74-32,295.
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74-32,295. Postsecondary educational institution duties and responsibilities. The president or chancellor, provost and dean of the college or school of education of each postsecondary educational institution shall jointly have oversight and supervision of undergraduate and graduate level reading and literacy courses at their respective institution and shall:
(a)Ensure explicit courses in the science of reading and structured literacy, including the five pillars of reading for all undergraduate early childhood and elementary teacher preparation programs at state educational institutions;
(b)appoint one representative from each postsecondary educational institution to conduct an annual systemwide analysis of the curriculum maps across all literacy courses. Such analysis shall include identifying clear evidence of instructional approaches and the core components of reading development;
(c)present a report on such systemwide analysis and any results from such analysis to the literacy advisory committee;
(d)design and implement two three-credit hour applied application courses that shall be included within the approved graduation requirements to earn a degree in elementary education on or before August 2024;
(e)implement a common performance-based assessment for such courses to be used by all postsecondary educational institutions on or before August 2024;
(f)assist in the development of a science of reading and structured literacy micro-credential for early childhood teachers, elementary education teachers, English for speakers of other languages teachers, reading specialists, special education teachers and paraprofessionals, early childhood and elementary administrators that focuses on research-based fundamentals of reading instruction; and
(g)provide information, advice and recommendations to the literacy advisory committee.