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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, S-5631, to House File 2533, as 1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as 1 3 follows: 1 4 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 40 the 1 5 following: 1 6 "# . Page 14, by inserting after line 14 the 1 7 following: 1 8 "Sec. ___. 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, 1 9 section 1, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraphs 2 and 1 10 3, if enacted, are amended by striking the unnumbered 1 11 paragraphs."" 1 12 #2. Page 1, by inserting after line 43 the 1 13 following: 1 14 "# . Page 26, by inserting after line 12 the 1 15 following: 1 16 "Sec. ___. Section 256.22, subsection 1, 1 17 unnumbered paragraph 1, if enacted by 1998 Iowa Acts, 1 18 Senate File 2366, is amended to read as follows: 1 19 Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by 1 20 the general assembly, the department shall establish a 1 21 frontier school and extended year school grant program 1 22 to provide for the allocation of grants to school 1 23 districts, or a collaboration of school districts, to 1 24 provide technical assistance for conversion of an 1 25 existing school to a frontier school or to an extended 1 26 school year calendar, or for investigating the 1 27 possibility of converting an existing school within a 1 28 district to a frontier school or to an extended school 1 29 year calendar. A district that wants to participate 1 30 in the program shall submit to the department a 1 31 written request for a grant bySeptemberOctober 1,1 321998. The school district or collaboration of school 1 33 districts shall agree to appoint a planning committee 1 34 composed of parents, guardians, teachers, 1 35 administrators, and individuals representing business, 1 36 and the local community. The school district or 1 37 collaboration shall also indicate in its request its 1 38 intention to use any grant moneys received under this 1 39 section to examine, at a minimum, all of the 1 40 following: 1 41 Sec. ___. Section 256.22, subsections 2 and 5, if 1 42 enacted by 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, are 1 43 amended to read as follows: 1 44 2. Grant moneys shall be distributed to qualifying 1 45 school districts by the department no later than 1 46 October15, 199830 annually. Grant amounts shall be 1 47 distributed as determined by the department. Not more 1 48 than fifteen of the grants awarded per year in 1 49 accordance with this section shall be used for 1 50 purposes of frontier school planning or conversion. A 2 1 grant awarded to a school district under this section 2 2 shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. 2 3 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, 2 4 the department shall not award grant moneys for 2 5 technical assistance for conversion of an existing 2 6 school to a frontier school or to an extended school 2 7 year calendar prior to July 1, 1999. 2 8 5. Except as provided in this subsection, frontier 2 9 schools are exempt from all statutes and rules 2 10 applicable to a school, a school board, or a school 2 11 district, although a frontier school may elect to 2 12 comply with one or more provisions of statute or rule. 2 13 However, a frontier school shall meet all applicable 2 14 state and local health and safety requirements;the2 15frontier school shall be organized and operated as a2 16nonprofit cooperative association under chapter 498 or2 17nonprofit corporation under chapter 504A;the 2 18 provisions of chapters 21 and 22 shall apply to 2 19 meetings and records of the frontier school board; and 2 20 frontier schools are subject to and shall comply with 2 21 chapters 216 and 216A relating to civil and human 2 22 rights, and sections 275.55A, 279.9A, 280.17B, 2 23 280.21B, and 282.4, relating to suspension and 2 24 expulsion of a student. The frontier school shall 2 25 employ or contract with necessary teachers, as defined 2 26 in section 272.1, who hold a valid license with an 2 27 endorsement for the type of service for which the 2 28 teacher is employed. Frontier schools are subject to 2 29 the same financial audits, audit procedures, and audit 2 30 requirements as a school district. The audits shall 2 31 be consistent with the requirements of sections 11.6, 2 32 11.14, 11.19, 256.9, subsection 19, and section 2 33 279.29, except to the extent deviations are necessary 2 34 because of the program at the school. The department, 2 35 auditor of state, or the legislative fiscal bureau may 2 36 conduct financial, program, or compliance audits. The 2 37 provisions of chapter 20 shall not apply to the board 2 38 of directors of a frontier school or its employees. 