Do the 80 hours of follow-up have to be completed in the same fiscal year as the 40 hours?
SB 472 requires that teachers complete the 80 hours within two years of completing the 40 hours. (Reading First teachers are required to complete the entire 120 hours of training within the first year.) If a teacher completed the 40 hours before January1,2007, then the teacher will have until January 1, 2009, to complete the 80 hours. The LEA may claim funding for the 80 hours of follow-up only after the 80 hours have been completed.
