Bill Text: IA SSB3047 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including the education of students who are not fully English proficient and the standards applicable to the hiring, developing, and evaluation of community college faculty.(See SF 2128.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-26 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as []. [SSB3047 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SSB3047-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3047
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
the
education
of
1
students
who
are
not
fully
English
proficient
and
the
2
standards
applicable
to
the
hiring,
developing,
and
3
evaluation
of
community
college
faculty.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
31,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
Adopt
rules
to
establish
standards
for
the
3
identification,
selection,
and
use
of
research-based
4
educational
and
instructional
models
for
students
identified
5
as
limited
English
proficient
English
learners
,
and
standards
6
for
the
professional
development
of
the
instructional
staff
7
responsible
for
implementation
of
those
models.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
9
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
b.
Include
preparation
in
reading
theory,
knowledge,
11
strategies,
and
approaches;
and
for
integrating
literacy
12
instruction
into
content
areas.
Such
preparation
shall
address
13
all
students,
including
but
not
limited
to
students
with
14
disabilities;
students
who
are
at
risk
of
academic
failure;
15
students
who
have
been
identified
as
gifted
and
talented
or
16
limited
English
proficient
English
learners
;
and
students
with
17
dyslexia,
whether
or
not
such
students
have
been
identified
as
18
children
requiring
special
education
under
chapter
256B
.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
256E.4,
subsection
4,
paragraph
l,
Code
20
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
l.
Plans
for
identifying
and
serving
students
with
22
disabilities,
students
who
are
limited
English
proficient
23
English
learners
,
students
who
are
academically
failing
or
24
below
grade
level,
and
gifted
students,
including
but
not
25
limited
to
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations.
26
Sec.
4.
Section
256E.5,
subsection
4,
paragraph
l,
Code
27
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
l.
Plans
for
identifying
and
serving
students
with
29
disabilities,
students
who
are
limited
English
proficient
30
English
learners
,
students
who
are
academically
failing
or
31
below
grade
level,
and
gifted
students,
including
but
not
32
limited
to
compliance
with
applicable
laws
and
regulations.
33
Sec.
5.
Section
256E.9,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
34
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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c.
Achievement
gaps
in
both
proficiency
and
growth
between
1
specified
populations
or
groups
of
students,
including
groups
2
based
on
gender,
race,
poverty,
special
education
status,
3
limited
English
proficiency
English
learner
status
,
and
gifted
4
status.
5
Sec.
6.
Section
256F.3,
subsection
7,
Code
2022,
is
amended
6
to
read
as
follows:
7
7.
An
application
submitted
to
the
state
board
pursuant
to
8
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“b”
,
or
subsection
6
shall
set
forth
9
the
manner
in
which
the
charter
school
or
innovation
zone
10
school
will
provide
special
instruction,
in
accordance
with
11
section
280.4
,
to
students
who
are
limited
English
proficient
12
English
learners
.
The
application
shall
set
forth
the
manner
13
in
which
the
charter
school
or
innovation
zone
school
will
14
comply
with
federal
and
state
laws
and
regulations
relating
to
15
the
federal
National
School
Lunch
Act
and
the
federal
Child
16
Nutrition
Act
of
1966,
42
U.S.C.
§1751–1785,
and
chapter
283A
.
17
The
state
board
shall
approve
only
those
applications
that
18
meet
the
requirements
specified
in
section
256F.1,
subsection
19
3
,
and
sections
256F.4
and
256F.5
.
The
state
board
may
deny
20
an
application
if
the
state
board
deems
that
approval
of
21
the
application
is
not
in
the
best
interest
of
the
affected
22
students.
23
Sec.
7.
Section
260C.36,
subsection
1,
paragraph
h,
Code
24
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
h.
Compliance
with
the
faculty
accreditation
standards
of
26
the
higher
learning
commission
similar
accredited
institutions
27
of
higher
education
that
are
consistent
with
the
standards
28
established
pursuant
to
section
260C.48
,
and
compliance
with
29
faculty
standards
required
under
specific
programs
offered
by
30
the
community
college
that
are
accredited
by
other
accrediting
31
agencies.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“accredited”
means
32
that
an
institution
of
higher
education
meets
the
standards
33
established
by
an
accrediting
agency
recognized
under
34
34
C.F.R.
pt.
602
and
by
Tit.
IV
of
the
federal
Higher
Education
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Opportunity
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
110-315.
1
Sec.
8.
Section
260C.48,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
2
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(1)
Possess
a
master’s
degree
from
a
regionally
an
4
accredited
graduate
school,
and
has
successfully
completed
a
5
minimum
of
twelve
credit
hours
of
graduate
level
courses
in
6
each
field
of
instruction
in
which
the
instructor
is
teaching
7
classes.