2 39 Sec. ___. Section 256.22, if enacted by 1998 Iowa 2 40 Acts, Senate File 2366, section 4, is amended by 2 41 adding the following new subsection: 2 42 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 2 43 unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on June 30 2 44 of the fiscal year for which the funds were 2 45 appropriated shall not revert but shall be available 2 46 for expenditure for the following fiscal year for 2 47 purposes of this section. 2 48 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 256.24 MATHEMATICS PILOT 2 49 PROGRAMS. 2 50 1. The Iowa mathematics and science coalition 3 1 shall administer a two-year mathematics pilot program 3 2 to help teachers become aware of possibilities for 3 3 mathematics instruction other than traditional 3 4 approaches and discuss those approaches with other 3 5 teachers, employ new problem-centered approaches, 3 6 develop routines that create an environment that 3 7 promotes problem solving and student autonomy, and 3 8 integrate new approaches to teaching mathematics in 3 9 the regular mathematics curriculum. 3 10 2. The Iowa mathematics and science coalition 3 11 shall locate the pilot programs in at least four 3 12 public school districts, one located in a large school 3 13 district, one located in a medium-sized school 3 14 district, and two located in small school districts. 3 15 In the case of a large school district, the district 3 16 shall apply for a secondary school in the district 3 17 provided that the middle and elementary schools within 3 18 the secondary school attendance area shall be 3 19 represented in the application. Districts 3 20 participating in the program shall require all 3 21 teachers employed by the district who teach 3 22 mathematics to participate in the pilot program. 3 23 However, in the case of a large district, only 3 24 teachers employed to teach mathematics in the 3 25 secondary school for which the application was made, 3 26 and the teachers employed to teach mathematics in the 3 27 middle and elementary schools within the secondary 3 28 school attendance area, shall be required to 3 29 participate in the pilot program. For purposes of 3 30 this section, a large school district is a district 3 31 with an actual enrollment of five thousand or more 3 32 pupils; a medium-sized school district is a district 3 33 with an actual enrollment that is greater than one 3 34 thousand one hundred ninety-nine pupils, but less than 3 35 five thousand pupils; and a small school district is a 3 36 district with an actual enrollment of one thousand one 3 37 hundred ninety-nine or fewer pupils. 3 38 3. Funds appropriated for purposes of this section 3 39 may be used for administrative costs of the program 3 40 and shall be used to provide partial financial 3 41 assistance to a participating school district. The 3 42 portion of the program costs for which a district does 3 43 not receive financial assistance pursuant to this 3 44 section shall be paid by the district. However, the 3 45 district may use phase III funds to pay this portion 3 46 of the program costs. 3 47 Sec. ___. Section 256.44, subsection 3, if enacted 3 48 by 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, section 5, is 3 49 amended to read as follows: 3 50 3. To receive a five-year annual award for 4 1 achieving certification by the national board of 4 2 professional teaching standards, a teacher shall apply 4 3 to the department within one year of eligibility. 4 4 Payment for awards shall be made only upon 4 5 departmental approval of an application or 4 6 recertification of eligibility. A nonrenewable term 4 7 of eligibility shall be for five years or for the 4 8 years the certificate is valid, whichever time period 4 9 is shorter. In order to continue receipt of payments, 4 10 a recipient shall annually recertify eligibility. It 4 11 is the intent of the general assembly to appropriate 4 12 not more than one million dollars from the general 4 13 fund for purposes of this program during the lifetime 4 14 of this program."" 4 15 #3. Page 3, by striking line 48 and inserting the 4 16 following: "30, line 6, and inserting the following: 4 17 "Sec. . Section 261.25, Code Supplement 1997, 4 18 is amended by adding the following new subsection: 4 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. There is appropriated from 4 20 the general fund of the state to the commission for 4 21 each fiscal year the sum of ninety thousand dollars 4 22 for the industrial technology forgivable loan program 4 23 established in section 261.111. 