Bill Text: IA SF389 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act directing the department of education to convene an achievement gap working group.(Formerly SF 38.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-06-05 - Referred to Education. S.J. 1091. [SF389 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF389-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
38)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
directing
the
department
of
education
to
convene
an
1
achievement
gap
working
group.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
ACHIEVEMENT
GAP
1
WORKING
GROUP.
2
1.
The
department
of
education
shall
convene
and
provide
3
administrative
support
to
a
working
group
that
shall
study
any
4
disparities
in
academic
performance
between
different
racial
5
or
ethnic
groups
of
students
in
grades
kindergarten
through
6
twelve.
If
the
working
group
determines
that
such
disparities
7
exist,
the
emphasis
of
the
working
group
shall
be
to
study
8
potential
causes
of
the
disparities
and
what
specific
steps
can
9
be
taken
to
reduce
the
disparities.
10
2.
The
working
group
shall
consist
of
not
more
than
ten
11
members.
At
least
two
members
of
the
working
group
shall
12
be
teachers
who
provide
instruction
to
students
enrolled
in
13
grades
kindergarten
through
twelve.
The
working
group
shall
14
be
bipartisan
in
its
composition
and
minority
persons
shall
be
15
represented
in
the
working
group.
16
3.
The
working
group
shall
meet
not
more
than
four
times.
17
Meetings
of
the
working
group
may
be
held
either
in-person
or
18
by
means
of
remote
communication.
19
4.
Any
expenses
incurred
by
a
member
of
the
working
group
20
shall
be
the
responsibility
of
the
individual
member
or
the
21
respective
entity
represented
by
the
member.
22
5.
The
working
group
shall
submit
its
findings
and
23
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
24
31,
2023.
The
report
shall
include
recommendations
on
how
25
to
reduce
any
academic
performance
gap
that
exists
between
26
different
racial
or
ethnic
groups
of
students.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
education
to
convene
31
an
achievement
gap
working
group.
The
bill
requires
the
32
working
group
to
study
any
disparities
in
academic
performance
33
between
different
racial
or
ethnic
groups
of
students
in
grades
34
kindergarten
through
12.
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The
bill
establishes
that
if
the
working
group
determines
1
that
such
disparities
exist,
the
emphasis
of
the
working
group
2
shall
be
to
study
potential
causes
of
the
disparities
and
what
3
specific
steps
can
be
taken
to
reduce
the
disparities.
4
The
working
group
shall
consist
of
not
more
than
10
members,
5
at
least
2
of
whom
shall
be
teachers
who
provide
instruction
6
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
kindergarten
through
12,
and
7
shall
be
bipartisan
in
its
composition.
The
bill
also
requires
8
minority
persons
to
be
represented
in
the
working
group.
The
9
bill
prohibits
the
working
group
from
meeting
more
than
four
10
times
and
allows
the
working
group
to
meet
either
in
person
or
11
by
means
of
remote
communication.
12
The
bill
requires
the
working
group
to
provide
a
report
13
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
31,
2023,
detailing
the
14
working
group’s
findings
and
recommendations.
The
report
15
must
include
recommendations
on
how
to
reduce
any
academic
16
performance
gap
that
exists
between
different
racial
or
ethnic
17
groups
of
students.
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