House
File
2439
-
Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
2439
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
592)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
10,
2014
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
core
content
standards,
assessments,
and
1
curricula
relating
to
student
academic
progress,
and
to
the
2
collection
of
and
access
to
student
data.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraphs
(2)
and
(3),
Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
(2)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(1),
for
the
school
year
4
beginning
July
1,
2016,
and
each
succeeding
school
year,
the
5
rules
shall
provide
that
all
students
enrolled
in
school
6
districts
in
grades
three
through
eleven
shall
be
administered
7
an
assessment
during
the
last
quarter
of
the
school
year
8
that
at
a
minimum
assesses
the
indicators
identified
in
this
9
paragraph
“b”
;
is
aligned
with
the
Iowa
common
core
content
10
standards
in
both
content
and
rigor;
accurately
describes
11
student
achievement
and
growth
for
purposes
of
the
school,
the
12
school
district,
and
state
accountability
systems;
and
provides
13
valid,
reliable,
and
fair
measures
of
student
progress
toward
14
college
or
career
readiness.
15
(3)
The
director
shall
establish
an
assessment
task
force
16
to
review
and
make
recommendations
for
a
statewide
assessment
17
of
student
progress
on
the
indicators
identified
pursuant
to
18
this
paragraph
“b”
.
The
task
force
shall
recommend
a
statewide
19
assessment
that
is
aligned
to
the
Iowa
common
core
content
20
standards
and
is,
at
a
minimum,
valid,
reliable,
tested,
and
21
piloted
in
Iowa.
In
addition,
in
developing
recommendations,
22
the
task
force
shall
consider
the
costs
to
school
districts
and
23
the
state
in
providing
and
administering
such
an
assessment
and
24
the
technical
support
necessary
to
implement
the
assessment.
25
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
recommendations
in
a
report
26
to
the
director,
the
state
board,
and
the
general
assembly
by
27
January
1,
2015.
The
task
force
shall
assist
with
the
final
28
development
and
implementation
of
the
assessment
administered
29
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
The
task
force
members
shall
30
include
but
not
be
limited
to
teachers,
school
administrators,
31
business
leaders,
representatives
of
state
agencies,
and
32
members
of
the
general
public.
This
subparagraph
is
repealed
33
July
1,
2020.
34
Sec.
2.
Section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
b,
Code
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2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
1
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(03)
In
addition
to
administering
2
any
assessment
of
student
progress
required
pursuant
to
3
this
subsection,
a
school
district
may
administer
additional
4
assessments
to
measure
student
academic
progress.
The
results
5
of
the
additional
assessment
may
be
reported
to
the
department
6
and
the
local
community
in
accordance
with
paragraph
“c”
,
but
7
the
additional
assessments
shall
not
replace
any
district-wide
8
assessment
required
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
9
Sec.
3.
Section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
c,
Code
10
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
c.
A
requirement
that
all
school
districts
and
accredited
12
nonpublic
schools
annually
report
to
the
department
and
the
13
local
community
the
district-wide
progress
made
in
attaining
14
student
achievement
goals
on
the
academic
and
other
core
15
indicators
and
the
district-wide
progress
made
in
attaining
16
locally
established
student
learning
goals.
The
school
17
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
shall
demonstrate
18
the
use
of
multiple
assessment
measures
in
determining
student
19
achievement
levels.
The
school
districts
and
accredited
20
nonpublic
schools
shall
also
report
the
number
of
students
21
who
graduate;
the
number
of
students
who
drop
out
of
school;
22
the
number
of
students
who
are
tested
and
the
percentage
of
23
students
who
are
so
tested
annually;
and
the
percentage
of
24
students
who
graduated
during
the
prior
school
year
and
who
25
completed
a
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
content
standards
.
The
26
board
shall
develop
and
adopt
uniform
definitions
consistent
27
with
the
federal
No
Child
Left
Behind
Act
of
2001,
Pub.
L.
No.
28
107-110
and
any
federal
regulations
adopted
pursuant
to
the
29
federal
Act.
The
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
30
schools
may
report
on
other
locally
determined
factors
31
influencing
student
achievement.
