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House Amendment 1916

Amendment Text

PAG LIN
  1  1    Amend the amendment, H-1866, to Senate File 549, as
  1  2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    #1.  Page 1, by striking line 19 and inserting the
  1  5 following:
  1  6    ""The director of the department of education shall
  1  7 convene a study committee during the 1997 legislative
  1  8 interim consisting of the co-chairpersons of the joint
  1  9 appropriations subcommittee on education; two members
  1 10 of the governing board of the first in the nation in
  1 11 education foundation, who shall be appointed by the
  1 12 chairperson of the governing board; and the director
  1 13 of the department of education.  The study committee
  1 14 shall do the following:
  1 15    1.  Study how to maintain the autonomy of the
  1 16 foundation.
  1 17    2.  Develop strategies that allow the foundation's
  1 18 funds to be invested in such a way as to increase the
  1 19 interest earned.
  1 20    3.  Explore ways to enhance the research and
  1 21 dissemination functions of the foundation.
  1 22    4.  Determine methods for reporting foundation
  1 23 activities that impact Iowa education.  The study
  1 24 committee shall report its findings and
  1 25 recommendations in a report to the general assembly by
  1 26 October 1, 1997.
  1 27    The department of education shall require the".
  1 28    #2.  Page 2, line 20, by inserting after the word
  1 29 "shall" the following:  ", by June 30, 1998,".
  1 30    #3.  Page 4, by striking lines 5 through 9 and
  1 31 inserting the following:
  1 32    "1.  The director of an accredited program of
  1 33 library science at an institution of higher learning
  1 34 under the control of the state board of regents.  The
  1 35 director shall be the chairperson of the task force."
  1 36    #4.  Page 4, by striking lines 31 through 44 and
  1 37 inserting the following:
  1 38    "The task force shall design an action plan with
  1 39 the intent of promoting cooperation between all
  1 40 libraries, public and private, within the state.  The
  1 41 task force shall utilize information gathered for the
  1 42 1996 Iowa joint use library guide.  The task force is
  1 43 encouraged to be creative in terms of funding and
  1 44 redesigning the current system of public and private
  1 45 libraries, including, but not limited to, a study of
  1 46 the feasibility of colocating school district
  1 47 libraries and public libraries and potential pilot
  1 48 projects.  Every effort shall be made to develop a
  1 49 plan for cooperation at the existing level of state
  1 50 funding for libraries.  The task force shall also
  2  1 examine library cooperation efforts within the state
  2  2 and in other states.  The task force shall make
  2  3 recommendations to the general assembly by December 1,
  2  4 1997.""
  2  5    #5.  Page 5, by striking line 27 and inserting the
  2  6 following:  "256A.3.
  2  7    Sec. ___.  Section 19A.3, subsection 24, unnumbered
  2  8 paragraph 2, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  2  9    The director of the department of personnel shall
  2 10 negotiate agreements an agreement with the director of
  2 11 the department for the blind and with the director of
  2 12 the department of education concerning the
  2 13 applicability of the merit system to the professional
  2 14 employees of their respective agencies the department
  2 15 for the blind.
  2 16    Sec. ___.  Section 256.10, Code 1997, is amended to
  2 17 read as follows:
  2 18    256.10  EMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
  2 19    The salary of the director shall be fixed by the
  2 20 governor within a range established by the general
  2 21 assembly.  Appointments to the professional staff of
  2 22 the department shall be without reference to political
  2 23 party affiliation, religious affiliation, sex, or
  2 24 marital status, but shall be based solely upon
  2 25 fitness, ability, and proper qualifications for the
  2 26 particular position.  The professional staff shall
  2 27 serve at the discretion of the director.  A member of
  2 28 the professional staff shall not be dismissed for
  2 29 cause without at least ninety days' notice, except in
  2 30 cases of conviction of a felony or cases involving
  2 31 moral turpitude appropriate due process procedures
  2 32 including a hearing.  In cases of procedure for
  2 33 dismissal, the accused has the same right to notice
  2 34 and hearing as teachers in the public school systems
  2 35 as provided in section 279.27 to the extent that it is
  2 36 applicable.""
  2 37    #6.  Page 5, by striking lines 30 through 38 and
  2 38 inserting the following:
  2 39    "Sec. ___.  Section 257B.1A, Code 1997, is
  2 40 amended".
  2 41    #7.  Page 8, by striking line 11 and inserting the
  2 42 following:
  2 43    ""Sec. ___.  The section of this Act that amends
  2 44 section 257B.1A applies to interest earned on or after
  2 45 July 1, 1997.
  2 46    Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Sections 201 and 202".  
  2 47 
  2 48 
  2 49                               
  2 50 GRUNDBERG of Polk 
  3  1 SF 549.222 77
  3  2 kh/jj/28
     

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