House Amendment 1198 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 816 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 30, line 24, by inserting after the word 1 3 <calendar.> the following: <The general assembly 1 4 finds that the state of Iowa is committed to providing 1 5 all students with a safe and civil school environment 1 6 in which all members of the school community are 1 7 treated with dignity and respect, that a safe and 1 8 civil school environment is necessary for students to 1 9 learn and achieve at high academic levels, and that 1 10 behavior that is not of good character can seriously 1 11 disrupt the ability of school employees to maintain a 1 12 safe and civil environment and the ability of students 1 13 to learn and succeed. Therefore, it is the intent of 1 14 the general assembly that funds received by a school 1 15 district under this paragraph shall be expended by the 1 16 school district to provide all school employees with 1 17 the necessary training to prevent, recognize, and stop 1 18 behavior that is not of good character and which 1 19 creates, or has the potential to create, an unsafe 1 20 school environment.> 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 TYMESON of Madison 1 25 HF 816.301 81 1 26 kh/cf/2332 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 38 1 39 1 40 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 1 50 -1-