Bill Text: IA HSB602 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill relating to the duties and authority of the state board of education, the department of education, and local school districts and to the programs and activities under the purview of the state board and the department.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-15 - Voted - Education. [HSB602 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HSB602-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
602
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JORGENSEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
duties
and
authority
of
the
state
board
1
of
education,
the
department
of
education,
and
local
school
2
districts
and
to
the
programs
and
activities
under
the
3
purview
of
the
state
board
and
the
department.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
15,
Code
2016,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
256.9,
subsections
26,
27,
36,
40,
54,
and
3
59,
Code
2016,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
4
Sec.
3.
Section
257.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
2016,
5
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
6
Sec.
4.
Section
257.14,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2016,
are
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
1.
For
the
budget
year
commencing
July
1,
2001
2016
,
if
the
9
department
of
management
determines
that
the
regular
program
10
district
cost
of
and
succeeding
budget
years,
a
school
district
11
for
a
budget
year
is
less
than
the
total
of
the
regular
program
12
district
cost
plus
any
adjustment
added
under
this
section
for
13
the
base
year
for
that
school
district,
the
school
district
14
shall
be
eligible
to
receive
for
a
budget
adjustment
for
that
15
district
for
that
budget
year
up
to
in
an
amount
equal
to
the
16
difference
between
the
regular
program
district
cost
for
the
17
budget
year
and
one
hundred
one
percent
of
the
regular
program
18
district
cost
for
the
base
year
.
The
board
of
directors
of
19
a
school
district
that
wishes
to
receive
a
budget
adjustment
20
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall,
notwithstanding
the
public
21
notice
and
hearing
provisions
of
chapter
24
or
any
other
22
provision
to
the
contrary,
within
thirty
days
following
May
9,
23
2001,
adopt
a
resolution
to
receive
the
budget
adjustment
and
24
immediately
notify
the
department
of
management
of
the
adoption
25
of
the
resolution
and
the
amount
of
the
budget
adjustment
to
26
be
received.
27
2.
For
the
budget
years
commencing
July
1,
2002,
and
July
28
1,
2003,
if
the
department
of
management
determines
that
the
29
regular
program
district
cost
of
a
school
district
for
a
budget
30
year
is
less
than
the
total
of
the
regular
program
district
31
cost
plus
any
adjustment
added
under
this
section
for
the
32
base
year
for
that
school
district,
the
school
district
shall
33
be
eligible
to
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
that
district
34
for
that
budget
year
up
to
an
amount
equal
to
the
difference.
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The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
that
wishes
to
1
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
a
budget
year
pursuant
to
this
2
subsection
section
shall
adopt
by
May
15
of
the
base
year
for
3
which
the
budget
adjustment
is
sought,
a
resolution
to
receive
4
the
budget
adjustment
by
May
15,
annually,
and
shall
notify
the
5
department
of
management
of
the
adoption
of
the
resolution
and
6
the
amount
of
the
budget
adjustment
to
be
received.
7
Sec.
5.
Section
257.14,
subsection
3,
Code
2016,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection.
9
Sec.
6.
Section
279.38A,
subsection
2,
Code
2016,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
2.
Each
board
that
pays
membership
dues
to
an
organization
12
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
annually
report
to
the
13
local
community
and
to
the
department
of
education
the
amount
14
the
board
pays
in
annual
dues
to
the
organization,
the
amount
15
of
any
fees
paid
and
revenue
or
dividend
payments
received
for
16
services
the
board
receives
from
the
organization,
and
the
17
products
or
services
the
school
district
received
inclusive
18
with
membership
in
the
organization.
If
the
organization
19
administers
federal
education
grants
on
behalf
of
school
20
districts
or
distributes
federal
education
grant
funds
to
21
school
districts,
the
organization
shall
submit
to
the
general
22
assembly
copies
of
all
reports
the
organization
provides
to
the
23
United
States
department
of
education,
on
the
date
on
which
24
each
such
report
is
provided
to
the
United
States
department
25
of
education,
relating
to
federal
grants
and
grant
amounts
26
that
the
organization
administers
for
or
distributes
to
school
27
districts.
The
governing
board
of
the
organization
is
subject
28
to
chapters
21
and
22
relating
to
open
meetings
and
public
29
records.
