SF 2004 (LSB 5150XS (3) 88)

SENATE FILE 2004

BY  DAWSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the Iowa learning online initiative and making appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256.42, subsection 6, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  Coursework offered under the initiative shall be rigorous and high quality, and the department shall annually evaluate the quality of the courses and ensure that coursework is aligned with the state’s core curriculum and core content requirements and standards, as well as national standards of quality for online courses issued by an internationally recognized association for kindergarten through grade twelve online learning.  The initiative shall offer, at a minimum, Chinese language coursework for students in grades nine through twelve.
    Sec. 2.  Section 256.42, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department the sum of five hundred thousand dollars to be used for administering this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill appropriates $500,000, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and each succeeding fiscal year, from the general fund of the state to the department of education for purposes of administering the Iowa learning online initiative. The bill requires the initiative to offer, at a minimum, Chinese language coursework for students in grades 9 through 12.