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House Journal: Page 936: Wednesday, March 25, 1998

20   EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM - REPORTS.
21     1.  Progress, as determined by school districts
22   through appropriate assessments, for children enrolled
23   in kindergarten through grade three in attaining or
24   surpassing student achievement goals as established
25   under the accreditation process in chapter 256, and an
26   accounting of the use of the moneys received by the
27   school districts in accordance with this chapter,
28   shall be submitted in an annual report to the
29   department of education by September 1 in the fiscal
30   year beginning July 1, 1999, and in each succeeding
31   year.  Each school district shall also certify, in the
32   annual report to the department, that the school
33   districts used the moneys received under this chapter
34   to supplement, and not to supplant, the moneys
35   otherwise received and used by the school district for
36   kindergarten through grade three education purposes.
37     2.  The department shall submit, to the
38   chairpersons and ranking members of the house and
39   senate education committees by January 1, 2000, a
40   report describing the ways in which the school
41   districts are making use of the moneys received under
42   this chapter, and including the school districts, if
43   any, that used moneys received under this chapter to
44   supplant funds the school district was already
45   receiving for kindergarten through grade three
46   education purposes.
47     3.  The department shall submit, to the
48   chairpersons and ranking members of the house and
49   senate education committees by January 1, 2002, a
50   report describing school district progress on

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 1   attaining or surpassing student achievement goals.
 2     Sec. 15.  NEW SECTION.  256F.4  EARLY CHILDHOOD
 3   EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM EXPENDITURES.
 4     School districts shall expend funds received
 5   pursuant to section 256F.2 to support reading
 6   instruction in phonics, and other education practices,
 7   programs, or assistance for kindergarten through grade
 8   three that may include, but are not limited to, the
 9   following:  reducing adult to student ratios through
10   the hiring of teachers, former teachers, and para-
11   educator teaching assistants; talented and gifted
12   programs; and implementation of instructional programs
13   designed to improve student achievement in the areas
14   of reading, language arts, and mathematics.
15     Sec. 16.  NEW SECTION.  256F.5  REPEAL.
16     This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2001,
17   except that section 256F.3 is not repealed until
18   January 1, 2002.
19     Sec. 17.  NEW SECTION.  257.13  ON-TIME FUNDING FOR

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