Senate Amendment 5259
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 2527, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 2, line 13, by striking the figure
1 4 <400,000> and inserting the following: <285,000>.
1 5 #2. Page 2, by striking lines 14 through 20.
1 6 #3. Page 4, line 29, by striking the figure
1 7 <200,000> and inserting the following: <300,000>.
1 8 #4. Page 5, by striking lines 11 and 12 and
1 9 inserting the following:
1 10 <.................................................. $ 5,643,607
1 11 ............................................... FTEs 75.37
1 12 From the funds appropriated in this subsection,
1 13 $225,000 shall be allocated for purposes of
1 14 conducting, supporting, and managing the accreditation
1 15 of school districts and for purposes of various other
1 16 duties such as conducting reorganization feasibility
1 17 studies.>
1 18 #5. Page 6, line 2, by striking the figure
1 19 <4,779,655> and inserting the following: <5,034,655>.
1 20 #6. Page 7, line 17, by striking the figure
1 21 <7,856,113> and inserting the following: <7,966,113>.
1 22 #7. Page 10, by striking lines 3 through 7 and
1 23 inserting the following: <Iowa empowerment fund,
1 24 $1,000,000 shall be used for professional development
1 25 for the system of early care, health, and education.
1 26 f. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection
1 27 for deposit in the school ready children grants
1 28 account of the Iowa empowerment fund, $100,000 shall
1 29 be allocated to the public broadcasting division of
1 30 the department of education for support of community
1 31 empowerment as a ready=to=learn=coordinator.>
1 32 #8. Page 10, by striking lines 15 through 19.
1 33 #9. Page 10, line 25, by striking the figure
1 34 <400,000> and inserting the following: <600,000>.
1 35 #10. Page 10, by inserting after line 35 the
1 36 following:
1 37 < . READING INSTRUCTION PILOT PROJECT GRANT
1 38 PROGRAM
1 39 For the implementation of the reading instruction
1 40 pilot project grant program, if enacted by this Act:
1 41 .................................................. $ 250,000
1 42 . PARENT LIAISON PROGRAM
1 43 For the establishment of a parent liaison program:
1 44 .................................................. $ 44,000
1 45 The department of education shall develop and
1 46 implement a pilot parental involvement liaison
1 47 project. The department shall study successful state
1 48 and national programs and use this information to
1 49 develop a parental involvement liaison pilot project
1 50 in which school districts and schools throughout the
2 1 state may apply to participate. The department shall
2 2 determine a timeline for the implementation of a
2 3 parental involvement liaison pilot project and other
2 4 mechanisms as identified, the necessary resources,
2 5 measures to publicize the project and other
2 6 mechanisms, and shall submit its findings and
2 7 recommendations in a report to the chairpersons and
2 8 ranking members of the senate and house of
2 9 representatives standing committees on education by
2 10 January 15, 2008.
2 11 . CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
2 12 To implement core curriculum requirements
2 13 established pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26,
2 14 as amended by 2006 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2272, if
2 15 enacted:
2 16 .................................................. $ 270,000>
2 17 #11. Page 11, by striking lines 4 through 22 and
2 18 inserting the following:
2 19 <.................................................. $159,579,244
2 20 Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section
2 21 260C.18C, the funds appropriated in this subsection
2 22 shall be allocated as follows:
2 23 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 7,786,416
2 24 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 8,746,545
2 25 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 8,076,172
2 26 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 3,965,756
2 27 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 8,716,683
2 28 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 7,697,799
2 29 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 11,295,091
2 30 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 13,968,730
2 31 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 23,342,242
2 32 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 23,626,432
2 33 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 9,256,058
2 34 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 9,349,224
2 35 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 4,015,573
2 36 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 12,611,064
2 37 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 7,125,459>
2 38 #12. Page 11, line 24, by striking the words <each
2 39 community college shall> and inserting the following:
2 40 <the department of education shall compile and>.
2 41 #13. Page 11, line 27, by inserting after the word
2 42 <year> the following: <, which each community college
2 43 shall submit to the department by a date specified by
2 44 the department>.
2 45 #14. Page 16, line 15, by striking the word
2 46 <institutions> and inserting the following:
2 47 <universities>.
2 48 #15. Page 16, line 17, by striking the figure
2 49 <6,000,000> and inserting the following:
2 50 <11,000,000>.
3 1 #16. Page 16, line 28, by striking the word
3 2 <institutions> and inserting the following:
3 3 <universities>.
3 4 #17. Page 16, line 30, by striking the word
3 5 <institutions> and inserting the following:
3 6 <universities>.
3 7 #18. Page 16, line 31, by striking the word
3 8 <institution=wide> and inserting the following:
3 9 <university=wide>.
3 10 #19. Page 17, line 8, by striking the word
3 11 <institution> and inserting the following:
3 12 <university>.
3 13 #20. Page 17, line 18, by striking the words
3 14 <institution. The institutions> and inserting the
3 15 following: <university. The universities>.
