8. a. The Department of Education shall establish a professional development program regarding evidence-based foundational literacy instruction, which shall be available to all school districts at no cost. The program shall be made available to: teaching staff members serving students in preschool through grade six, including school library media specialists serving students in kindergarten through grade six; individuals serving multilingual learners and students with disabilities; and individuals holding an educational services certificate with a reading specialist endorsement, individuals holding an educational services certificate with an early literacy specialist endorsement, and individuals holding an educational services certificate with a speech-language specialist endorsement; and school administrators.
 
   b.   The program shall be differentiated by grade band. The program shall include, but is not limited to:
 
   (1)   for teaching staff members serving students in preschool through grade three:
 
   (a)   orthography;
 
   (b)   phonological and phonemic awareness;
 
   (c)   phonics;
 
   (d)   fluency; and
 
   (e)   vocabulary and comprehension;
 
   (2)   for teaching staff members serving students in grades four through six:
 
   (a)   the neurobiology of reading;
 
   (b)   advanced word study;
 
   (c)   fluency; and
 
   (d)   comprehension; and
 
   (3)   for school administrators: the design and implementation of high-quality literacy instruction in preschool through grade six.
 
L.2024, c.52, s.8.