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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 21, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2001, is amended to read as 1 3 follows: 1 4 Develop and adopt rulesby July 1, 1999,incorporating 1 5 accountability for student achievement into the standards and 1 6 accreditation process described in section 256.11. The rules 1 7 shall provide for all of the following: 1 8 Sec. 2. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph c, Code 1 9 Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 10 c. A requirement that all school districts and accredited 1 11 nonpublic schools annually report to the department and the 1 12 local community the district-wide progress made in attaining 1 13 student achievement goals on the academic and other core 1 14 indicators and the district-wide progress made in attaining 1 15 locally established student learning goals. The school 1 16 districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall demonstrate 1 17 the use of multiple assessment measures in determining student 1 18 achievement levels. The school districts and accredited 1 19 nonpublic schools shall also report the number of students who 1 20 enter ninth grade but do not graduate from the school or 1 21 school district; and the number of students who are tested and 1 22 the percentage of students who are so tested annually. The 1 23 board shall develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent 1 24 with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. 1 25 No. 107-110 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to 1 26 the federal Act. The school districts and accredited 1 27 nonpublic schools may report on other locally determined 1 28 factors influencing student achievement. The school districts 1 29 and accredited nonpublic schools shall also report to the 1 30 local community their results by individual attendance center. 1 31 Sec. 3. Section 257.16, Code 2001, is amended to read as 1 32 follows: 1 33 257.16 APPROPRIATIONS. 1 34 1. There is appropriated each year from the general fund 1 35 of the state an amount necessary to pay the foundation aid and 2 1 supplementary aid under section 257.4, subsection 2. 2 2 2. All state aids paid under this chapter, unless 2 3 otherwise stated, shall be paid in monthly installments 2 4 beginning on September 15 of a budget year and ending on or 2 5 about June 15 of the budget year as determined by the 2 6 department of management, taking into consideration the 2 7 relative budget and cash position of the state resources. 2 8 3. All moneys received by a school district from the state 2 9 under this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund of 2 10 the school district, and may be used for any school general 2 11 fund purpose. 2 12 4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if the 2 13 governor orders budget reductions in accordance with section 2 14 8.31, reductions in the appropriations provided in accordance 2 15 with this section shall be distributed on a per pupil basis 2 16 calculated with the weighted enrollment determined in 2 17 accordance with section 257.6, subsection 5. 2 18 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 257.50 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE – SCHOOL 2 19 DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES. 2 20 The director of the department of education, in accepting 2 21 and administering federal funds in accordance with section 2 22 256.9, subsection 7, shall upon receiving federal grant moneys 2 23 under the federal 21st Century Community Learning Center 2 24 Grant, Title IV, Part B of the federal No Child Left Behind 2 25 Act of 2001, Pub.L. No. 107-110, designate that a school 2 26 district be the fiscal agent for an eligible local grant. 2 27 Whenever possible, the grant applicant school district shall 2 28 collaborate with a community-based organization, a public or 2 29 private entity, or a consortium of two or more of such 2 30 organizations or entities in establishing a community learning 2 31 center. The department shall give priority to applications 2 32 for programs serving students determined through research- 2 33 based methods to be in the greatest need of eligible services. 2 34 Sec. 5. Section 272.2, subsection 15, Code Supplement 2 35 2001, is amended to read as follows: 3 1 15. Adopt rules that require specificity in written 3 2 complaints that are filed by individuals who have personal 3 3 knowledge of an alleged violation and which are accepted by 3 4 the board, provide that the jurisdictional requirements as set 3 5 by the board in administrative rule are met on the face of the 3 6 complaint before initiating an investigation of allegations, 3 7 provide that any investigation be limited to the allegations 3 8 contained on the face of the complaint, provide for an 3 9 adequate interval between the receipt of a complaint and 3 10 public notice of the complaint, permit parties to a complaint 3 11 to mutually agree to a resolution of the complaint filed with 3 12 the board, allow the respondent the right to review any 3 13 investigative report upon a finding of probable cause for 3 14 further action by the board, require that the conduct 3 15 providing the basis for the complaint occurred within three 3 16 years of discovery of the event by the complainant unless good 3 17 cause can be shown for an extension of this limitation, and 3 18 require the investigation of complaintsto be resolvedand 3 19 determination of probable cause by the board within one 3 20 hundredeightytwenty days unless good cause can be shown for 3 21 an extension of this limitation. 3 22 Sec. 6. Section 272.7, Code 2001, is amended to read as 3 23 follows: 3 24 272.7 VALIDITY OF LICENSE. 