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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256.24 ADVANCED PLACEMENT
1 2 INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
1 3 1. An advanced placement incentive grant program is
1 4 established under the control of the department of education.
1 5 2. The department shall approve and administer grants
1 6 annually to accredited public and nonpublic secondary schools,
1 7 which graduate students who have achieved advanced placement
1 8 status through taking advanced placement courses and
1 9 examinations, as determined by the college entrance
1 10 examination board, as follows:
1 11 a. A grant of not more than one hundred dollars for each
1 12 graduating student who achieves advanced placement scholar
1 13 status.
1 14 b. A grant of not more than two hundred dollars for each
1 15 graduating student who achieves advanced placement scholar
1 16 with honors status.
1 17 c. A grant of not more than three hundred dollars for each
1 18 graduating student who achieves advanced placement scholar
1 19 with distinction status.
1 20 3. The department shall approve and administer grants
1 21 annually to accredited public and nonpublic secondary schools
1 22 that deliver an advanced placement course and instruction
1 23 through the Iowa communications network as follows:
1 24 a. A grant of not more five hundred dollars if fifty
1 25 percent or more of the school's students taking advanced
1 26 placement examinations earn advanced placement scores of three
1 27 point zero or greater.
1 28 b. A grant of not more one thousand dollars if sixty
1 29 percent or more of the school's students taking advanced
1 30 placement examinations earn advanced placement scores of three
1 31 point zero or greater.
1 32 c. A grant of not more one thousand five hundred dollars
1 33 if seventy percent or more of the school's students taking
1 34 advanced placement examinations earn advanced placement scores
1 35 of three point zero or greater.
2 1 4. Grant moneys received in accordance with this section
2 2 shall be used for purposes of acquiring or maintaining
2 3 materials, educational resources, and technology for advanced
2 4 placement instructors and advanced placement courses, and to
2 5 reimburse licensed secondary teachers for tuition costs for
2 6 attendance at conferences and institutes for the purpose of
2 7 creation or maintenance of advanced placement courses.
2 8 5. The board of directors of a school district and the
2 9 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school may
2 10 apply to the department on behalf of a secondary school that
2 11 meets the requirements of subsection 2 or 3, on forms provided
2 12 by the department, to receive a grant under this program. By
2 13 July 1, the department shall review each application and award
2 14 grants to secondary schools for program requirements met
2 15 during the previous fiscal year.
2 16 6. Grant moneys received under this section shall not be
2 17 commingled with state aid payments made under section 257.16
2 18 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the school
2 19 district separately from state aid payments. Payments made to
2 20 school districts under this section are miscellaneous income
2 21 for purposes of chapter 257. Each school district and
2 22 accredited nonpublic school shall maintain a separate listing
2 23 within its budget for payments received and expenditures made
2 24 pursuant to this section and shall provide the listing to the
2 25 department upon request.
2 26 7. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
2 27 state to the department of education, the sum of five hundred
2 28 thousand dollars for the purpose of awarding grants as
2 29 provided in this section. If the funds appropriated by the
2 30 general assembly are not sufficient to award grants to each of
2 31 the accredited public and nonpublic schools that meet the
2 32 requirements of this section, grant amounts shall be prorated
2 33 on the basis of the funds appropriated.
2 34 8. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or
2 35 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year for
3 1 which the funds were appropriated shall not revert but shall
3 2 be available for expenditure for the following fiscal year for
3 3 the purposes of this section.
3 4 9. For purposes of this section, "advanced placement"
3 5 means a college-level course offered by a secondary school
3 6 using curriculum provided by the college entrance examination
3 7 board, and "advanced placement examination" means an advanced
3 8 placement examination provided by the college entrance
3 9 examination board. The examinations are administered by
3 10 secondary schools to students participating in advanced
3 11 placement classes and the examination grades are rated on a
3 12 scale provided by the college entrance examination board.
3 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 261.20A IOWA ADVANCED PLACEMENT
3 14 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
3 15 1. The college student aid commission shall prepare and
3 16 administer an Iowa advanced placement scholarship program for
3 17 Iowa resident students who graduate from an accredited Iowa
3 18 public or nonpublic secondary school and who successfully
3 19 complete a minimum of three college entrance examination board
3 20 advanced placement examinations during the period specified by
3 21 the commission. Scholarships awarded under this section shall
3 22 provide assistance to an individual enrolled in a community
3 23 college as defined in section 260C.2, an institution of higher
3 24 learning under the control of the state board of regents, or
3 25 an accredited private institution as defined in section 261.9.