30
Sec.
7.
Section
282.8,
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
282.8
Attending
school
outside
state.
33
1.
The
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts
located
34
near
the
state
boundaries
may
designate
schools
of
equivalent
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standing
across
the
state
line
for
attendance
of
both
1
elementary
and
high
secondary
school
pupils
when
the
public
2
school
in
the
adjoining
state
is
nearer
than
any
appropriate
3
public
school
in
a
pupil’s
district
of
residence
or
in
Iowa.
4
Distance
shall
be
measured
by
the
nearest
traveled
public
5
road.
Arrangements
shall
be
subject
to
reciprocal
agreements
6
made
between
the
chief
state
school
officers
of
the
respective
7
states.
Notwithstanding
section
282.1
,
arrangements
between
8
districts
pursuant
to
the
reciprocal
agreements
made
under
9
this
section
shall
establish
tuition
and
transportation
10
fees
in
an
amount
acceptable
to
the
affected
boards,
but
the
11
tuition
and
transportation
fees
fee
established
shall
not
be
12
less
than
the
lower
average
cost
per
pupil
of
the
tuition
13
fee
established
pursuant
to
section
282.24
for
the
school
14
district
or
the
equivalent
tuition
rate
for
the
non-Iowa
school
15
district
for
the
previous
school
year,
and
the
transportation
16
fee
established
shall
not
be
less
than
the
lower
average
17
transportation
cost
per
mile
for
yellow
school
buses
as
18
described
in
section
321.373
for
the
previous
school
year
of
19
the
two
affected
school
districts.
For
the
purpose
of
this
20
section
average
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
school
year
is
21
determined
by
dividing
the
district’s
operating
expenditures
22
for
the
previous
school
year
by
the
number
of
children
enrolled
23
in
the
district
in
the
previous
school
year
on
the
date
24
specified
in
section
257.6,
subsection
1
.
The
agreement
shall
25
provide
that
if
the
tuition
fee
for
the
school
district
in
26
the
adjoining
state
is
a
variable
rate,
the
test
of
which
27
tuition
fee
is
lower
shall
be
determined
for
each
student
by
28
the
affected
boards.
29
2.
A
person
attending
school
in
another
state
pursuant
30
to
this
section
shall
continue
to
be
treated
as
a
pupil
of
31
the
district
of
residence
in
the
apportionment
of
the
current
32
school
fund
and
the
payment
of
state
aid
for
state
school
33
foundation
aid
purposes
under
section
257.6
.
34
3.
Notwithstanding
the
tuition
provisions
of
subsection
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1,
the
tuition
fee
established
for
a
child
requiring
special
1
education
under
chapter
256B
shall
be
equal
to
the
actual
cost
2
of
the
special
education
instructional
program
provided
to
that
3
child
under
the
child’s
individualized
education
program.
4
4.
If
the
chief
state
school
officers
of
the
respective
5
states
have
not
entered
into
a
reciprocal
agreement
under
this
6
section,
or
the
agreement
has
expired
or
been
terminated,
or
7
the
distance
to
the
public
school
in
the
adjoining
state
is
8
not
nearer
than
an
appropriate
public
school
in
the
pupil’s
9
district
of
residence
or
an
appropriate
public
school
in
10
Iowa,
the
pupil
attending
school
outside
the
state
shall
be
11
considered
a
nonresident
child
for
purposes
of
tuition
payments
12
to
the
receiving
district
and
shall
not
be
treated
as
a
pupil
13
of
the
district
of
residence
for
state
school
foundation
aid
14
purposes
under
section
257.6.
15
5.
The
whole
grade
sharing
provisions
of
sections
282.10
16
through
282.12
and
the
open
enrollment
provisions
of
section
17
282.18
shall
not
apply
to
agreements
made
between
districts
18
under
this
section.
19
Sec.
8.
Section
282.10,
subsection
4,
Code
2016,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
4.
A
whole
grade
sharing
agreement
shall
be
signed
by
the
22
boards
of
the
districts
involved
in
the
agreement
not
later
23
than
February
1
of
the
school
year
preceding
the
school
year
24
for
which
the
agreement
is
to
take
effect.
