Bill Text: IA HSB580 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill relating to high school graduation requirements.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-01-28 - In Education [HSB580 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HSB580-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
580
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JORGENSEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
high
school
graduation
requirements.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
The
rules
establishing
high
school
graduation
3
requirements
shall
authorize
a
school
district
or
4
accredited
nonpublic
school
to
consider
that
any
student
5
who
satisfactorily
completes
a
high
school-level
unit
of
6
English
or
language
arts,
mathematics,
science,
or
social
7
studies
has
satisfactorily
completed
a
unit
of
the
high
school
8
graduation
requirements
for
that
area
as
specified
in
this
9
lettered
paragraph,
and
shall
authorize
the
school
district
or
10
accredited
nonpublic
school
to
issue
high
school
credit
for
11
the
unit
to
the
student.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
an
12
advanced
placement
computer
science
course
may
be
considered
as
13
equivalent
to
a
high
school
mathematics
or
science
course.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
280.3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsection:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
17
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
18
school
may
approve
and
offer
an
advanced
placement
computer
19
science
course
as
equivalent
to
a
high
school
mathematics
or
20
science
course
for
purposes
of
the
graduation
requirements
21
established
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26.
However,
22
a
student
successfully
completing
an
advanced
placement
23
computer
science
course
shall
only
be
issued
credit
for
the
24
course
that
counts
toward
meeting
the
graduation
requirements
25
established
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26,
if
the
26
student
has
also
successfully
completed
an
advanced
mathematics
27
course.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
authorizes
school
districts
and
accredited
32
nonpublic
schools
to
consider
a
unit
of
advanced
placement
33
computer
science
to
be
equivalent
to
a
unit
of
high
school
34
mathematics
or
science
for
purposes
of
fulfilling
high
school
35
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graduation
requirements.
1
Currently,
the
state
board
of
education
is
required
to
2
authorize
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
to
3
consider
that
any
student
who
satisfactorily
completes
a
high
4
school-level
unit
of
English
or
language
arts,
mathematics,
5
science,
or
social
studies
has
satisfactorily
completed
a
unit
6
of
the
high
school
graduation
requirements
for
that
area,
and
7
to
authorize
the
school
district
or
school
to
issue
high
school
8
credit
for
the
unit
to
the
student.
The
bill
adds
that
an
9
advanced
placement
computer
science
course
may
be
considered
as
10
equivalent
to
a
high
school
mathematics
or
science
course.
11
The
bill
authorizes
school
districts
and
accredited
12
nonpublic
schools
to
approve
and
offer
an
advanced
placement
13
computer
science
course
as
equivalent
to
high
school
14
mathematics
or
science
for
purposes
of
the
state
board’s
15
graduation
requirements.
However,
a
student
successfully
16
completing
an
advanced
placement
computer
science
course
shall
17
only
be
issued
credit
for
the
course
that
counts
toward
meeting
18
the
graduation
requirements
established
by
the
state
board
19
if
the
student
has
also
successfully
completed
an
advanced
20
mathematics
course.
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