4 24 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 261.111 INDUSTRIAL 4 25 TECHNOLOGY FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM. 4 26 1. There is established an industrial technology 4 27 forgivable loan program to be administered by the 4 28 college student aid commission. An individual is 4 29 eligible for the forgivable loan program if the 4 30 individual meets all of the following conditions: 4 31 a. Is a resident of this state who is enrolled as 4 32 a sophomore, junior, or senior in the area of 4 33 industrial technology education at an institution of 4 34 higher learning under the control of the state board 4 35 of regents or an accredited private institution as 4 36 defined in section 261.9, or, is a resident of this 4 37 state who is enrolled in the area of industrial 4 38 technology at a community college in the state and the 4 39 credits for the coursework in industrial technology 4 40 are transferable to an institution of higher learning 4 41 under the control of the state board of regents, or to 4 42 an accredited private institution as defined in 4 43 section 261.9. 4 44 b. Completes and files an application for an 4 45 industrial technology forgivable loan. The individual 4 46 shall be responsible for the submission of the 4 47 parents' confidential statement for processing to both 4 48 the commission and the institution in which the 4 49 applicant is enrolling. 4 50 c. Reports promptly to the commission any 5 1 information requested. 5 2 d. Files a new application and parents' 5 3 confidential statement annually on the basis of which 5 4 the applicant's eligibility for a renewed industrial 5 5 technology forgivable loan will be evaluated and 5 6 determined. 5 7 2. Forgivable loans to eligible students shall not 5 8 become due until after the student graduates or leaves 5 9 school. The individual's total loan amount, including 5 10 principal and interest, shall be reduced by twenty 5 11 percent for each year in which the individual remains 5 12 an Iowa resident and is employed by a school district 5 13 or an accredited nonpublic school as an industrial 5 14 technology teacher. If the commission determines that 5 15 the person does not meet the criteria for forgiveness 5 16 of the principal and interest payments, the commission 5 17 shall establish a plan for repayment of the principal 5 18 and interest over a ten-year period. If a person 5 19 required to make the repayment does not make the 5 20 required payments, the commission shall provide for 5 21 payment collection. 5 22 3. There is created an industrial technology 5 23 forgivable loan repayment fund for deposit of payments 5 24 made by forgivable loan recipients who do not fulfill 5 25 the conditions of the forgivable loan program. 5 26 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys deposited in the 5 27 industrial technology forgivable loan repayment fund 5 28 shall not revert to the general fund of the state at 5 29 the end of any fiscal year but shall remain in the 5 30 industrial technology forgivable loan repayment fund 5 31 and be continuously available to make additional loans 5 32 under the program. 5 33 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 261.112 INDUSTRIAL 5 34 TECHNOLOGY FORGIVABLE LOAN ADMINISTRATION. 5 35 1. The college student aid commission shall 5 36 administer the industrial technology forgivable loan 5 37 program. The amount of an industrial technology 5 38 forgivable loan shall not exceed three thousand 5 39 dollars annually, or the amount of the student's 5 40 established financial need, whichever is less. 5 41 2. The interest rate for the forgivable loan shall 5 42 be equal to the interest rate collected by an eligible 5 43 lender under the Iowa guaranteed student loan program 5 44 for the year in which the forgivable loan is made. 5 45 Sec. ___. Section 279.14, subsection 2, if enacted 5 46 by 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, is amended by 5 47 striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof 5 48 the following: 5 49 2. The determination of standards of performance 5 50 expected of school district personnel shall be 6 1 reserved as an exclusive management right of the 6 2 school board and shall not be subject to mandatory 6 3 negotiations under chapter 20. Notwithstanding 6 4 chapter 20, objections to the procedures, use, or 6 5 content of an evaluation in a teacher termination 6 6 proceeding brought before the school board in a 6 7 hearing held in accordance with section 279.16 or 6 8 279.27 shall not be subject to the grievance 6 9 procedures negotiated in accordance with chapter 20. 