House Amendment 1223 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 816 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 3, by striking lines 27 and 28 and 1 3 inserting the following: 1 4 <................................................. $ 5,139,542 1 5 ............................................... FTEs 76.27> 1 6 #2. By striking page 11, line 24, through page 12, 1 7 line 3, and inserting the following: 1 8 <Notwithstanding section 272.10, for the fiscal 1 9 year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, 1 10 the executive director of the board of educational 1 11 examiners shall deposit at least 27 percent of the 1 12 fees collected annually with the treasurer of state 1 13 which shall be credited to the general fund of the 1 14 state. The remaining licensing fees collected during 1 15 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and retained 1 16 are appropriated to the board for the purposes related 1 17 to the board's duties. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 1 18 licensing fees retained by and appropriated to the 1 19 board pursuant to this section that remain 1 20 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 1 21 year in an amount of not more than 10 percent of the 1 22 total licensing fees collected by the board by the 1 23 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall 1 24 remain available for expenditure for the purposes 1 25 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal 1 26 year. 1 27 Sec. . EDUCATOR LICENSING REVIEW WORKING GROUP. 1 28 1. The board of educational examiners, in 1 29 consultation with the department of education, shall 1 30 convene a working group whose work shall be conducted 1 31 over a three=year period to identify and recommend 1 32 measures to improve Iowa's current teacher and 1 33 administrator preparation and licensing practices. 1 34 The working group shall review the current teacher and 1 35 administrator preparation and licensing processes to 1 36 identify essential standards to maintain quality 1 37 preparation and licensing requirements for teachers 1 38 and administrators. The review shall also do the 1 39 following: 1 40 a. Identify state laws and agency rules that are 1 41 no longer essential to maintain quality. 1 42 b. Compare Iowa's teacher and administrator 1 43 preparation and licensing practices with those of 1 44 neighboring states, and identify those areas where 1 45 Iowa's practices differ from, or are consistent with, 1 46 the practices of the states neighboring Iowa. 1 47 c. Identify potential barriers preventing teacher 1 48 and administrator candidates from neighboring states 1 49 from applying for licensure in Iowa. 1 50 d. Review federal laws and regulations relating to 2 1 teachers and teacher licensure in order to ensure 2 2 compliance with federal laws and regulations, 2 3 especially those relating to highly qualified 2 4 teachers. 2 5 2. The working group shall consist of teachers, 2 6 administrators, and representatives of the department 2 7 of education, the state board of education, the board 2 8 of educational examiners, and practitioner preparation 2 9 institutions. 2 10 3. The working group shall submit its findings and 2 11 recommendations to the chairpersons and ranking 2 12 members of the senate and house standing education 2 13 committees and the joint appropriations subcommittee 2 14 on education by January 15, 2009.> 2 15 #3. Page 21, line 17, by inserting after the words 2 16 <to the> the following: <department of management for 2 17 allocation to the>. 2 18 #4. Page 21, by striking line 24 and inserting the 2 19 following: <section 7K.1, and subject to the matching 2 20 fund requirement of that section, if enacted:> 2 21 #5. Page 24, line 30, by inserting before the word 2 22 <community> the following: <state>. 2 23 #6. Page 25, by inserting after line 24 the 2 24 following: 2 25 <h. Promote partnerships between other Iowa 2 26 governance structures including, but not limited to, 2 27 cities and counties, and all areas of Iowa's education 2 28 system.> 2 29 #7. Page 25, line 27, by inserting after the word 2 30 <terms> the following: <beginning on May 1 of the 2 31 year of appointment>. 2 32 #8. Page 25, by striking lines 31 through 33 and 2 33 inserting the following: 2 34 <(1) A school district superintendent from a 2 35 school district with enrollment of more than one 2 36 thousand one hundred ninety=nine pupils, but fewer 2 37 than four thousand seven hundred forty=nine pupils.> 2 38 #9. Page 26, by striking lines 4 and 5 and 2 39 inserting the following: 2 40 <(5) An individual representing an Iowa 2 41 agriculture association.