The
boards
of
25
the
districts
shall
negotiate
as
part
of
the
new
or
existing
26
agreement
the
disposition
of
funding
provided
under
chapter
284
27
except
for
the
following:
28
a.
Funding
for
the
beginning
teacher
mentoring
and
induction
29
programs
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
subsection
1,
paragraph
30
“b”
.
31
b.
The
teacher
leadership
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
as
32
provided
in
section
257.9,
unless
all
of
the
districts
subject
33
to
the
agreement
are
receiving
such
funding.
34
c.
Teacher
leadership
supplemental
aid
payments
as
provided
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in
section
284.13,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“e”
,
unless
all
1
of
the
districts
subject
to
the
agreement
are
receiving
such
2
payments.
This
paragraph
“c”
is
repealed
June
30,
2018.
3
Sec.
9.
Section
282.12,
subsection
4,
Code
2016,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
4.
The
number
of
pupils
participating
in
a
whole
grade
6
sharing
agreement
shall
be
determined
on
the
date
specified
in
7
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
and
on
the
third
second
Friday
of
8
February
January
of
each
year.
9
Sec.
10.
Section
282.18,
subsection
7,
Code
2016,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
7.
A
pupil
participating
in
open
enrollment
shall
be
12
counted,
for
state
school
foundation
aid
purposes,
in
the
13
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
A
pupil’s
residence,
for
14
purposes
of
this
section
,
means
a
residence
under
section
15
282.1
.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
district
of
residence
16
shall
pay
to
the
receiving
district
the
sum
of
the
state
17
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
school
year
,
and
plus
either
18
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
for
19
the
previous
fiscal
year
as
provided
in
section
257.9
,
or
20
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
for
the
21
previous
fiscal
year
as
provided
in
section
284.13,
subsection
22
1,
paragraph
“e”
,
if
both
the
district
of
residence
and
the
23
receiving
district
are
receiving
such
supplements,
plus
any
24
moneys
received
for
the
pupil
as
a
result
of
the
non-English
25
speaking
weighting
under
section
280.4,
subsection
3
,
for
the
26
previous
school
year
multiplied
by
the
state
cost
per
pupil
27
for
the
previous
year.
If
the
pupil
participating
in
open
28
enrollment
is
also
an
eligible
pupil
under
section
261E.6
,
the
29
receiving
district
shall
pay
the
tuition
reimbursement
amount
30
to
an
eligible
postsecondary
institution
as
provided
in
section
31
261E.7
.
32
Sec.
11.
Section
282.18,
subsection
9,
paragraph
c,
Code
33
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
c.
Quarterly
payments
The
receiving
district
shall
bill
the
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first
resident
district
according
to
the
timeline
in
section
1
282.20,
subsection
3.
Payments
shall
be
made
to
the
receiving
2
district
in
a
timely
manner
.
3
Sec.
12.
Section
282.24,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
4
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
a.
The
maximum
tuition
fee
that
may
be
charged
for
6
elementary
and
high
secondary
school
students
residing
7
within
another
school
district
or
corporation
except
students
8
attending
school
in
another
district
under
section
282.7,
9
subsection
1
or
3
,
is
the
district
cost
per
pupil
of
the
10
receiving
district
as
computed
in
section
257.10
.
11
Sec.
13.
Section
282.24,
subsection
2,
Code
2016,
is
amended
12
by
striking
the
subsection.
13
Sec.
14.
Section
284.12,
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
284.12
Reports
——
rules
Rules
.
16
1.
The
department
shall
annually
report
the
statewide
17
progress
on
the
following:
18
a.
Student
achievement
scores
in
mathematics
and
reading
at
19
the
fourth
and
eighth
grade
levels
on
a
district-by-district
20
basis
as
reported
to
the
local
communities
pursuant
to
section
21
256.7,
subsection
21
,
paragraph
“c”
.
22
b.
Evaluator
training
program.
23
c.
Changes
and
improvements
in
the
evaluation
of
teachers
24
under
the
Iowa
teaching
standards.
25
2.
The
report
shall
be
made
available
to
the
chairpersons
26
and
ranking
members
of
the
senate
and
house
committees
on
27
education,
the
deans
of
the
colleges
of
education
at
approved
28
practitioner
preparation
institutions
in
this
state,
the
29
state
board,
the
governor,
and
school
districts
by
January
1.
