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1 1 Amend the amendment, H-8616, to Senate File 2366,
1 2 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
1 3 follows:
1 4 #1. Page 22, by inserting after line 50 the
1 5 following:
1 6 "Sec. ___. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDY. Subject
1 7 to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the general
1 8 assembly, the director of the department of education
1 9 shall convene a study committee to survey existing
1 10 assessment tools used for measuring career options for
1 11 high school students and identify or develop and
1 12 distribute an assessment tool that measures students'
1 13 unique and general aptitudes and abilities,
1 14 personality characteristics, personal interests, and
1 15 other characteristics which assist students to better
1 16 understand how their individual intellectual,
1 17 emotional, and personality attributes affect career
1 18 pathway options. The assessment tool identified or
1 19 developed in accordance with this section shall be
1 20 age-appropriate for middle and secondary school
1 21 students, including but not limited to at-risk
1 22 students and talented and gifted students. However,
1 23 the assessment tool shall also be capable of
1 24 addressing the lifelong learning needs of Iowa's
1 25 citizens, and the needs of social welfare recipients
1 26 and individuals within the correctional system. The
1 27 assessment tool shall be valid and reliable under
1 28 current educational standards, and aligned with the
1 29 United States secretary of labor's commission on
1 30 achieving necessary skills, and with the guidelines
1 31 published by the national career development
1 32 association and other national validation groups. The
1 33 assessment tool shall also reflect the current range
1 34 of career choices in the marketplace, with provision
1 35 made for updating or adapting the assessment tool to
1 36 meet the needs of a changing marketplace. In
1 37 addition, the assessment tool shall provide the
1 38 student with a basis for a portfolio and planning
1 39 guide for a variety of career options.
1 40 The director of education shall appoint members to
1 41 the committee that represent business and industry,
1 42 labor organizations, school-to-work programs, the
1 43 council on human investment, the department of
1 44 education, the vocational rehabilitation services
1 45 division, the institute for physical research and
1 46 technology, the department of economic development,
1 47 the department of workforce development, and the
1 48 institutions of higher learning under the control of
1 49 the state board of regents. The director shall serve
1 50 as chairperson of the committee.
2 1 By January 1, 1999, the department shall provide
2 2 the assessment tools to public school districts upon
2 3 receiving a written request."
2 4 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
2 5
2 6
2 7
2 8 FALCK of Fayette
2 9 SF 2366.556 77
2 10 kh/jw/28
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