House Journal: Page 1775: Tuesday, April 27, 1999

33   program plans.

34     Sec. ___.  Section 257.43, Code 1999, is amended to
35   read as follows:
36     257.43  PROGRAM PLANS.
37     The program plans submitted by school districts
38   shall be part of the school improvement plan submitted
39   pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph
40   "a", and shall include all of the following:
41     1.  Program goals, objectives, and activities to
42   meet the needs of gifted and talented children.
43     2.  Student identification criteria and procedures.
44     3.  Staff in-service education design.
45     4.  Staff utilization plans.
46     5.  Evaluation criteria and procedures and
47   performance measures.
48     6.  Program budget.
49     7.  Qualifications required of personnel
50   administering the program.
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 1     8.  Other factors the department requires.
 2     Sec. ___.  Section 257.45, subsection 1, Code 1999,
 3   is amended to read as follows:
 4     1.  The board of directors of a school district
 5   requesting to use additional allowable growth 
for
 6   gifted and talented children programs shall submit
 7   applications for approval for the programs to the
 8   department not later than November 1 preceding the
 9   fiscal year during which the program will be offered.
10   The board shall also submit a copy of the program
11   plans to the gifted and talented children advisory
12   council, if an advisory council has been established.
13   The department shall review the program plans and
14   shall prior to January 15 either grant approval for
15   the program or return the request for approval with
16   comments of the department included.  Any unapproved
17   request for a program may be resubmitted with
18   modifications to the department not later than a date
19   established by the department.  Not later than
20   February 15 the department shall notify the department
21   of management and the school budget review committee
22   of the names of the school districts for which gifted
23   and talented children programs using additional
24   allowable growth for funding have been approved and
25   the approved budget of each program listed separately
26   for each school district having an approved program.
27     Sec. ___.  Section 257.46, Code 1999, is amended to
28   read as follows:
29     257.46  FUNDING.
30     1.  The budget of an approved gifted and talented
31   children program for a school district, after

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