3 25 1. A license issued under board authority is valid for the 3 26 period of time for which it is issued, unless the license is 3 27 suspended or revoked. A license issued by the board is valid 3 28 until the last day of the practitioner's birth month in the 3 29 year in which the license expires. No permanent licenses 3 30 shall be issued.AExcept as provided in subsection 2, a 3 31 person employed as a practitioner shall hold a valid license 3 32 with an endorsement for the type of service for which the 3 33 person is employed. This section does not limit the duties or 3 34 powers of a school board to select or discharge practitioners 3 35 or to terminate practitioners' contracts. A professional 4 1 development program, except for a program offered by a 4 2 practitioner preparation institution or area education agency 4 3 and approved by the state board of education, must possess a 4 4 valid license for the types of programs offered. 4 5 2. The executive director of the board may grant or deny 4 6 license applications, applications for renewal of a license, 4 7 and suspension or revocation of a license. A denial of an 4 8 application for a license, the denial of an application for 4 9 renewal, or a suspension or revocation of a license may be 4 10 appealed by the practitioner to the board. The executive 4 11 director of the board may waive the licensure requirements of 4 12 this chapter for an individual who is employed as a 4 13 superintendent for a school district with an enrollment of 4 14 seven thousand five hundred or more students. 4 15 3. The board may issue emergency renewal or temporary, 4 16 limited-purpose licenses upon petition by a current or former 4 17 practitioner. An emergency renewal or a temporary, limited- 4 18 purpose license may be issued for a period not to exceed two 4 19 years, if a petitioner demonstrates, to the satisfaction of 4 20 the board, good cause for failure to comply with board 4 21 requirements for a regular license and provides evidence that 4 22 the petitioner will comply with board requirements within the 4 23 period of the emergency or temporary license. Under 4 24 exceptional circumstances, an emergency license may be renewed 4 25 by the board for one additional year. A previously unlicensed 4 26 person is not eligible for an emergency or temporary license, 4 27 except that a student who is enrolled in a licensed 4 28 practitioner preparation program may be issued a temporary, 4 29 limited-purpose license, without payment of a fee, as part of 4 30 a practicum or internship program. 4 31 Sec. 7. Section 280.12, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 4 32 Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows: 4 33 d. Desired levels of student performance, including 4 34 methods to eliminate the achievement gap between the general 4 35 school population and minority and low-income students. 5 1 Sec. 8. LEGISLATIVE FISCAL BUREAU REPORT. The legislative 5 2 fiscal bureau, in cooperation with the department of 5 3 education, shall report the use and outcomes from other states 5 4 of average daily attendance for funding kindergarten through 5 5 grade twelve education. The report shall include whether 5 6 other states are using a poverty factor to compensate for 5 7 average daily attendance problems and the levels of success in 5 8 achieving higher daily attendance figures. The legislative 5 9 fiscal bureau shall submit its findings and recommendations to 5 10 the department of education, the senate and house standing 5 11 committees on education, and the joint appropriations 5 12 subcommittee on education by October 15, 2003. The department 5 13 of education shall submit its assessment of the impact of 5 14 statewide average daily attendance funding in this state in a 5 15 report to the legislative fiscal bureau, the senate and house 5 16 standing committees on education, and the joint appropriations 5 17 subcommittee on education by December 15, 2003. 5 18 Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT. The department of 5 19 education shall submit a report on the use by school districts 5 20 of contract days, which the department shall prepare in 5 21 consultation with the Iowa association of school boards, the 5 22 school administrators of Iowa, and the Iowa state education 5 23 association. The department shall chart the ways school 5 24 districts use contract days, including but not limited to, the 5 25 number of contract days school districts use for contact 5 26 between teachers and students, for professional development, 5 27 parent-teacher conferences, holidays, and any other use the 5 28 school district may make of a contract day. The department 5 29 shall develop recommendations for a statewide definition for 5 30 the term "professional development day". The department shall 5 31 submit progress reports prepared in accordance with this 5 32 section to the senate and house standing committees on 5 33 education and the joint appropriations subcommittee on 5 34 education annually by December 15, and shall submit its final 5 35 report by December 15, 2005. 6 1 Sec. 10. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 6 2 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 6 3 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall 6 4 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid 6 5 received by the school district under section 257.16. This 6 6 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed 6 7 to meet all the state funding-related requirements of section 6 8 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be 6 9 necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and 6 10 enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts. 6 11 HF 2517 6 12 kh/es/25
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