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House Journal: Page 1993: Tuesday, April 30, 1996

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 1   department, no later than March 15 preceding the next
 2   fiscal year for approval.  The state board shall
 3   review the proposed budget of each area education
 4   agency and shall before April 1, either grant approval
 5   or return the budget without approval with comments of
 6   the state board included.  An unapproved budget shall
 7   be resubmitted to the state board for final approval
 8   not later than April 15.  For the fiscal year
 9   beginning July 1, 1999, and each succeeding fiscal
10   year, the state board shall give final approval only
11   to budgets submitted by area education agencies
12   accredited by the state board or that have been given
13   conditional accreditation by the state board.
14     Sec. 48.  Section 273.3, Code 1995, is amended by
15   adding the following new subsection:
16     NEW SUBSECTION.  22.  Meet annually with the
17   members of the boards of directors of the school
18   districts located within its boundaries if requested
19   by the school district boards.
20     Sec. 49.  NEW SECTION.  273.10  ACCREDITATION OF
21   AREA EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
22     1.  The department of education shall develop, in
23   consultation with the area education agencies, and
24   establish an accreditation process for area education
25   agencies by July 1, 1997.  At a minimum, the
26   accreditation process shall consist of the following:
27     a.  The timely submission by an area education
28   agency of information required by the department on
29   forms provided by the department.
30     b.  The use of an accreditation team appointed by
31   the director of the department of education to conduct
32   an evaluation, including an on-site visit of each area
33   education agency.  The team shall include, but is not
34   limited to, department staff members, representatives
35   from the school districts served by the area education
36   agency being evaluated, area education agency staff
37   members from area education agencies other than the
38   area education agency that conducts the programs being
39   evaluated for accreditation, and other team members
40   with expertise as deemed appropriate by the director.
41     2.  Prior to a visit to an area education agency,
42   the accreditation team shall have access to that area
43   education agency's program audit report filed with the
44   department.  After a visit to an area education
45   agency, the accreditation team shall determine whether
46   the accreditation standards for a program have been
47   met and shall make a report to the director and the
48   state board, together with a recommendation as to
49   whether the programs of the area education agency
50   should receive initial accreditation or remain

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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