AN ACT relating to adolescent reading skills.
     Amend KRS 158.791 to express the General Assembly's intent relating to reading in middle and high schools; direct the Department of Education to provide assistance in teaching strategies to help teachers improve reading skills necessary to comprehend subject area concepts and content; amend KRS 158.840 to direct the department and others to identify and align student reading skills to meet state content standards under KRS 158.6453; encourage the development of comprehensive middle and high school adolescent reading plans; amend KRS 164.0207 to add a duty to the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development to assist middle and high schools in the development of comprehensive adolescent reading plans and maintaining a repository of instructional materials.

     Feb 22-introduced in Senate
     Feb 24-to Education (S)
     Mar 4-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
     Mar 5-2nd reading, to Rules
     Mar 8-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 9, 2010
     Mar 9-3rd reading, passed 37-0
     Mar 10-received in House
     Mar 11-to Education (H); posted in committee
     Mar 16-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
     Mar 17-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 18, 2010
     Mar 18-3rd reading, passed 98-0; received in Senate
     Mar 19-enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
     Mar 22-enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor
     Mar 30-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 42)