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1 1 Section 1. STATE MANDATE APPROPRIATION. There is
1 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
1 3 department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1 4 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so
1 5 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purpose
1 6 designated:
1 7 For disbursement to school districts, upon claims filed by
1 8 school districts, to reimburse the school districts for the
1 9 cost of conducting employability skills surveys pursuant to
1 10 section 280.18:
1 11 .................................................. $ 100,000
1 12 1. The department of education shall adopt rules
1 13 specifying the procedures to be followed by school districts
1 14 in submitting claims for reimbursement.
1 15 2. The appropriation made in this section shall be deemed
1 16 to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of
1 17 section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding
1 18 shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act by
1 19 and enforcement of this Act against all affected political
1 20 subdivisions.
1 21 Sec. 2. Section 280.18, Code 1995, is amended by adding
1 22 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
1 23 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Not later than one year after
1 24 the date on which the majority of the district's seniors
1 25 graduate, the board shall conduct an annual survey of
1 26 accredited higher education institutions, as defined in
1 27 section 261.92, and employers representative of the local
1 28 business community. The survey shall assess the employability
1 29 skills of the district's high school graduates who have
1 30 enrolled in accredited higher education institutions in Iowa
1 31 or entered the local workforce. The employability skills
1 32 assessed shall include, but are not limited to, reading for
1 33 information, applied mathematics, listening, and writing.
1 34 Annually, the school district shall tabulate and summarize the
1 35 information collected pursuant to this section and shall file
2 1 a report with the department of education. The board shall
2 2 make copies of the report available upon request.
2 3 EXPLANATION
2 4 This bill requires school boards to conduct an annual
2 5 survey within a year of the date on which the majority of the
2 6 district's seniors graduate, asking accredited higher
2 7 education institutions in Iowa and employers representative of
2 8 the district's local business community to assess the
2 9 employability skills of the district's high school graduates
2 10 who have enrolled in the higher education institutions or
2 11 entered the local workforce. The employability skills
2 12 assessed shall include, but are not limited to, reading for
2 13 information, applied mathematics, listening, and writing. The
2 14 school district shall annually tabulate and summarize the
2 15 information collected and file a report with the department of
2 16 education. The board shall make copies of the report
2 17 available upon request.
2 18 This bill may include a state mandate as defined in section
2 19 25B.3.
2 20 The bill provides an appropriation of $100,000 to the
2 21 department of education for disbursement to school districts
2 22 for the cost of conducting the surveys, and requires the
2 23 department to adopt rules specifying procedures for school
2 24 districts to file claims for reimbursement. The appropriation
2 25 is made to comply with the state mandate funding-related
2 26 requirements of section 25B.2. The inclusion of the
2 27 appropriation is intended to reinstate the requirement of
2 28 political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates
2 29 included in this bill.
2 30 LSB 3157XS 76
2 31 kh/sc/14
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