All Roll Calls
Yes: 145 • No: 21
WyomingSF 592026 Budget SessionSenate
AN ACT relating to language and literacy competency; providing definitions; specifying screeners, assessments, diagnostics and screening requirements; requiring professional development; establishing school district duties; requiring parental notice; requiring individual reading plans for students with reading difficulties or at risk for poor reading outcomes; requiring reports; establishing additional duties for the department of education; authorizing the state superintendent of public instruction to create a language and literacy division; requiring rulemaking; repealing provisions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: null Education
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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Reading plans and extra help for kids
Beginning July 1, 2026, schools must implement reading plans within 30 calendar days of identifying reading difficulties or risk. Parents help develop plans with research-based instruction, measurable goals, and progress checks; plans become part of students’ educational records. Parents get quarterly progress updates, and a federal special education plan counts as the reading plan. Districts where at least 60% of students read below grade level must offer summer camps or extended literacy support. This help covers grades 1–3 students with reading plans, follows those plans, and adds age-appropriate hours beyond the regular school year.
Regular reading checks for Wyoming students
Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming’s new K–12 literacy program replaces the prior reading law and requires district literacy plans. Schools must screen kindergarten through grade 2 students for dyslexia each fall. Kindergarten through grade 3 students get reading screenings three times each school year. Annual screenings also cover older students below grade level and transferring or other students identified as at risk. Schools must use approved screening tools, give follow-up tests when appropriate, and share results with parents or guardians.
Stronger reading instruction for Wyoming students
Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming schools must use approved, research-based reading methods and high-quality materials aligned with reading science. All students get core instruction; struggling readers get extra lessons and progress checks, with intensive individual help for lasting difficulties. Schools cannot use the three-cueing system as the sole method for teaching word recognition or decoding. Every district employee must receive ongoing, on-the-job literacy training suited to their role, including coaching and leadership development opportunities. The state superintendent sets required training hours and content.
Public reading reports for Wyoming families
Beginning July 1, 2026, the state superintendent must set literacy standards, consult districts on approved tools, and monitor compliance. Rules define reading proficiency, reading difficulties and risk, reading science, progress checks, and staff qualifications. Districts can request approved alternatives; the state provides technical help and corrective action plans. By August 15 each year, districts must report reading proficiency, growth of the lowest-performing 10% by grade, materials, and staff qualifications. The Department of Education must post these reports online. The superintendent may create a literacy division to maintain approved lists, review alternatives, provide help, support research, and monitor compliance. The law permits available resources, service contracts, and federal or other funds, but specifies no new state appropriation.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
null Education
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
S Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
Yes: 30 • No: 1
House vote • 3/3/2026
H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0
Yes: 46 • No: 14
House vote • 2/25/2026
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-3-1-0-0
Yes: 5 • No: 3
Senate vote • 2/23/2026
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
Yes: 29 • No: 2
Senate vote • 2/16/2026
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
Yes: 4 • No: 1
House vote • 2/9/2026
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 31-0-0-0-0
Yes: 31 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Assigned Chapter Number 66
3/6/2026Governor Signed SEA No. 0043
3/6/2026GovernorH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0043
3/4/2026HouseS President Signed SEA No. 0043
3/4/2026SenateAssigned Number SEA No. 0043
3/4/2026S Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
3/4/2026SenateS Received for Concurrence
3/3/2026SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0
3/3/2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Laid Back
3/2/2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/27/2026HouseH COW:Passed
2/26/2026HouseH Placed on General File
2/25/2026HouseH04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-3-1-0-0
2/25/2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2/24/2026HouseH Received for Introduction
2/24/2026HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
2/23/2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
2/20/2026SenateS COW:Passed
2/19/2026SenateS Placed on General File
2/16/2026SenateS04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2/16/2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 31-0-0-0-0
2/9/2026SenateS Received for Introduction
2/5/2026SenateBill Number Assigned
1/29/2026
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