> 2 42 #10. Page 26, by striking lines 8 through 11 and 2 43 inserting the following: 2 44 <(1) A school district superintendent from a 2 45 school district with an enrollment of one thousand one 2 46 hundred ninety=nine or fewer pupils.> 2 47 #11. Page 26, by striking lines 14 and 15 and 2 48 inserting the following: 2 49 <(3) An individual representing an Iowa business 2 50 employing more than fifty employees but less than two 3 1 hundred fifty employees.> 3 2 #12. Page 26, by striking lines 27 through 29 and 3 3 inserting the following: 3 4 <(3) An individual representing an Iowa business 3 5 employing fifty or fewer employees.> 3 6 #13. Page 26, by striking lines 32 and 33 and 3 7 inserting the following: 3 8 <(5) An individual representing a business that 3 9 established itself in Iowa on or after July 1, 1999.> 3 10 #14. Page 27, by striking line 7 and inserting the 3 11 following: <moneys are matched from other sources by 3 12 the institute on a dollar=for=dollar>. 3 13 #15. Page 27, line 19, by inserting after the word 3 14 <teachers.> the following: <The report shall include 3 15 an accounting of the revenues and expenditures of the 3 16 institute.> 3 17 #16. Page 27, by inserting after line 32 the 3 18 following: 3 19 <Sec. . Section 261.9, subsection 1, paragraph 3 20 b, Code 2005, is amended to read as follows: 3 21 b. Is accredited by the north central association 3 22 of colleges and secondary schools accrediting agency 3 23 based on their requirements, is exempt from taxation 3 24 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 3 25 and annually provides a matching aggregate amount of 3 26 institutional financial aid equal to at least seventy= 3 27 five percent of the amount received in a fiscal year 3 28 by the institution's students for Iowa tuition grant 3 29 assistance under this chapter. Commencing with the 3 30 fiscal year beginning July 1,20052006, the matching 3 31 aggregate amount of institutional financial aid shall 3 32 increase by the percentage of increase each fiscal 3 33 year of funds appropriated for Iowa tuition grants 3 34 under section 261.25, subsection 1, to a maximum match 3 35 of one hundred percent. The institution shall file 3 36 annual reports with the commission prior to receipt of 3 37 tuition grant moneys under this chapter. An 3 38 institution whose income is not exempt from taxation 3 39 under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and 3 40 whose students were eligible to receive Iowa tuition 3 41 grant money in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, 3 42 shall meet the match requirements of this paragraph no 3 43 later than June 30, 2005.> 3 44 #17. By striking page 27, line 35 through page 28, 3 45 line 21 and inserting the following: 3 46 <1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 3 47 the state to the commission for each fiscal year the 3 48 following: 3 49 a. The sum offorty=sevenforty=four millionone3 50 eight hundredfifty=sevenfifty=five thousandfive4 1 nine hundredfifteensixty=nine dollars for tuition 4 2 grants for distribution to qualified students enrolled 4 3 at accredited private institutions that are exempt 4 4 from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 4 5 Revenue Code. 4 6 b.From the funds appropriated in this subsection, 4 7 not more than threeThe sum of four millionfoureight 4 8 hundred seventeen thousand six hundred six dollarsmay 4 9 be distributed tofor distribution to qualified 4 10 students enrolled at accredited private institutions 4 11 whose income is not exempt from taxation under section 4 12 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and whose students 4 13 were eligible to receive Iowa tuition grant moneys in 4 14 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. A for=profit 4 15 institution>. 4 16 #18. Page 28, by inserting after line 25 the 4 17 following: 4 18 <Sec. . NEW SECTION. 272.29 ANNUAL 4 19 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW. 4 20 The executive director shall annually review the 4 21 administrative rules adopted pursuant to this chapter 4 22 and related state laws. The executive director shall 4 23 annually submit the executive director's findings and 4 24 recommendations in a report to the board and the 4 25 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and 4 26 house standing committees on education and the joint 4 27 appropriations subcommittee on education by January 4 28 15.> 4 29 #19. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting 4 30 internal references as necessary. 4 31 4 32 4 33 4 34 CHAMBERS of O'Brien 4 35 HF 816.1 4 36 kh/es/25 -1-