30
School
districts
shall
provide
information
as
required
by
the
31
department
for
the
compilation
of
the
report
and
for
accounting
32
and
auditing
purposes.
33
3.
In
developing
administrative
rules
for
consideration
by
34
the
state
board,
the
department
shall
consult
with
stakeholders
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who
might
reasonably
be
affected
by
the
proposed
rule,
1
including
persons
representing
teachers,
administrators,
school
2
boards,
approved
practitioner
preparation
institutions,
and
3
other
appropriate
education
stakeholders.
4
Sec.
15.
Section
284.15,
subsection
6,
paragraphs
a
and
c,
5
Code
2016,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
a.
A
school
district
may
apply
to
the
department
for
7
approval
to
implement
the
career
paths,
leadership
roles,
8
and
compensation
framework
specified
in
subsection
2
,
or
9
a
comparable
system
of
career
paths
and
compensation
for
10
teachers
that
contains
differentiated
multiple
leadership
11
roles.
The
director
shall
consider
the
recommendations
of
the
12
commission
established
pursuant
to
subsection
12
when
approving
13
or
disapproving
applications
submitted
pursuant
to
this
14
section
.
A
school
district
may
modify
an
approved
framework
or
15
comparable
system
if
the
director
or
the
director’s
designee
16
approves
the
modification.
A
school
district
may
appeal
the
17
director’s
or
the
director’s
designee’s
decision
to
the
state
18
board
and
the
state
board’s
decision
is
final.
19
c.
A
school
district
approved
to
implement
the
framework
or
20
a
comparable
system
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
submit
to
21
the
department
director
or
the
director’s
designee
for
approval
22
any
proposed
change
modification
to
the
framework
or
comparable
23
system.
24
Sec.
16.
REPEAL.
Sections
256.19,
279.55,
279.56,
and
25
279.57,
Code
2016,
are
repealed.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
makes
statutory
changes
affecting
the
duties
and
30
authority
of
the
state
board
of
education
and
the
department
of
31
education,
repeals
certain
programs,
eliminates
certain
reports
32
by
and
to
the
department,
and
modifies
or
eliminates
provisions
33
relating
to
certain
programs
and
activities
under
the
purview
34
of
the
state
board
and
the
department.
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CERTAIN
DIRECTOR’S
DUTIES
STRICKEN.
The
bill
strikes
from
1
Code
section
256.9,
which
provides
for
the
duties
of
the
2
director
of
the
department
of
education,
provisions
which
3
require
the
director
to
cause
to
be
printed
in
book
form,
every
4
four
years,
all
school
laws
in
force
and
any
amendments
or
5
changes
in
school
laws,
along
with
other
information
which
may
6
aid
school
officers;
to
develop
a
model
written
publications
7
code
for
the
regulation
of
time,
place,
and
manner
of
student
8
expression;
and
to
submit
to
the
general
assembly
an
annual
9
report
regarding
the
activities,
findings,
and
student
progress
10
under
the
core
curriculum,
as
well
as
an
annual
report
on
the
11
necessity
of
waiving
statutory
obligations
for
school
districts
12
in
the
event
of
a
disaster.
13
BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT
LANGUAGE.
The
bill
amends
Code
sections
14
257.1
and
257.14
to
strike
obsolete
transition
language
15
relating
to
the
budget
adjustments
for
school
districts.
16
MEMBERSHIP
IN
ORGANIZATIONS
BY
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
OFFICIALS
——
17
REPORTING.
The
bill
strikes
language
which
requires
school
18
board
members
and
administrators
who
pay
membership
dues
to
19
certain
local,
regional,
and
national
organizations
to
annually
20
report
to
the
department
of
education
the
amount
the
school
21
board
pays
in
dues
and
fees,
and
the
products
or
services
the
22
school
district
received
inclusive
with
membership
in
the
23
organization.
The
bill
also
strikes
a
reporting
requirement
24
for
those
organizations
that
administer
federal
education
25
grants
on
behalf
of
school
districts
or
distribute
federal
26
education
grant
funds
to
school
districts.
27
ATTENDING
SCHOOL
OUTSIDE
THE
STATE.