3 26 The program shall include the following four scholarship
3 27 levels:
3 28 a. An advanced placement scholar award for each graduating
3 29 secondary school student who completes a minimum of three
3 30 college entrance examination board advanced placement
3 31 examinations with a score of three point zero or greater on
3 32 each full-year examination based upon criteria established by
3 33 the college entrance examination board. An individual who
3 34 meets the qualifications of this paragraph shall receive a
3 35 scholarship amount of five hundred dollars.
4 1 b. An advanced placement scholar with honors award for
4 2 each graduating secondary school student who completes a
4 3 minimum of four college entrance examination board advanced
4 4 placement examinations with a score of three point zero or
4 5 greater on each full-year examination based upon criteria
4 6 established by the college entrance examination board, and who
4 7 has an average examination grade of three point twenty-five or
4 8 greater based upon criteria established by the college
4 9 entrance examination board. An individual who meets the
4 10 qualifications of this paragraph shall receive a scholarship
4 11 amount of one thousand dollars.
4 12 c. An advanced placement scholar with distinction award
4 13 for each graduating secondary school student who completes a
4 14 minimum of five college entrance examination board advanced
4 15 placement examinations with a score of three point zero or
4 16 greater on each full-year examination based upon criteria
4 17 established by the college entrance examination board, and who
4 18 has an average examination grade of three point five or
4 19 greater based upon criteria established by the college
4 20 entrance examination board. An individual who meets the
4 21 qualifications of this paragraph shall receive a scholarship
4 22 amount of one thousand five hundred dollars.
4 23 d. An advanced placement state scholar award to be awarded
4 24 to one male and one female graduating secondary school student
4 25 who completes the greatest number of full-year college
4 26 entrance examination board advanced placement examinations and
4 27 who has an average examination grade of three point five or
4 28 greater based upon criteria established by the college
4 29 entrance examination board. The individuals who meet the
4 30 qualifications of this paragraph and who are chosen to receive
4 31 a scholarship in accordance with this paragraph shall each
4 32 receive a scholarship amount of two thousand dollars.
4 33 2. To be eligible to receive a scholarship as provided in
4 34 subsection 1, an applicant shall meet the following initial
4 35 requirements:
5 1 a. Complete and file an application determined by the
5 2 commission for a scholarship.
5 3 b. Report promptly to the commission any information
5 4 requested.
5 5 c. Complete requirements for the secondary school diploma
5 6 or its equivalent by the end of the summer preceding entrance
5 7 into college.
5 8 d. Enroll as a full-time student at a community college as
5 9 defined in section 260C.2, an institution of higher learning
5 10 under the control of the state board of regents, or an
5 11 accredited private institution as defined in section 261.9.
5 12 3. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
5 13 17A to administer this section. The commission may provide
5 14 for proration of scholarship amounts if the available funds
5 15 are insufficient to pay all approved scholarships. Such
5 16 proration shall take primary account of the financial need of
5 17 the applicant. In determining who is a resident of Iowa, the
5 18 commission's rules shall be at least as restrictive as those
5 19 of the state board of regents.
5 20 4. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
5 21 state to the college student aid commission the sum of five
5 22 hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of awarding
5 23 scholarships as provided in this section.
5 24 5. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or
5 25 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year for
5 26 which the funds were appropriated shall not revert but shall
5 27 be available for expenditure for the following fiscal year for
5 28 the purposes of this section.
5 29 6. For purposes of this section, "advanced placement"
5 30 means a college-level course offered by a secondary school
5 31 using curriculum provided by the college entrance examination
5 32 board, and "college entrance examination board advanced
5 33 placement examination" means an examination provided by the
5 34 college entrance examination board, and administered by a
5 35 secondary school to a student participating in an advanced
6 1 placement class with the examination grade rated on a scale
6 2 provided by the college entrance examination board.
