Text: HF02294 Text: HF02296 Text: HF02200 - HF02299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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1 1 Section 1. POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS – STUDY. The
1 2 legislative council is requested to establish an interim study
1 3 committee consisting of members of both political parties from
1 4 both houses of the general assembly to study the current use
1 5 and impact of the postsecondary enrollment options Act and
1 6 develop recommendations to improve the Act. The study may
1 7 include, but is not limited to, a review of the courses
1 8 students are taking under the Act, and the types of credit
1 9 students are receiving for successful completion of the
1 10 courses; a review of the funding mechanisms for those courses;
1 11 identification of the numbers of courses the average student
1 12 takes in accordance with the Act, and the highest and lowest
1 13 number of courses any student has taken in the past five
1 14 years; identification of the positives and negatives relating
1 15 to use of the Iowa communications network by students taking
1 16 courses under the Act; and the receipt of testimony from
1 17 districts, students, parents, and eligible institutions on
1 18 issues deemed relevant to this study. The committee should be
1 19 directed to submit its findings, together with any
1 20 recommendations, in a report to the general assembly that
1 21 convenes in January 1999.
1 22 EXPLANATION
1 23 This bill requests the legislative council to establish an
1 24 interim committee to study the current use and impact of the
1 25 postsecondary enrollment options Act and develop
1 26 recommendations to improve the Act.
1 27 The study may include, but is not limited to, a review of
1 28 the courses students are taking under the Act, and the types
1 29 of credit students are receiving for successful completion of
1 30 the courses; a review of the funding mechanisms for those
1 31 courses; identifying the numbers of courses the average
1 32 student takes in accordance with the Act, and the highest and
1 33 lowest number of courses any student has taken in the past
1 34 five years; identifying the positives and negatives relating
1 35 to use of the Iowa communications network by students taking
2 1 courses under the Act; and receiving testimony from districts,
2 2 students, parents, and eligible institutions on issues deemed
2 3 relevant to this study.
2 4 The bill suggests that the committee should be directed to
2 5 submit its findings, together with any recommendations, in a
2 6 report to the general assembly that convenes in January 1999.
2 7 LSB 4026HH 77
2 8 kh/sc/14
Text: HF02294 Text: HF02296 Text: HF02200 - HF02299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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