Code
section
282.8
28
authorizes
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts
located
29
near
the
state
boundaries
to
designate
schools
of
equivalent
30
standing
across
the
state
line
for
attendance
of
pupils,
to
31
establish
reciprocal
agreements
between
such
districts,
and
32
to
establish
tuition
and
transportation
fees
in
an
amount
33
acceptable
to
the
affected
boards.
Currently,
Code
section
34
282.8
provides
that
tuition
and
transportation
fees
shall
not
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be
less
than
the
lower
average
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
1
school
year
of
the
two
affected
school
districts.
2
The
bill
amends
Code
section
282.8
to
establish
that
the
3
tuition
fee
for
students
not
requiring
special
education
shall
4
not
be
less
than
the
lower
of
the
tuition
fee
established
5
pursuant
to
Code
section
282.24
for
students
attending
school
6
outside
the
district
of
residence
or
the
equivalent
tuition
7
rate
for
the
non-Iowa
school
district
for
the
previous
school
8
year,
and
the
transportation
fee
established
shall
not
be
9
less
than
the
lower
average
cost
per
mile
for
yellow
school
10
buses
for
the
previous
school
year
of
the
two
affected
school
11
districts.
The
bill
also
provides
that
if
the
tuition
fee
for
12
the
school
district
in
the
adjoining
state
is
a
variable
rate,
13
the
test
of
which
tuition
fee
is
lower
shall
be
determined
for
14
each
student
by
the
affected
boards.
For
students
requiring
15
special
education,
the
bill
provides
that
the
tuition
fee
16
shall
be
equal
to
the
actual
cost
of
the
special
education
17
instructional
program
provided
to
that
child
under
the
child’s
18
individualized
education
program.
19
If
there
is
no
agreement
between
districts
or
the
agreement
20
has
expired
or
been
terminated,
or
if
the
distance
requirements
21
are
not
met,
the
bill
provides
that
a
student
attending
school
22
in
the
other
state
shall
be
treated
as
a
nonresident
for
23
purposes
of
tuition
payments
to
the
receiving
district
or
24
for
purposes
of
establishing
enrollment
for
purposes
of
the
25
school
aid
formula.
The
bill
further
establishes
that
an
26
agreement
reached
under
Code
section
282.8
does
not
qualify
as
27
a
whole
grade
sharing
agreement,
and,
also,
the
open
enrollment
28
provisions
of
Code
section
282.18
do
not
apply
to
such
an
29
agreement.
30
TERMINOLOGY
CHANGES.
Code
sections
282.8
and
282.24
are
31
amended
to
replace
references
to
“elementary
and
high
school”
32
with
the
term
“elementary
and
secondary
school”.
Definitions
33
for
junior
high
school
and
high
school
are
also
stricken
from
34
Code
section
282.24.
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WHOLE
GRADE
SHARING
AGREEMENTS.
Whole
grade
sharing
1
is
a
procedure
used
by
school
districts
in
which
all
or
a
2
substantial
portion
of
the
pupils
in
any
grade
in
two
or
3
more
school
districts
share
an
educational
program
for
all
4
or
a
substantial
portion
of
a
school
day
under
a
written
5
agreement.
Currently,
the
boards
of
the
school
districts
6
participating
in
the
agreement
must
negotiate,
as
part
of
7
the
new
or
existing
agreement,
the
disposition
of
funding
8
provided
under
Code
chapter
284,
the
student
achievement
and
9
teacher
quality
program.
The
bill
provides
exemptions
from
10
the
disposition
negotiation
requirement
relating
to
beginning
11
teacher
mentoring
and
induction
funds;
the
teacher
leadership
12
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil,
unless
all
of
the
districts
13
subject
to
the
agreement
are
receiving
such
funding;
and
the
14
teacher
leadership
supplemental
aid
payments,
unless
all
15
districts
subject
to
the
agreement
are
receiving
such
funding.
16
Because
the
funding
for
the
teacher
leadership
supplemental
aid
17
payments
is
scheduled
to
end
with
the
2016-2017
fiscal
year,
18
the
bill
repeals
the
relevant
provision
June
30,
2018.
19
The
bill
also
changes,
from
the
third
Friday
of
February
to
20
the
second
Friday
of
January
of
each
year,
the
second
of
two
21
dates
used
to
determine
the
number
of
pupils
participating
in
a
22
whole
grade
sharing
agreement.
