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1 1 Section 1. TEACHER PAY EQUITY STUDY. The department of
1 2 education shall conduct a teacher pay equity study that shall
1 3 address disparities between rural and nonrural districts in
1 4 ability to pay adequate teacher salaries, the impact these
1 5 disparities have on a school or school district's ability to
1 6 attract quality teaching professionals, the impact the
1 7 disparities have on this state's ability to provide its
1 8 students with equal access to adequate educational
1 9 opportunities, and the costs and means of remedying any
1 10 disparities identified. Using the data resulting from its
1 11 study, the department shall compose a plan for eliminating the
1 12 identified disparities. The department shall submit the plan,
1 13 along with its findings and recommendations, in a report to
1 14 the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house
1 15 standing committees on education and the joint appropriations
1 16 subcommittee on education by December 15, 2004.
1 17 EXPLANATION
1 18 This bill requires the department of education to conduct a
1 19 teacher pay equity study that addresses disparities between
1 20 rural and nonrural districts and the impact identified
1 21 disparities have on Iowa's ability to provide its students
1 22 with equal access to adequate educational opportunities. The
1 23 department must submit a plan for eliminating the disparities,
1 24 along with its findings and recommendations, in a report to
1 25 the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house
1 26 committees on education and the joint appropriations
1 27 subcommittee on education by December 15, 2004.
1 28 LSB 5890XS 80
1 29 kh/pj/5
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