The
school
districts
and
32
accredited
nonpublic
schools
shall
also
report
to
the
local
33
community
their
results
by
individual
attendance
center.
34
Sec.
4.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
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unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
Adopt
rules
that
establish
a
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
and
3
content
standards.
The
state
board
shall
also
adopt
high
4
school
graduation
requirements
for
all
students
in
school
5
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
that
include
at
a
6
minimum
satisfactory
completion
of
four
years
of
English
and
7
language
arts,
three
years
of
mathematics,
three
years
of
8
science,
and
three
years
of
social
studies.
9
Sec.
5.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
10
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
(3)
The
rules
establishing
a
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
12
content
standards
shall
address
the
core
content
assessment
13
standards
in
subsection
28
and
the
skills
and
knowledge
14
students
need
to
be
successful
in
the
twenty-first
century.
15
The
Iowa
core
curriculum
content
standards
shall
include
16
social
studies
and
twenty-first
century
learning
skills
which
17
include
but
are
not
limited
to
civic
literacy,
health
literacy,
18
technology
literacy,
financial
literacy,
and
employability
19
skills;
and
shall
address
the
curricular
needs
of
students
20
in
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
in
those
areas.
The
21
department
shall
further
define
the
twenty-first
century
22
learning
skills
components
by
rule.
23
Sec.
6.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
b,
Code
24
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
25
Sec.
7.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
c,
Code
26
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
c.
The
Iowa
core
content
standards
shall
not
dictate
28
curriculum
or
prescribe
a
particular
method
of
instruction
to
29
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
Neither
the
30
state
board
nor
the
department
shall
require
school
districts
31
or
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
adopt
a
specific
textbook,
32
textbook
series,
or
specific
instructional
methodology,
33
or
acquire
specific
textbooks,
curriculum
materials,
or
34
educational
products
from
a
specific
vendor
in
order
to
meet
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the
core
curriculum
requirements
Iowa
core
content
standards
1
of
this
subsection
or
the
core
content
assessment
standards
2
adopted
pursuant
to
subsection
28
.
It
is
the
intent
of
3
the
general
assembly
that
selection
and
implementation
of
4
curriculum,
textbooks,
educational
materials,
and
instructional
5
methods
remain
with
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
6
schools
and
not
with
the
state
or
federal
government.
7
Sec.
8.
Section
256.7,
subsection
28,
Code
2014,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
28.
Adopt
a
set
of
core
content
assessment
standards
10
applicable
to
all
students
in
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
11
in
every
school
district
and
accredited
nonpublic
school.
For
12
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“
core
content
assessment
standards”
13
includes
reading,
mathematics,
and
science.
The
core
content
14
assessment
standards
shall
be
identical
to
the
core
content
15
assessment
standards
included
in
Iowa’s
approved
2006
standards
16
and
assessment
system
under
Tit.
I
of
the
federal
Elementary
17
and
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965,
20
U.S.C.
§
6301
et
18
seq.,
as
amended
by
the
federal
No
Child
Left
Behind
Act
of
19
2001,
Pub.
L.
No.
107-110.
School
districts
and
accredited
20
nonpublic
schools
shall
include,
at
a
minimum,
the
core
content
21
assessment
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
in
any
22
set
of
locally
developed
content
standards.
School
districts
23
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
are
strongly
encouraged
to
set
24
higher
expectations
in
local
standards.
As
changes
in
federal
25
law
or
regulation
occur,
the
state
board
is
authorized
to
amend
26
the
core
content
assessment
standards
as
appropriate.
27
Sec.
9.
Section
256.9,
subsection
53,
paragraph
a,
Code
28
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
a.
Develop
and
distribute,
in
collaboration
with
the
area
30
education
agencies,
Iowa
core
curriculum
content
standards
31
technical
assistance
and
implementation
strategies
that
school
32
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
shall
may
utilize,
33
including
but
not
limited
to
the
development
and
delivery
34
of
formative
and
end-of-course
model
assessments
classroom
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teachers
may
use
to
measure
student
progress
on
the
Iowa
core
1
curriculum
content
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
section
2
256.7,
subsection
26
.
