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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2549 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 2, line 1, by striking the figure 1 3 "250,000" and inserting the following: "600,000". 1 4 #2. Page 9, line 5, by striking the figure 1 5 "1,380,000" and inserting the following: "1,583,000". 1 6 #3. Page 9, by inserting after line 11 the 1 7 following: 1 8 "Funds appropriated for purposes of this subsection 1 9 may be used to support the Iowa office for staff 1 10 development at the university of northern Iowa to 1 11 assist teachers who are attempting to achieve national 1 12 board certification." 1 13 #4. Page 9, line 15, by striking the figure 1 14 "500,000" and inserting the following: "600,000". 1 15 #5. Page 9, by inserting after line 30 the 1 16 following: 1 17 " . EDUCATION INNOVATION PROJECT GRANTS 1 18 To support innovative research-based K-12 education 1 19 projects: 1 20 .................................................. $ 675,000 1 21 a. From the funds appropriated in this subsection, 1 22 the sum of $375,000 shall be used by the council for 1 23 continuous improvement to study methods to improve 1 24 teacher compensation and to award education innovation 1 25 project grants. Eligible projects shall demonstrate 1 26 research-based innovative methods to improve the 1 27 quality of teaching or promote attraction and 1 28 retention of teachers in the teaching profession, 1 29 identify measurable performance indicators and 1 30 annually report results, and demonstrate how the 1 31 project can be self-supporting within a three-year to 1 32 five-year period. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 1 33 unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on June 30 1 34 of the fiscal year from funds allocated in this 1 35 paragraph shall not revert but shall be available for 1 36 expenditure for the following fiscal year for the 1 37 purposes of this paragraph. 1 38 b. The department shall establish pilot regional 1 39 academies in cooperation with school districts, area 1 40 education agencies, and postsecondary institutions. 1 41 From the funds appropriated in this subsection, not 1 42 more than $300,000 shall be used to provide grant 1 43 moneys to the pilot regional academies to enable the 1 44 academies to provide high school students with 1 45 advanced level courses and technical courses not 1 46 currently available within the curriculum in their 1 47 district of attendance. 1 48 c. The department shall submit a report on the 1 49 status of the projects receiving grants under this 1 50 subsection to the senate and house standing committees 2 1 on education and the joint appropriations subcommittee 2 2 on education by December 1, 2000." 2 3 #6. Page 27, by inserting after line 34, the 2 4 following: 2 5 "Sec. . Section 256E.2, subsection 2, Code 2 6 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 2 7 2. The department shall adopt rules concerning the 2 8 grant application and award process, including 2 9 reasonable cost estimates for beginning teacher 2 10 induction programs. The department may disapprove a 2 11 plan submitted by a board if the plan does not meet 2 12 the minimum criteria set forth in section 256E.3, 2 13 subsection 2, or the plan exceeds the reasonable costs 2 14 as determined by the department. If the cost 2 15 estimates submitted by a board exceed reasonable cost 2 16 estimates as determined by the department, the 2 17 department shall work with the board to identify 2 18 measures for reducing plan costs.If the department2 19determines that moneys appropriated by the general2 20assembly are insufficient to meet the grant requests2 21for all approved beginning teacher induction program2 22plans, the department shall award grants based on the2 23geographic location and district population of the2 24school districts with approved plans.Grants may be 2 25 awarded in subsequent years based upon the most recent 2 26 plan on file with the department. It is the intent of 2 27 the general assembly that the department approve plans 2 28 that incorporate local innovation and take into 2 29 consideration local needs." 2 30 #7. Page 37, by inserting after line 34, the 2 31 following: 2 32 "Sec. . Section 261.111, subsections 2 and 4, 2 33 Code Supplement 1999, are amended to read as follows: 2 34 2. The director of the department of education, in 2 35 consultation with the director of human services, 2 36 shall annually designate the areas in which teacher 2 37 shortages are anticipated. The director shall 2 38 periodically conduct a survey of school districts, 2 39 accredited nonpublic schools, and approved 2 40 practitioner preparation programs to determine current 2 41 shortage areas and predict future shortage areas. The 2 42 director of human services shall periodically conduct 2 43 a survey of high-quality child care providers, as 2 44 determined under section 237A.30, subsection 1, to 2 45 determine current and to predict future preschool 2 46 teacher shortage areas. 2 47 4. Forgivable loans to eligible students shall not 2 48 become due until after the student graduates or leaves 2 49 school. The individual's total loan amount, including 2 50 principal and interest, shall be reduced by twenty 3 1 percent for each year in which the individual remains 3 2 an Iowa resident and is employed in Iowa by a school 3 3 district,oran accredited nonpublic school, or a 3 4 high-quality child care provider that is a holder of 3 5 the gold seal quality designation as provided in 3 6 section 237A.30, as a practitioner in the teacher 3 7 shortage area for which the loan was approved. If the 3 8 commission determines that the person does not meet 3 9 the criteria for forgiveness of the principal and 3 10 interest payments, the commission shall establish a 3 11 plan for repayment of the principal and interest over 3 12 a ten-year period. If a person required to make the 3 13 repayment does not make the required payments, the 3 14 commission shall provide for payment collection." 3 15 #8. By renumbering as necessary. 3 16 3 17 3 18 3 19 MASCHER of Johnson 3 20 HF 2549.512 78 3 21 kh/as
Text: H08610 Text: H08612 Text: H08600 - H08699 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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