6 3 Sec. 3. EMERGENCY RULES. The department of education and
6 4 the college student aid commission may adopt emergency rules
6 5 under section 17A.4, subsection 2, and section 17A.5,
6 6 subsection 2, paragraph "b", to implement the provisions of
6 7 this Act and the rules shall be effective immediately upon
6 8 filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any
6 9 rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be
6 10 published as a notice of intended action as provided in
6 11 section 17A.4.
6 12 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
6 13 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
6 14 EXPLANATION
6 15 This bill establishes an advanced placement incentive grant
6 16 program under the control of the department of education,
6 17 permits school districts to use grant moneys to acquire or
6 18 maintain materials, educational resources, and technology for
6 19 advanced placement instructors and courses, and to pay
6 20 teachers for additional instructional work assignments
6 21 including attendance at conferences and institutes for the
6 22 purpose of creation or maintenance of advanced placement
6 23 courses; directs the college student aid commission to prepare
6 24 and administer an Iowa advanced placement merit scholarship
6 25 program; and appropriates $500,000 from the general fund of
6 26 the state to the department for purposes of the incentive
6 27 grant program and $500,000 from the general fund of the state
6 28 to the commission for purposes of awarding the scholarships.
6 29 ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM. The department
6 30 of education is charged with approving and administering
6 31 grants annually to accredited public and nonpublic secondary
6 32 schools which graduate students who have achieved advanced
6 33 placement. Grant amounts range from $100 to $300 per
6 34 graduating student who achieves advanced placement scholar,
6 35 advanced placement with honors, or advanced placement scholar
7 1 with distinction status.
7 2 Under the program, the department is also directed to
7 3 approve and administer grants annually to accredited public
7 4 and nonpublic secondary schools that deliver an advanced
7 5 placement course and instruction through the Iowa
7 6 communications network. Grant amounts for these schools range
7 7 from not more than $500 if 50 percent or more of the school's
7 8 students taking advanced placement examinations earn advanced
7 9 placement scores of 3.0 or greater, to a grant of not more
7 10 than $1,500 if 70 percent or more of the school's students
7 11 taking advanced placement examinations earn advanced placement
7 12 scores of 3.0 or greater.
7 13 Grant moneys can be used by a school to acquire or maintain
7 14 materials, educational resources, and technology for advanced
7 15 placement instructors and advanced placement courses, and may
7 16 also be used to reimburse licensed secondary teachers who
7 17 attend conferences and institutes for the purpose of creation
7 18 or maintenance of advanced placement courses.
7 19 Each school district and accredited nonpublic school
7 20 receiving grant moneys must maintain a separate listing within
7 21 their budgets for payments received and expenditures made and
7 22 must provide the listing to the department upon request.
7 23 The bill provides that if the funds appropriated by the
7 24 general assembly are not sufficient to award grants to each of
7 25 the qualifying accredited public and nonpublic schools, grant
7 26 amounts shall be prorated.
7 27 IOWA ADVANCED PLACEMENT MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. The
7 28 college student aid commission is directed to prepare and
7 29 administer an Iowa advanced placement scholarship program for
7 30 Iowa resident students who graduate from an accredited Iowa
7 31 public or nonpublic secondary school and who successfully
7 32 complete a minimum of three college entrance examination board
7 33 advanced placement examinations during the period specified by
7 34 the commission. Scholarships are awarded to provide
7 35 assistance to an individual enrolled in a community college, a
8 1 regents university, or an accredited private institution.
8 2 The program includes four scholarship levels. Scholarship
8 3 amounts range from $500 to $2,000. Applicants must complete
8 4 three or more college board advanced placement examinations
8 5 with a score of 3.0 or greater on each full-year examination
8 6 based upon criteria established by the college board. The
8 7 bill provides that the highest level scholarship will be
8 8 awarded to one male and one female graduating secondary school
8 9 student who completes the greatest number of full-year college
8 10 entrance examination board advanced placement examinations and
8 11 who has an average examination grade of 3.5 or greater based
8 12 upon criteria established by the college board.
8 13 The bill permits the commission to provide for proration of
8 14 scholarship amounts if the funds appropriated are insufficient
8 15 to pay all approved scholarships. Proration shall take
8 16 primary account of the financial need of the applicant.
8 17 The bill permits the department of education and the
8 18 college student aid commission to adopt emergency rules, and
8 19 the bill becomes effective upon enactment.
8 20 LSB 2038SS 78
8 21 kh/jw/5.1
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