Establishment of a plan for regional centers of excellence in reading; requirements of plan

74-32,296. Establishment of a plan for regional centers of excellence in reading; requirements of plan. The literacy advisory committee shall develop a plan to establish six regional centers of excellence in reading. The plan shall: (a) Require postsecondary educational institutions to collaborate with colleges or schools of education, the center for reading at Pittsburg state university and community-based literacy organizations; (b) include options that would allow centers for excellence in reading to be co-located in an existing building or school of a school district, postsecondary educational institution, community facility or other facility or building, as appropriate; and (c) require such centers to: (1) Provide evaluation and identification of reading difficulties and reading disabilities, including, but not limited, dyslexia; (2) collaborate with school districts to develop strategic literacy plans for individual students; (3) collaborate with the state department of education, state board of regents and postsecondary educational institutions to support pre-service and in-service teacher training; (4) support the professional development and training of school-based instructional coaches; (5) pilot structured reading applied learning simulation laboratories for pre-service and in-service teachers; (6) pilot a literacy education simulation training laboratory for pre-service elementary teachers as a controlled environment for the application of the science of reading; (7) identify projected cost, staffing and budget impacts to develop, expand and sustain the centers for excellence and reading simulation laboratories; and (8) make recommendations and provide progress reports to the literacy advisory committee. History: L. 2024, ch. 82, § 8; May 2. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026