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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 458 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 28, by inserting after line 34 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Sec. . Section 256.7, subsection 7, unnumbered 1 5 paragraph 5, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 6 For the purpose of the rules adopted by the state 1 7 board, telecommunications means narrowcast 1 8 communications through systems that are directed 1 9 toward a narrowly defined audience,andincludes 1 10 interactive live communications, and, until July 1, 1 11 2005, includes internet web-based applications. 1 12 Sec. . Section 256.7, Code 2003, is amended by 1 13 adding the following new subsection: 1 14 NEW SUBSECTION. 26. Adopt rules establishing a 1 15 course catalog and a clearinghouse for courses offered 1 16 through internet web-based and Iowa communications 1 17 network applications. The rules shall establish 1 18 quality standards for internet web-based courses and 1 19 an approval process for nonprofit and private 1 20 providers of internet web-based courses. School 1 21 districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and area 1 22 education agencies are encouraged to meet the quality 1 23 standards. Nonprofit and private providers approved 1 24 by the department shall meet the quality standards. 1 25 Upon request and at no cost to the course provider, 1 26 the department shall include in the course catalog 1 27 those courses provided by a school district, 1 28 accredited nonpublic school, area education agency, 1 29 accredited higher education institution providing 1 30 courses under section 261C.4 or section 257.11, 1 31 subsection 3, accredited higher education institution 1 32 providing internet web-based advanced placement 1 33 courses, or any other provider approved by the 1 34 department. In addition, the rules shall allow the 1 35 department, if funds are available from a source other 1 36 than the general fund of the state, to act as a 1 37 clearinghouse to assist school districts and area 1 38 education agencies in the development of courseware, 1 39 provide preliminary information on the copyright of 1 40 courses developed, recommend appropriate course fees, 1 41 assist providers in securing appropriately licensed 1 42 teachers, and assist school districts and accredited 1 43 nonpublic schools in scheduling." 1 44 #2. Page 42, by inserting after line 26 the 1 45 following 1 46 "Sec. . VIRTUAL ACADEMY STUDY. 1 47 1. The department of education shall conduct a 1 48 study regarding the feasibility of establishing a 1 49 state-sponsored virtual academy for students in grades 1 50 seven through twelve. The study shall address 2 1 curriculum qualifications; scheduling; appropriate 2 2 licensure of individuals, other than teachers licensed 2 3 under chapter 272, to teach courses using internet 2 4 web-based and Iowa communications network 2 5 applications; responsibilities of the district or 2 6 accredited nonpublic school seeking to access courses 2 7 from the state-sponsored virtual academy; and the 2 8 conditions under which the department may grant a 2 9 waiver to permit a district to meet an accreditation 2 10 standard for kindergarten through grade twelve through 2 11 telecommunications. The study shall include a review 2 12 of other private and publicly sponsored virtual 2 13 academies. The study shall also include a five-year 2 14 implementation and fiscal estimate. The fiscal 2 15 estimate shall include operational costs of the 2 16 prospective state-sponsored virtual academy and any 2 17 potential impact on the general fund of the state 2 18 through the state school foundation program. 2 19 2. The director of the department shall convene a 2 20 group of education stakeholders who may provide input 2 21 into the study and its recommendations. The 2 22 stakeholders group shall include, at minimum, a 2 23 representative from a public and private accredited 2 24 postsecondary institution providing courses under 2 25 section 261C.4 or section 257.11, subsection 3; an 2 26 accredited higher education institution providing 2 27 internet web-based advanced placement courses; the 2 28 Iowa association of school boards; the school 2 29 administrators of Iowa; the Iowa state education 2 30 association; area education agencies; accredited 2 31 nonpublic schools; the board of educational examiners; 2 32 and others deemed appropriate by the department. 2 33 3. The department shall submit its findings and 2 34 recommendations in a report to the chairpersons and 2 35 ranking members of the senate and house standing 2 36 committees on education and the joint appropriations 2 37 subcommittee on education by December 15, 2003." 2 38 2 39 2 40 2 41 ROBERT E. DVORSKY 2 42 MIKE CONNOLLY 2 43 KEITH A. KREIMAN 2 44 SF 458.210 80 2 45 mg/sh
Text: S03370 Text: S03372 Text: S03300 - S03399 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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