4. a. The Department of Education shall, after consideration of the recommendations provided by the working group pursuant to section 3 of this act, develop and publish guidance for use by school districts beginning with the 2025-2026 school year regarding:
 
   (1)   acceptable and reliable instruments for conducting a universal literacy screening;
 
   (2)   high-quality literacy instructional materials;
 
   (3)   best practices for the frequency of screening students in grades kindergarten through three and grades four through 12; and
 
   (4)   data analysis strategies for high-quality literacy instruction and intervention.
 
   b.   The department shall disseminate the guidance developed pursuant to this section to school districts.
 
L.2024, c.52, s.4.