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
“accredited”
means
8
that
a
graduate
school
meets
the
standards
established
by
an
9
accrediting
agency
recognized
under
34
C.F.R.
pt.
602
and
by
10
Tit.
IV
of
the
federal
Higher
Education
Opportunity
Act,
Pub.
11
L.
No.
110-315.
12
Sec.
9.
Section
260C.48,
subsection
4,
Code
2022,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
4.
Standards
relating
to
quality
assurance
of
faculty
15
and
ongoing
quality
professional
development
shall
be
the
16
accreditation
standards
of
the
higher
learning
commission
17
similar
accredited
institutions
of
higher
education
that
18
are
consistent
with
the
standards
established
pursuant
19
to
this
section
and
the
faculty
standards
required
under
20
specific
programs
offered
by
the
community
college
that
are
21
accredited
by
other
accrediting
agencies.
For
purposes
of
this
22
subsection,
“accredited”
means
that
an
institution
of
higher
23
education
meets
the
standards
established
by
an
accrediting
24
agency
recognized
under
34
C.F.R.
pt.
602
and
by
Tit.
IV
of
the
25
federal
Higher
Education
Opportunity
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
110-315.
26
Sec.
10.
Section
280.4,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
280.4
Limited
English
proficiency
English
learners
——
29
weighting.
30
1.
a.
The
medium
of
instruction
in
all
secular
subjects
31
taught
in
both
public
and
nonpublic
schools
shall
be
the
32
English
language,
except
when
the
use
of
a
world
language
is
33
deemed
appropriate
in
the
teaching
of
any
subject
or
when
the
34
student
is
limited
English
proficient
an
English
learner
.
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When
the
student
is
limited
English
proficient
an
English
1
learner
,
both
public
and
nonpublic
schools
shall
provide
2
special
instruction,
which
shall
include
but
need
not
be
3
limited
to
either
instruction
in
English
as
a
second
language
4
or
transitional
bilingual
instruction
until
the
student
is
5
fully
English
proficient
or
demonstrates
a
functional
ability
6
to
speak,
read,
write,
and
understand
the
English
language.
7
b.
As
used
in
this
section
:
8
(1)
“English
learner”
means
a
student
whose
language
9
background
is
in
a
language
other
than
English,
and
the
10
student’s
proficiency
in
English
is
such
that
the
probability
11
of
the
student’s
academic
success
in
an
English-only
classroom
12
is
below
that
of
an
academically
successful
peer
with
an
13
English
language
background.
Each
English
learner
shall
be
14
identified
as
either
an
intensive
student
or
an
intermediate
15
student.
16
(1)
(2)
“Fully
English
proficient”
means
a
student
who
17
has
attained
a
level
of
English-language
skill
in
reading,
18
writing,
listening,
and
speaking
to
be
proficient
under
the
19
state’s
English
language
proficiency
standards,
as
measured
by
20
the
state-adopted
assessment
of
English
language
proficiency
21
as
required
by
section
1111
of
the
federal
Elementary
and
22
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965,
as
amended
by
the
federal
23
Every
Student
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95.
24
(2)
(3)
“Intensive
student”
means
a
25
limited-English-proficient
student
an
English
learner
who,
26
even
with
support,
is
not
proficient
under
the
state’s
27
English
language
proficiency
standards,
as
measured
by
the
28
state-adopted
assessment
of
English
language
proficiency.
29
(3)
(4)
“Intermediate
student”
means
a
30
limited-English-proficient
student
an
English
learner
who,
31
either
with
or
without
support,
approaches
being
proficient
32
under
the
state’s
English
language
proficiency
standards,
as
33
measured
by
the
state-adopted
assessment
of
English
language
34
proficiency.
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(4)
“Limited
English
proficient”
means
a
student’s
language
1
background
is
in
a
language
other
than
English,
and
the
2
student’s
proficiency
in
English
is
such
that
the
probability
3
of
the
student’s
academic
success
in
an
English-only
classroom
4
is
below
that
of
an
academically
successful
peer
with
an
5
English
language
background.
Each
limited-English-proficient
6
student
shall
be
identified
as
either
an
intensive
student
or
7
an
intermediate
student.
8
2.
The
department
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
relating
9
to
the
identification
of
limited-English-proficient
students
10
English
learners
who
require
special
instruction
under
this
11
section
and
to
application
procedures
for
funds
available
under
12
this
section
.
13
3.
a.
In
order
to
provide
funds
for
the
excess
costs
14
of
instruction
of
limited-English-proficient
students
15
English
learners
specified
in
paragraph
“b”
above
the
16
costs
of
instruction
of
pupils
in
a
regular
curriculum,
17
each
limited-English-proficient
student
English
learner
18
identified
as
an
intensive
student
shall
be
assigned
19
an
additional
weighting
of
twenty-six
hundredths,
each
20
limited-English-proficient
student
English
learner
identified
21
as
an
intermediate
student
shall
be
assigned
an
additional
22
weighting
of
twenty-one
hundredths,
and
the
applicable
23
weighting
shall
be
included
in
the
weighted
enrollment
of
the
24
school
district
of
residence
for
a
period
not
exceeding
five
25
years
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
.