The
department
shall,
in
collaboration
3
with
the
advisory
group
convened
in
accordance
with
paragraph
4
“b”
and
educational
assessment
providers,
identify
and
make
5
available
to
school
districts
end-of-course
and
additional
6
model
end-of-course
and
additional
assessments
to
align
with
7
the
expectations
included
in
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
content
8
standards
.
The
model
assessments
shall
be
suitable
to
meet
the
9
multiple
assessment
measures
requirement
specified
in
section
10
256.7,
subsection
21
,
paragraph
“c”
.
11
Sec.
10.
Section
256.9,
subsection
54,
Code
2014,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
54.
a.
Maintain
an
internet
site
where
persons
may
14
access
up-to-date
information
regarding
the
Iowa
core
content
15
standards
and
the
assessment
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
16
section
256.7.
Periodically,
beginning
January
1,
2015,
the
17
state
board
shall
review,
accept
public
comment
regarding,
and
18
revise
as
necessary,
the
Iowa
core
content
standards
and
the
19
assessment
standards.
20
b.
Submit
an
annual
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
21
January
1
15
regarding
activities,
findings,
and
student
22
progress
under
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
established
content
23
standards
and
the
assessment
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
24
section
256.7
,
subsection
26
.
The
annual
report
shall
include
25
the
state
board’s
department’s
findings
and
recommendations
,
26
including
but
not
limited
to
recommendations
relating
to
any
27
proposal
to
amend
or
modify
the
Iowa
core
content
standards
28
and
the
assessment
standards
adopted
by
the
state
board.
A
29
revision
or
modification
to
the
Iowa
core
content
standards
30
after
January
1,
2014,
and
to
the
assessment
standards
adopted
31
by
the
state
board
shall
not
be
implemented
by
the
director
32
until
the
annual
report
has
been
submitted
to
the
general
33
assembly
while
the
general
assembly
is
in
session
or
until
the
34
director
appears
before
the
standing
committees
of
the
senate
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and
house
of
representatives
having
jurisdiction
over
education
1
to
report
on
the
revision
or
modification,
whichever
occurs
2
first
.
3
Sec.
11.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.34
Student
data
collection
——
4
policies
and
plans.
5
1.
The
department
shall
establish
data
collection,
data
6
privacy,
and
data
sharing
policies
for
data
relating
to
7
students
collected
by
the
department,
school
districts,
and
8
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
9
2.
The
department
shall
annually
conduct
an
inventory
of
and
10
categorize
the
data
collected
on
students
and
the
purposes
for
11
which
the
data
is
collected,
and
shall
report
to
the
general
12
assembly
by
November
1,
2014,
and
by
November
1
each
succeeding
13
year,
the
department’s
findings
and
recommendations.
14
3.
The
department
shall
create
a
detailed
student
data
15
security
plan
that
includes
privacy
compliance
standards,
a
16
data
breach
plan,
data
retention
or
destruction
plans,
and
17
guidelines
for
authorizing
parental
access
to
student
data.
18
4.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
state
or
federal
law,
the
19
department,
school
districts,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
20
shall
not
include
biometric,
health,
family
or
student
voting
21
status,
family
or
student
political
affiliations,
family
or
22
student
religious
affiliations,
telephone
information
other
23
than
contact
phone
numbers,
and
criminal
or
juvenile
justice
24
records
in
student
data
files.
25
5.
a.
Student
data
shall
be
kept
confidential
by
the
26
department,
a
school
district,
or
an
accredited
nonpublic
27
school
unless
otherwise
ordered
by
a
court,
by
the
lawful
28
custodian
of
the
records,
or
by
another
person
duly
authorized
29
to
release
such
information,
and
except
as
necessary
to
carry
30
out
the
duties
and
responsibilities
of
the
state
board
or
the
31
department.
32
b.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
,
student
data
shall
33
not
be
provided
outside
of
the
state
unless
necessary
to
34
facilitate
the
timely
enrollment
and
placement
of
a
student
who
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transferring
to
another
school.
