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1 1 Section 1. ADVANCED PLACEMENT GRANTS. There is
1 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
1 3 department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1 4 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the following amount, or so
1 5 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
1 6 designated:
1 7 For advanced placement planning grants to school districts
1 8 or consortiums of school districts, and to expand access to
1 9 advanced placement and other honors programs, provide stipends
1 10 for teacher training in advanced placement instruction, and
1 11 match federal funds to maximize the accessibility to advanced
1 12 placement or other honors programs:
1 13 .................................................. $ 10,000,000
1 14 For purposes of this section, "advanced placement program"
1 15 or "honors program" means a program that provides college-
1 16 level curriculum to a school district, allowing the district
1 17 to offer advanced courses or courses that result in the
1 18 earning of college credits to students enrolled in the school
1 19 district.
1 20 The department of education, in collaboration with the area
1 21 education agencies, shall assist schools in identifying ways
1 22 to expand access to advanced placement or other honors
1 23 programs. The department and the area education agencies
1 24 shall encourage the development of consortiums to share
1 25 programs or to maximize use of the Iowa communications network
1 26 to increase access to advanced placement or other honors
1 27 programs.
1 28 EXPLANATION
1 29 This bill appropriates $10 million to the department of
1 30 education for FY 2001-2002 from the general fund of the state
1 31 to provide for advanced placement planning grants to school
1 32 districts or consortiums of school districts, and to expand
1 33 access to advanced placement and other honors programs,
1 34 provide stipends for teacher training in advanced placement
1 35 instruction, and match federal funds to maximize the
2 1 accessibility to advanced placement or other honors programs.
2 2 The bill also directs the department to collaborate with
2 3 the area education agencies in assisting schools to identify
2 4 ways to expand access to the programs and, along with the
2 5 AEAs, to encourage the development of consortiums to share
2 6 programs or to maximize the use of the Iowa communications
2 7 network to increase access to the programs.
2 8 LSB 2479HH 79
2 9 kh/pj/5
Text: HF00478 Text: HF00480 Text: HF00400 - HF00499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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