23
OPEN
ENROLLMENT
PAYMENTS.
In
addition
to
other
statutory
24
requirements
for
open
enrollment
payments,
the
bill
provides
25
that
the
board
of
directors
of
the
district
of
residence
must
26
pay
to
the
receiving
district
either
the
teacher
leadership
27
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
fiscal
year,
28
or
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
for
the
29
previous
fiscal
year,
if
both
the
district
of
residence
and
30
the
receiving
district
are
receiving
such
supplements.
Such
a
31
limitation
currently
exists
in
Code
section
284.13,
subsection
32
1,
paragraph
“e”,
regarding
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
33
foundation
aid.
Currently,
the
district
of
residence
must
pay
34
to
the
receiving
district
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
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state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
fiscal
year
whether
1
or
not
both
districts
are
receiving
the
teacher
leadership
2
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil.
3
Currently,
when
a
child
who
is
participating
in
open
4
enrollment
moves
to
a
different
school
district
during
the
5
academic
year,
the
first
district
of
residence
must
make
6
quarterly
payments
to
the
receiving
district
for
the
remainder
7
of
the
year.
Under
the
bill,
the
receiving
district
must
bill
8
the
first
district
of
residence
biannually,
and
the
district
of
9
residence
must
make
payments
in
a
timely
manner.
10
STATEWIDE
PROGRESS
REPORTS.
Currently,
the
department
of
11
education
must
make
an
annual
report
to
the
general
assembly
12
on
statewide
progress
in
student
achievement
on
mathematics
13
and
reading
at
the
fourth
and
eighth
grades,
on
the
evaluator
14
training
program,
and
on
changes
and
improvements
in
teacher
15
evaluations.
The
bill
eliminates
that
reporting
requirement.
16
STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
AND
TEACHER
QUALITY
PROGRAM.
Currently,
17
in
developing
administrative
rules
for
consideration
by
the
18
state
board
of
education,
the
department
must
consult
with
19
persons
representing
teachers,
administrators,
school
boards,
20
approved
practitioner
preparation
institutions,
and
other
21
appropriate
education
stakeholders.
The
bill
provides
that
the
22
department
must
consult
stakeholders
when
those
stakeholders
23
might
reasonably
be
affected
by
the
proposed
rule.
24
APPROVAL
OF
FRAMEWORK
OR
COMPARABLE
SYSTEM
BY
DIRECTOR.
The
25
bill
authorizes
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
26
to
authorize
a
designee
to
approve
modifications
to
a
school
27
district’s
approved
framework
for
Iowa
teacher
career
paths,
28
leadership
roles,
and
compensation
or
to
an
approved
comparable
29
system
submitted
by
the
school
district,
and
allows
the
30
school
district
to
appeal
the
designee’s
decision
to
the
31
state
board
of
education.
Currently,
school
districts
must
32
submit
proposals
for
modifications
to
approved
frameworks
or
33
comparable
systems
to
the
director,
and
the
director’s
decision
34
may
be
appealed
to
the
state
board.
The
bill
also
allows
the
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proposals
for
modification
to
frameworks
and
comparable
systems
1
to
be
submitted
to
the
director’s
designee.
2
REPEALS.
The
bill
repeals
the
following:
3
1.
PILOT
PROJECTS
TO
IMPROVE
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROGRAMS.
When
4
first
enacted
in
1987,
the
provision
was
part
of
a
program
5
to
offer
incentives
to
school
districts
that
established
6
pilot
projects
to
utilize
a
modified
block
schedule
for
7
offering
classes
in
the
districts
and
sharing
the
certificated
8
instructional
personnel.
Implementation
by
the
department
9
of
education
is
dependent
on
whether
the
general
assembly
10
appropriates
funding
for
the
pilot
projects.
11
2.
TEACHER
EXCHANGE
PROGRAM.
The
teacher
exchange
program
12
was
enacted
in
1991,
contingent
on
an
appropriation
of
moneys
13
by
the
general
assembly,
to
permit
school
districts
to
exchange
14
licensed
instructional
personnel
with
other
districts
in
order
15
to
promote
the
exchange
and
enhancement
of
instructional
16
methods
and
materials
and
encourage
the
educational
development
17
of
Iowa’s
teachers.
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