However,
the
school
budget
26
review
committee
may
grant
supplemental
aid
or
a
modified
27
supplemental
amount
to
a
school
district
to
continue
funding
28
a
program
for
students
after
the
expiration
of
the
five-year
29
period.
30
b.
For
students
first
determined
to
be
limited
English
31
proficient
English
learners
for
a
budget
year
beginning
on
or
32
after
July
1,
2010,
the
additional
weighting
provided
under
33
paragraph
“a”
shall
be
included
in
the
weighted
enrollment
34
of
the
school
district
of
residence
for
a
cumulative
period
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of
time
not
exceeding
five
years
beginning
with
the
budget
1
year
for
which
the
student
was
first
determined
to
be
limited
2
English
proficient
an
English
learner
.
The
five
years
3
of
eligibility
for
the
additional
weighting
need
not
be
4
consecutive
and
a
student’s
eligibility
for
the
additional
5
weighting
is
transferable
to
another
district
of
residence.
6
Sec.
11.
Section
284.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
7
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
a.
Collect
relevant
data
and
establish
a
list
of
high-need
9
schools
eligible
for
state
supplemental
assistance.
The
10
department
shall
establish
a
process
and
criteria
to
determine
11
which
schools
are
placed
on
the
list
and
the
department
shall
12
revise
the
list
annually.
Criteria
for
the
determination
of
13
which
high-need
schools
shall
be
placed
on
the
list
shall
be
14
based
upon
factors
that
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
15
socioeconomic
status
of
the
students
enrolled
in
the
school,
16
the
percentage
of
the
school’s
student
body
who
are
limited
17
English
proficient
students
English
learners
,
student
academic
18
growth,
certified
instructional
staff
attrition,
and
geographic
19
balance.
The
department
may
approve
or
disapprove
requests
for
20
revision
of
the
list,
which
a
school
district
submits
pursuant
21
to
subsection
3
.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
the
education
26
of
students
who
are
not
fully
English
proficient
and
the
27
standards
applicable
to
the
hiring,
developing,
and
evaluation
28
of
community
college
faculty.
29
The
bill
modifies
the
Code
to
replace
references
to
a
student
30
who
is
“limited
English
proficient”
with
“English
learner”.
31
Current
law
requires
a
community-college
administration
32
to
establish
a
committee
consisting
of
instructors
and
33
administrators
to
develop
a
plan
for
hiring
and
developing
34
quality
faculty
that
includes
several
provisions.
Current
law
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also
requires
that
one
of
those
provisions
include
compliance
1
with
the
faculty
accreditation
standards
of
the
higher
2
learning
commission.
The
bill
modifies
this
provision
to
3
require
compliance
with
the
faculty
accreditation
standards
4
of
specified
accredited
institutions
of
higher
education
that
5
are
consistent
with
the
standards
established
pursuant
to
Code
6
section
260C.48
(standards
for
accrediting
community
college
7
programs).
8
Current
law
requires
that
community-college-employed
9
instructors
in
the
subject
area
of
arts
and
sciences
shall
10
either
possess
a
master’s
degree
from
a
regionally
accredited
11
graduate
school
or
have
two
or
more
years
of
successful
12
experience
in
a
professional
field
in
which
the
instructor
is
13
teaching
classes
and
in
which
postbaccalaureate
recognition
or
14
professional
licensure
is
necessary.
The
bill
modifies
the
15
provision
related
to
an
instructor’s
possession
of
a
master’s
16
degree
to
require
that
the
instructor
possess
a
master’s
degree
17
from
a
graduate
school
that
meets
the
standards
established
by
18
an
accrediting
agency
recognized
under
34
C.F.R.
pt.
602
and
by
19
the
federal
Higher
Education
Opportunity
Act.
20
Current
law
provides
that
the
standards
relating
to
quality
21
assurance
of
community
college
faculty
and
ongoing
quality
22
professional
development
shall
include
the
accreditation
23
standards
of
the
higher
learning
commission.
The
bill
modifies
24
this
provision
to
require
that
the
standards
shall
be
the
25
accreditation
standards
of
similar
accredited
institutions
26
of
higher
education
that
are
consistent
with
the
standards
27
established
pursuant
to
Code
section
260C.48.
For
purposes
of
28
this
provision,
the
bill
defines
“accredited”
as
an
institution
29
of
higher
education
that
meets
the
standards
established
by
an
30
accrediting
agency
recognized
under
34
C.F.R.
pt.
602
and
by
31
the
federal
Higher
Education
Opportunity
Act.
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