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6.
The
department
shall
establish
and
maintain
a
policy
2
relating
to
the
sharing,
security,
and
confidentiality
of
3
student
data
in
compliance
with
the
federal
Family
Educational
4
Rights
and
Privacy
Act,
20
U.S.C.
§1232g.
5
7.
The
department
shall
notify
the
governor
and
the
6
general
assembly
annually
of
changes
to
existing
student
data
7
collections
maintained
by
the
department
which
are
required
8
for
any
reason,
including
changes
in
federal
reporting
9
requirements.
Changes
to
existing
student
data
collections
10
which
are
not
necessitated
by
changes
in
state
and
federal
11
reporting
requirements
shall
not
be
implemented
by
the
12
department
until
the
annual
report
has
been
submitted
to
the
13
general
assembly
while
the
general
assembly
is
in
session
or
14
until
the
director
appears
before
the
standing
committees
of
15
the
senate
and
house
of
representatives
having
jurisdiction
16
over
education
to
report
on
the
revision
or
modification
to
the
17
existing
student
data
collections
maintained
by
the
department,
18
whichever
occurs
first.
19
8.
Student
data
shall
not
be
published
by
the
department
20
except
in
aggregate
form.
21
9.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
supersede
any
22
provision
of
section
22.7,
section
256.9,
subsection
48,
or
23
chapter
256H.
24
Sec.
12.
Section
256.40,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
25
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
e.
Integrate
services
provided
through
the
program
with
27
other
career
exploration-related
activities
such
as
the
student
28
core
curriculum
graduation
plan
and
the
career
information
and
29
decision-making
system
developed
and
administered
under
section
30
279.61
,
where
appropriate.
31
Sec.
13.
Section
256.42,
subsection
6,
Code
2014,
is
amended
32
to
read
as
follows:
33
6.
Coursework
offered
under
the
initiative
shall
be
34
rigorous
and
high
quality,
and
the
department
shall
annually
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evaluate
the
quality
of
the
courses
and
ensure
that
coursework
1
is
aligned
with
the
state’s
core
curriculum
and
Iowa
core
2
content
requirements
standards
and
the
assessment
standards,
as
3
well
as
national
standards
of
quality
for
online
courses
issued
4
by
an
internationally
recognized
association
for
kindergarten
5
through
grade
twelve
online
learning.
6
Sec.
14.
Section
257.11,
subsection
11,
Code
2014,
is
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
11.
Shared
classes
and
curriculum
standards.
A
school
9
district
shall
ensure
that
any
course
made
available
to
a
10
student
through
any
sharing
agreement
between
the
school
11
district
and
a
community
college
or
any
other
entity
providing
12
course
programming
pursuant
to
this
section
to
students
13
enrolled
in
the
school
district
meets
the
expectations
14
contained
in
the
core
curriculum
adopted
pursuant
to
section
15
256.7,
subsection
26
.
The
school
district
shall
ensure
that
16
any
course
that
has
the
capacity
to
generate
college
credit
17
shall
be
equivalent
to
college-level
work.
18
Sec.
15.
Section
258.4,
subsection
8,
Code
2014,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
8.
Establish
a
minimum
set
of
competencies
and
core
21
curriculum
content
standards
for
approval
of
a
vocational
22
program
sequence
that
addresses
the
following:
new
and
23
emerging
technologies;
job-seeking,
job-keeping,
and
24
other
employment
skills,
including
self-employment
and
25
entrepreneurial
skills,
that
reflect
current
industry
26
standards,
leadership
skills,
entrepreneurial,
and
labor-market
27
needs;
and
the
strengthening
of
basic
academic
skills.
28
Sec.
16.
Section
260C.14,
subsection
22,
paragraph
b,
Code
29
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
b.
