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1 1 Amend the amendment, H-1531, to Senate File 412, as
1 2 passed by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, lines 1 and 2, by striking the words
1 4 "amended, passed, and reprinted" and inserting the
1 5 following: "passed".
1 6 "# . Page 1, by inserting before line 5, the
1 7 following:
1 8 ""Section 1. Section 256.9, subsection 43, Code
1 9 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 10 43. a. Prepare a plan and a report for ensuring
1 11 that all Iowa children will be able to satisfy the
1 12 requirements for high school graduation. The plan and
1 13 report shall include a statement of the dimensions of
1 14 the dropout problem in Iowa; a survey of existing
1 15 programs geared to dropout prevention; a plan for use
1 16 of competency-based outcome methods and measures;
1 17 proposals for alternative means for satisfying
1 18 graduation requirements including alternative high
1 19 school settings, supervised vocational experiences,
1 20 education experiences within the correctional system,
1 21 screening and assessment mechanisms for identifying
1 22 students who are at risk of dropping out and the
1 23 development of an individualized education plan for
1 24 identified students; a requirement that schools
1 25 provide information to students who drop out of school
1 26 on options for pursuing education at a later date; the
1 27 development of basic materials and information for
1 28 schools to present to students leaving school; a
1 29 requirement that students notify their school
1 30 districts of residence when the student discontinues
1 31 school, including the reasons for leaving school and
1 32 future plans for career development; a requirement
1 33 that, unless a student chooses to make the information
1 34 relating to the student leaving school confidential,
1 35 schools make the information available to community
1 36 colleges, area education agencies, and other
1 37 educational institutions upon request; recommendations
1 38 for the establishment of pilot projects for the
1 39 development of model alternative options education
1 40 programs; a plan for implementation of any recommended
1 41 courses of action to attain a zero dropout rate by the
1 42 year 2000; and other requirements necessary to achieve
1 43 the goals of this subsection. Alternative means for
1 44 satisfying graduation requirements which relate to the
1 45 development of individualized education plans for
1 46 students who have dropped out of the regular school
1 47 program shall include, but are not limited to, a
1 48 tracking component that requires a school district to
1 49 maintain periodic contact with a student, assistance
1 50 to a dropout in curing any of the student's academic
2 1 deficiencies, an assessment of the student's
2 2 employability skills and plans to improve those
2 3 skills, and treatment or counseling for a student's
2 4 social needs. The department shall also prepare a
2 5 cost estimate associated with implementation of
2 6 proposals to attain a zero dropout rate, including but
2 7 not limited to evaluation of existing funding sources
2 8 and a recommended allocation of the financial burden
2 9 among federal, state, local, and family resources.
2 10 b. The department shall prepare and distribute to
2 11 school districts and accredited nonpublic schools upon
2 12 request a video, the audience for which shall be
2 13 students who are at risk of dropping out. The video
2 14 shall illustrate the problems that research indicates
2 15 dropouts are likely to encounter and shall provide
2 16 information regarding the various alternative
2 17 education options that may be available to a student,
2 18 including alternative means for satisfying graduation
2 19 requirements, alternative high school settings,
2 20 supervised vocational experiences, and options for
2 21 pursuing education at a later date. The video shall
2 22 also document and illustrate the increased
2 23 employability of a student who meets the challenge of
2 24 progressing through secondary and postsecondary
2 25 educational experiences. The department is encouraged
2 26 to seek funding assistance from the private sector for
2 27 the cost of producing and distributing the video."
2 28 #2. Page 1, by striking lines 22 through 25, and
2 29 inserting the following: "students who drop out of
2 30 school are likely to encounter and about alternative
2 31 educational options that may be available to the
2 32 student. The school"."
2 33 #3. Page 1, by inserting after line 34, the
2 34 following:
2 35 "# . Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
2 36 word "sixteen" the following: ", and directing the
2 37 department of education and public and accredited
2 38 nonpublic schools to provide information to students
2 39 who are at risk of dropping out of school"."
2 40
2 41
2 42
2 43 MASCHER of Johnson
2 44 SF 412.503 79
2 45 kh/pj
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