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House Journal: Page 1965: Tuesday, April 30, 1996

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 1   the issues and feasibility of alternative special
 2   education funding systems based on school district
 3   experiences with involvement from representatives of
 4   the education community, including representatives
 5   from area education agencies, special education
 6   teachers, administrators, and advocacy groups; and the
 7   possibility of establishing a funding system to
 8   address students that are "at-risk" but are not
 9   currently eligible for special education services.
10   The department shall submit its findings and specific
11   recommendations in a report to the general assembly
12   and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 1, 1997.
13     The department of education shall conduct a study
14   of the trends in the number of students requiring
15   services to become proficient in the English language
16   and the current and projected costs related to
17   providing such services by local school districts.
18   The department shall report its findings and specific
19   recommendations regarding funding to the general
20   assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau by January
21   1, 1997.
22     The department of education, in consultation with
23   the department of human services, shall conduct a
24   study of the funding for educational programs provided
25   for each child living with an individual licensed
26   under chapter 237, or in a foster care or other
27   facility as defined in sections 282.19 and 282.27.
28   The recommendations developed shall include but not be
29   limited to the funding structure and source of
30   funding.  The department shall submit a report of its
31   findings and recommendations to chairpersons and
32   ranking members of the joint appropriations
33   subcommittee on education and the chairpersons and
34   ranking members of the standing education committees
35   by January 1, 1997.
36     The department of education shall review the
37   reports required of the department by the general
38   assembly since 1980 and shall catalog the progress,
39   success, and failures of the general assembly in
40   implementing or responding to the recommendations
41   contained in those reports.  The department shall
42   submit its findings and recommendations to the
43   chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
44   appropriations subcommittee on education and the
45   chairpersons and ranking members of the standing
46   education committees of the senate and the house of
47   representatives by January 1, 1997.
48     The department of education shall conduct a study
49   of the means by which student employability skills may
50   be measured, including but not limited to the

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