OKLAHOMA CITY — An overhaul of early childhood reading laws, including a requirement that struggling readers repeat third grade, now heads to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk.
Senate Bill 1778 cleared its final legislative hurdle Monday when the Senate approved it 43-2. The bill overwhelmingly passed the House on April 13. Stitt is expected to sign it into law Tuesday at a ceremony in an Oklahoma City elementary school.
Starting in the 2027-28 school year, third graders who score below a basic level on the state reading test and fail a second state-approved literacy assessment would be held back from advancing to fourth grade, unless they qualify for a good-cause exemption…