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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1832: Student performance

Improving student performance and success.

Summary

  • Provides funding for students not meeting English language arts or math standards, provides funding for schools that meet a specified assessment growth threshold, and repeals National Board Certificate Bonuses.
  • Establishes a grant program for elementary reading coaches, subject to appropriations.
  • Modifies literacy instruction and service requirements, including by explicitly requiring the use of structured literacy, prohibiting the three-cueing system, and requiring a third grade retention policy.
  • Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to monitor structured literacy programs, update educator training, publish longitudinal data, and consider adopting the Singapore math method.
  • Requires certain teachers to complete training in structured literacy.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1832), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Michael Keaton (R-25)
Introduced
February 4, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026

AN ACT Relating to improving student performance and success with evidence-based practices, achievement-based incentives and accountability and transparency measures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Michael Keaton (R-25)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Skyler Rude R-16Jeremie Dufault R-15Matt Marshall R-2

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1832 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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