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House Journal: Page 997: Thursday, March 26, 1998

Connors of Polk offered the following amendment H-8740, to
amendment H-8616, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:

H-8740

 1     Amend the amendment, H-8616, to Senate File 2366,
 2   as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
 3   follows:
 4     1.  By striking page 21, line 5, through page 22,
 5   line 18 and inserting the following:
 6     "Sec. ___.  Section 294A.1, unnumbered paragraph 1,
 7   Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
 8     The purpose of this chapter is to promote
 9   excellence in education.  In order to maintain and
10   advance the educational excellence in the state of
11   Iowa, this chapter establishes the Iowa educational
12   excellence program.  The program shall consist of
13   three two major phases addressing the following:
14     Sec. ___.  Section 294A.10, subsections 1 and 2,
15   Code 1997, are amended by striking the subsections."
16     2.  Page 22, by inserting after line 39 the
17   following:
18     "Sec. ___.  Section 294A.25, Code Supplement 1997,
19   is amended by adding the following new subsection:
20     NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  For the fiscal year beginning
21   July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, a supplemental
22   allocation amount of thirteen million three hundred
23   three thousand five hundred thirteen dollars for phase
24   II distribution as provided in section 294A.9."
25     3.  Page 22, by inserting after line 50 the
26   following:
27     "Sec. ___.  Sections 294A.4 through 294A.6, Code
28   1997, are repealed.
29     Sec. ___.  DIRECTIONS TO CODE EDITOR.  With the
30   enactment of section 102 of this Act, the Iowa Code
31   editor shall revise references in the Code to phase I,
32   phase II, and phase III of the educational excellence
33   program established in chapter 294A to instead refer
34   to phase I as the retention of quality teachers, and
35   phase II as the enhancement of the quality and
36   effectiveness of teachers through the utilization of
37   performance pay.  The references revised by the Code
38   editor pursuant to this section shall take effect July
39   1, 1998.  The reference changes considered by the Code
40   editor shall include but are not limited to the
41   following:  sections 256.18, 258.17, 282.18, 294A.1,
42   294A.3, 294A.10, 294A.12 through 294A.16, 294A.18
43   through 294A.20, 294A.22, 294A.23, and 294A.25."
44     4.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-8740 lost.

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