(a) The Commissioner of Education shall conduct, within available appropriations, a longitudinal study that examines the educational progress of children both during and following participation in early reading success grant programs pursuant to section 10-265f.
(b) The Commissioner of Education shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education on the longitudinal study by January 1, 2002.
(P.A. 98-243, S. 23, 25; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 23, 54.)
History: P.A. 98-243 effective July 1, 1998; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subsec. (b) to change the reporting date deadline by one year to January 1, 2002, effective July 1, 2001.