Collaborate
with
the
state
board
of
regents
to
meet
31
the
requirements
specified
in
section
262.9,
subsection
33
,
32
including
but
not
limited
to
developing
a
systematic
process
33
for
expanding
academic
discipline
and
meetings
between
the
34
community
college
faculty
and
faculty
of
the
institutions
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of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
1
developing
criteria
to
prioritize
Iowa
core
curriculum
2
areas
content
standards
,
promoting
greater
awareness
of
3
articulation-related
activities,
facilitating
additional
4
opportunities
for
individual
institutions
to
pursue
program
5
articulation
agreements
for
career
and
technical
educational
6
programs,
and
developing
and
implementing
a
process
to
7
examine
a
minimum
of
eight
new
associate
of
applied
science
8
degree
programs
for
which
articulation
agreements
would
serve
9
students’
continued
academic
success
in
those
degree
programs.
10
Sec.
17.
Section
261E.4,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
4.
A
school
district
shall
establish
prerequisite
13
coursework
for
each
advanced
placement
course
offered
and
shall
14
describe
the
prerequisites
in
the
course
registration
handbook,
15
which
shall
be
provided
to
every
junior
high
school
or
middle
16
school
student
prior
to
the
development
of
a
core
curriculum
17
graduation
plan
pursuant
to
section
279.61
.
18
Sec.
18.
Section
261E.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
2.
Notification.
The
availability
and
requirements
of
this
21
program
shall
be
included
in
each
school
district’s
student
22
registration
handbook.
Information
about
the
program
shall
be
23
provided
to
the
student
and
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
24
prior
to
the
development
of
the
student’s
core
curriculum
25
graduation
plan
under
section
279.61
.
The
school
district
26
shall
establish
a
process
by
which
students
may
indicate
27
interest
in
and
apply
for
enrollment
in
the
program.
28
Sec.
19.
Section
261E.8,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
1.
A
district-to-community
college
sharing
or
concurrent
31
enrollment
program
is
established
to
be
administered
by
the
32
department
to
promote
rigorous
academic
or
career
and
technical
33
pursuits
and
to
provide
a
wider
variety
of
options
to
high
34
school
students
to
enroll
part-time
in
eligible
nonsectarian
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courses
at
or
through
community
colleges
established
under
1
chapter
260C
.
The
program
shall
be
made
available
to
all
2
resident
students
in
grades
nine
through
twelve.
Notice
of
3
the
availability
of
the
program
shall
be
included
in
a
school
4
district’s
student
registration
handbook
and
the
handbook
shall
5
identify
which
courses,
if
successfully
completed,
generate
6
college
credit
under
the
program.
A
student
and
the
student’s
7
parent
or
legal
guardian
shall
also
be
made
aware
of
this
8
program
as
a
part
of
the
development
of
the
student’s
core
9
curriculum
graduation
plan
in
accordance
with
section
279.61
.
10
Sec.
20.
Section
261E.9,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
11
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
b.
A
regional
academy
may
include
in
its
curriculum
virtual
13
or
internet-based
coursework
and
courses
delivered
via
the
Iowa
14
communications
network,
career
and
technical
courses,
Iowa
15
core
curriculum
content
standards
coursework,
courses
required
16
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
or
section
256.11,
17
subsections
4
and
5
,
and
asynchronous
learning
networks.
18
Sec.
21.
Section
261E.9,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
4.
Information
regarding
regional
academies
shall
be
21
provided
to
a
student
and
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
22
prior
to
the
development
of
the
student’s
core
curriculum
23
graduation
plan
under
section
279.61
.
24
Sec.
22.
Section
261E.10,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
25
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
4.
Information
regarding
career
academies
shall
be
provided
27
by
the
school
district
to
a
student
and
the
student’s
parent
28
or
guardian
prior
to
the
development
of
the
student’s
core
29
curriculum
graduation
plan
under
section
279.61
.
30
Sec.
23.
Section
262.9,
subsection
33,
paragraph
c,
Code
31
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
c.
Develop
criteria
to
prioritize
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
33
areas
content
standards
and
create
or
review
transition
guides
34
for
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
areas
content
standards
.
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Sec.
24.
Section
279.61,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
279.61
Student
plan
for
progress
toward
university
admissions
3
——
report.
