Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to:

(1) a public school, including a charter school;

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(2) a state accredited nonpublic school; and

(3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).

     (b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a school shall offer summer school courses designated by the department to support students in:

(1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient; and

(2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;

as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.

     (c) A summer school course described in subsection (b) must:

(1) be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading as determined by the department; and

(2) use curriculum or intervention materials aligned with the science of reading.

     (d) If a student described in subsection (b) does not achieve at least a ninety percent (90%) attendance rate in a summer reading course described in subsection (b), the student shall participate in an individual reading plan aligned with the science of reading in the following school year.

As added by P.L.5-2024, SEC.8.