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, 2005 2006, 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 of forty=seven forty=four million one
3 50 eight hundred fifty=seven fifty=five thousand five
4 1 nine hundred fifteen sixty=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 three The sum of four million four eight
4 8 hundred seventeen thousand six hundred six dollars may
4 9 be distributed to for 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.
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4 34 CHAMBERS of O'Brien
4 35 HF 816.1
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