4
1.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
and
each
5
succeeding
school
year,
the
The
board
of
directors
of
each
6
school
district
shall
cooperate
with
each
student
enrolled
7
in
grade
eight
to
develop
for
the
student
a
core
curriculum
8
plan
to
guide
the
student
toward
the
goal
of
successfully
9
completing,
at
a
minimum,
the
core
curriculum
developed
high
10
school
graduation
requirements
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
11
education
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
by
the
12
time
the
student
graduates
from
high
school.
The
plan
shall
13
include
career
options
and
shall
identify
the
coursework
14
needed
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
to
support
the
student’s
15
postsecondary
education
and
career
options.
Additionally,
the
16
plan
shall
include
a
timeline
for
each
student
to
successfully
17
complete,
prior
to
graduation,
all
components
of
the
18
state-designated
career
information
and
decision-making
system
19
administered
by
the
department
in
accordance
with
section
118
20
of
the
federal
Carl
D.
Perkins
Career
and
Technical
Education
21
Improvement
Act
of
2006,
Pub.
L.
No.
109-270.
The
student’s
22
parent
or
guardian
shall
sign
the
core
curriculum
graduation
23
plan
developed
with
the
student
and
the
signed
plan
shall
be
24
included
in
the
student’s
cumulative
records.
25
2.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
and
each
26
succeeding
school
year,
the
The
board
of
directors
of
each
27
school
district
shall
report
annually
to
each
student
enrolled
28
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
in
the
school
district,
and,
if
29
the
student
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
to
each
student’s
30
parent
or
guardian,
the
student’s
progress
toward
meeting
the
31
goal
of
successfully
completing
the
core
curriculum
and
high
32
school
graduation
requirements
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
33
education
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26
.
34
Sec.
25.
Section
280.3,
subsection
3,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
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Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
a.
Adopt
an
implementation
plan
by
July
1,
2010,
which
2
provides
for
the
adoption
each
year
of
at
least
one
subject
3
area
included
in
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
subject
area
each
4
year
content
standards
as
established
by
the
state
board
of
5
education
for
grades
nine
through
twelve
pursuant
to
section
6
256.7,
subsection
26
.
The
Iowa
core
curriculum
content
7
standards
established
for
grades
nine
through
twelve
by
the
8
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
9
26
,
shall
be
fully
implemented
by
each
school
district
and
10
school
by
July
1,
2012.
11
b.
Adopt
an
implementation
plan,
by
July
1,
2012,
which
12
provides
for
the
full
implementation
of
the
Iowa
core
13
curriculum
content
standards
established
for
kindergarten
14
through
grade
eight
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
15
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
by
the
2014-2015
school
year.
16
Sec.
26.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
RELATING
TO
IOWA
CORE
CONTENT
17
STANDARDS
AND
ASSESSMENT
STANDARDS.
The
department
of
18
education
shall
initiate
a
process
to
obtain
public
input
on
19
the
Iowa
core
content
standards
and
the
assessment
standards
20
adopted
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsections
26
and
28,
shall
21
identify
opportunities
to
strengthen
the
Iowa
core
content
22
standards
and
the
assessment
standards,
and
shall
do
the
23
following:
24
1.
Receive
public
comments
on
its
internet
site
regarding
25
the
Iowa
core
content
standards
and
the
assessment
standards.
26
2.
Hold
at
least
three
public
hearings
regarding
the
Iowa
27
core
content
standards
and
the
assessment
standards.
The
28
public
hearings
shall
be
held
in
at
least
three
geographically
29
diverse
venues
around
the
state.
30
3.
Include
information
regarding
the
time,
place,
and
31
manner
in
which
persons
may
participate
in
a
public
hearing
as
32
provided
in
this
section.
33
4.
Provide
public
notice
of
any
actions
taken
by
the
state
34
board
of
education
to
strengthen,
amend,
or
modify
the
Iowa
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core
content
standards
or
the
assessment
standards
following
1
the
public
hearings
conducted
pursuant
to
this
section.
2
5.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
summarizing
its
3
activities,
findings,
and
recommendations
to
the
state
board,
4
the
governor,
and
the
general
assembly
by
February
1,
2015.
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