations of reading grant for prekindergarten through grade 2 teachers and teacher candidates, match requirement; requiring legislative approval for board of teaching proposed rules in the area of licensure in reading
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