6 10 A school district shall not be obligated to process 6 11 any evaluation grievance after service of a notice and 6 12 recommendation to terminate an individual's continuing 6 13 teaching contract in accordance with chapter 279. 6 14 Sec. ___. Section 279.14A, subsection 1, if 6 15 enacted by 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, is 6 16 amended to read as follows: 6 17 1. The department of education shall establish and 6 18 implement a voluntary practitioner performance 6 19 improvement program that shall provide technical 6 20 assistance to teachers and administrators from each 6 21 public school district and area education agency. 6 22 Individuals under contract with a school district may 6 23 receive technical assistance in accordance with this 6 24 subsection. The department shall consult with the 6 25 Iowa state education association, the Iowa association 6 26 of school boards, the school administrators of Iowa, 6 27 the professional educators of Iowa, and, as 6 28 practicable, other entities providing similar 6 29 programs, in developing the program. At a minimum, 6 30 the program shall provide administrators with 6 31 training, including but not limited to, seminars and 6 32 written materials, relating to the areas of employment 6 33 policies and procedures, employment documentation, 6 34 performance evaluations, corrective performance 6 35 techniques, discipline, termination, and support by 6 36 qualified individuals for implementation of the 6 37 program. The program shall not be used to provide 6 38 consultation or assistance on specific employment 6 39 situations. Training received by an administrator in 6 40 accordance with this section shall apply toward an 6 41 administrator's evaluator approval renewal. 6 42 Sec. ___. Section 279.19, Code 1997, is amended by 6 43 adding the following new unnumbered paragraph: 6 44 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Notwithstanding any 6 45 provision to the contrary, the grievance procedures of 6 46 section 20.18 relating to job performance or job 6 47 retention shall not apply to a teacher during the 6 48 first two years of the teacher's probationary period. 6 49 However, this paragraph shall not apply to a teacher 6 50 who has successfully completed a probationary period 7 1 in a school district in Iowa."" 7 2 #4. Page 3, by inserting after line 48 the 7 3 following: 7 4 "# . Page 30, by inserting after line 14 the 7 5 following: 7 6 "Sec. ___. Section 279.60, subsection 5, if 7 7 enacted by 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, section 7 8 29, is amended to read as follows: 7 9 5. The ranked list of nominees shall be submitted 7 10 to the board of directors of the school district for 7 11 review and approval. The board of directors shall be 7 12 responsible for determining the number of awards and 7 13 the amount of the awards based upon the moneys 7 14 received by the school district pursuant to section 7 15 279.61. The board of directors shall also consult 7 16 with practitioners to plan appropriate recognition 7 17 events within the school district for presentation of 7 18 the awards."" 7 19 #5. Page 4, by inserting after line 7 the 7 20 following: 7 21 "# . Page 32, by inserting after line 3 the 7 22 following: 7 23 "NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. For each fiscal year of the 7 24 fiscal period beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 7 25 30, 2000, the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars 7 26 from phase III moneys to the department of education 7 27 for distribution to the Iowa mathematics and science 7 28 coalition for purposes of mathematics pilot programs 7 29 in accordance with section 256.24." 7 30 # . Page 35, by inserting after line 1 the 7 31 following: 7 32 "Sec. 101. Section 256.17A, if enacted by 1998 7 33 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, section 3, is repealed." 7 34 # . Page 35, by inserting after line 2 the 7 35 following: 7 36 "Sec. ___. 1998 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2366, 7 37 section 40, if enacted, is amended to read as follows: 7 38 Sec. 40. EMERGENCY RULES. The department may 7 39 adopt emergency rules as necessary for the 7 40 administration of chapter 256E and sections256.17A7 41 256.22, 257.13, and 279.60, if enacted."" 7 42 #6. Page 4, by inserting after line 10 the 7 43 following: 7 44 "# . Page 37, by inserting after line 15 the 7 45 following: 7 46 "Section 101 of this Act, relating to the repeal of 7 47 section 256.17A, being deemed of immediate importance, 7 48 takes effect upon enactment."" 7 49 #7. By renumbering as necessary. 7 50 8 1 8 2 8 3 DONALD B. REDFERN 8 4 HF 2533.242 77 8 5 kh/jl/28
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