Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB142: Literacy screening assessment and intervention.
Status: Failed, February 11, 2026
AN ACT relating to literacy screening assessment and intervention; providing requirements for screening assessments, evidence based interventions and evidence based core literacy instruction for specified grade levels; requiring schools and school districts to submit improvement plans; requiring specific skills for literacy proficiency used in data collection; requiring school districts to maintain records; requiring professional development; requiring school districts to employ or consult with persons with literacy endorsements as specified; specifying additional duties for the Wyoming professional teaching standards board; repealing the reading assessment and intervention program; requiring reporting; requiring rulemaking; making conforming amendments; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.
What the bill says
An act relating to literacy screening assessment and intervention; providing requirements for screening assessments, evidence based interventions and evidence based core literacy instruction for specified grade levels; requiring schools and school districts to submit improvement plans; requiring specific skills for literacy proficiency used in data collection; requiring school districts to maintain records; requiring professional development; requiring school districts to employ or consult with persons with literacy endorsements as specified…
From the introduced text, February 9, 2026:
AN ACT relating to literacy screening assessment and intervention; providing requirements for screening assessments, evidence based interventions and evidence based core literacy instruction for specified grade levels; requiring schools and school districts to submit improvement plans; requiring specific skills for literacy proficiency used in data collection; requiring school districts to maintain records; requiring professional development; requiring school districts to employ or consult with persons with literacy endorsements as specified; specifying additional duties for the Wyoming professional teaching standards board; repealing the reading assessment and intervention program; requiring reporting; requiring rulemaking; making conforming HB0142 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0287 amendments; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 21-3-402 is created to read: ARTICLE LITERACY SCREENING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION 21-3-402. Literacy screening assessment and intervention. (a) As used in this section, "reading difficulties" means conditions or patterns that interfere with the development of accurate and fluent word recognition, spelling or comprehension, including but not limited to dyslexia and developmental language disorder, as demonstrated by a student's performance on literacy screening assessments. (b) Each school district shall implement literacy screening assessments and multi-tiered system of support HB0142 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0287 literacy programming that shall include literacy screening assessments, evidence based intervention programming and evidence based …
Sponsors
- Brown, Landon (R, H09)
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32)
- Erickson, McKay (R, H21)
- Jarvis, Julie (R, H57) · primary sponsor
- Posey, Ivan (D, H33)
- Williams
- Anderson, Jim (R, S28)
- Crago, Barry (R, S22)
Latest actions
- : H Failed Introduction 30-30-2-0-0
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H Failed Introduction 30-30-2-0-0 (February 11, 2026): 30 yea, 30 nay, failed
Subjects: Literacy screening assessment and intervention.
Common questions
- What is HB142?
- HB142 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Literacy screening assessment and intervention.
- What does HB142 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to literacy screening assessment and intervention; providing requirements for screening assessments, evidence based interventions and evidence based core literacy instruction for specified grade levels; requiring schools and school districts to submit improvement plans; requiring specific skills for literacy proficiency used in data collection; requiring school districts to maintain records; requiring professional development; requiring school districts to employ or consult with persons with literacy endorsements as specified…
- What is the status of HB142?
- Failed as of February 11, 2026. Latest action: H Failed Introduction 30-30-2-0-0 (February 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB142?
- Jarvis, Julie (R, H57), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB142?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0142
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