3 16 #21. Page 17, line 32, by striking the word
3 17 <institution> and inserting the following:
3 18 <university>.
3 19 #22. Page 18, line 3, by striking the words <an
3 20 institutional> and inserting the following: <a
3 21 university>.
3 22 #23. Page 18, line 5, by striking the word
3 23 <institutional> and inserting the following:
3 24 <university>.
3 25 #24. Page 18, line 10, by striking the word
3 26 <institutions> and inserting the following:
3 27 <universities>.
3 28 #25. Page 18, by striking lines 12 through 21.
3 29 #26. Page 18, by inserting before line 22 the
3 30 following:
3 31 <(7) Consider Iowa pilot program
3 32 From the moneys allocated pursuant to this lettered
3 33 paragraph, an amount equal to $250,000 shall be used
3 34 for the development and implementation of a consider
3 35 Iowa pilot program at the state university of Iowa to
3 36 retain Iowa's college graduates. The pilot program
3 37 shall be developed with the intent of expanding the
3 38 program in future years to the Iowa state university
3 39 of science and technology and to the university of
3 40 northern Iowa. The pilot program shall be developed
3 41 in cooperation with representatives from the state's
3 42 community colleges and businesses, shall focus on
3 43 transitional students, current students, and alumni,
3 44 and shall provide for the following:
3 45 (a) An interactive internet web presence tying in
3 46 all aspects of the program.
3 47 (b) Career development opportunities for target
3 48 markets.
3 49 (c) A consulting service for alumni of Iowa's
3 50 community colleges and the institutions of higher
4 1 education governed by the state board of regents.
4 2 (d) Virtual career fairs for Iowa's businesses.
4 3 (e) Organization and sponsorship of Iowa employer
4 4 immersion programs, which may include but are not
4 5 limited to opportunities for students to tour Iowa
4 6 businesses and visit with employers and employees in
4 7 the workplace.
4 8 (f) Employer strategy forums that encourage
4 9 recruitment in Iowa, assist community college students
4 10 with career development issues, and emphasize the
4 11 benefits of working within the state.
4 12 (g) Funding for research on why graduates leave
4 13 Iowa and which defines and implements methods to
4 14 retain Iowa's graduates and encourage those who have
4 15 migrated to return.
4 16 (h) Work with the leadership Iowa program to
4 17 expand the program at the collegiate level.
4 18 The university shall submit a progress report to
4 19 the general assembly by January 15, 2007, and shall
4 20 submit its findings and recommendations in a report to
4 21 the general assembly by January 14, 2008.>
4 22 #27. By striking page 18, line 33, through page
4 23 19, line 3.
4 24 #28. Page 21, by striking lines 18 through 20.
4 25 #29. Page 22, by striking lines 16 through 19.
4 26 #30. Page 22, line 29, by striking the figure
4 27 <8,810,471> and inserting the following: <9,162,890>.
4 28 #31. Page 22, line 35, by striking the figure
4 29 <4,930,295> and inserting the following: <5,127,507>.
4 30 #32. Page 24, by inserting after line 6 the
4 31 following:
4 32 <Sec. . NEW SECTION. 256.25 READING
4 33 INSTRUCTION PILOT PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM.
4 34 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds
4 35 by the general assembly, the department shall
4 36 establish a reading instruction pilot project grant
4 37 program that provides for conducting at least two
4 38 direct reading instruction pilot projects and at least
4 39 two comprehensive reading instruction pilot projects
4 40 to demonstrate the ability of both approaches to
4 41 positively affect student learning for any or all
4 42 grades from kindergarten through grade three in
4 43 selected school district attendance centers.
4 44 2. Each pilot project shall be conducted for a
4 45 minimum of one year, subject to an appropriation by
4 46 the general assembly to the department for that
4 47 purpose. The department, in consultation with experts
4 48 in the delivery of direct reading and comprehensive
4 49 reading instruction, shall establish a pilot project
4 50 grant application process that specifies the design
5 1 and implementation expectations of each grantee,
5 2 criteria for the selection of pilot project
5 3 participant school districts, and a system of
5 4 assessments which all grantees will use to assist
5 5 teachers and the department in measuring student
5 6 growth in reading accuracy, fluency, phonemic
5 7 awareness, oral reading ability, and comprehension
5 8 skills, including but not limited to the dynamic
5 9 indicator of basic early literacy. Grantees shall be
5 10 evenly distributed between urban and rural school
5 11 districts.
5 12 3. The department and the experts consulted in
5 13 accordance with subsection 2 shall jointly develop and
5 14 agree upon the evaluation criteria and the system of
5 15 assessments used to evaluate effectiveness of the
5 16 instruction methods to achieve reading success. The
5 17 evaluation criteria and the system of assessments
5 18 shall employ specifically designed evaluation models
5 19 employing objective, valid, and reliable assessments.
5 20 4. Grant moneys shall be distributed to qualifying
5 21 school districts by the department no later than
5 22 September 1, 2006. Grantees shall use moneys received
5 23 pursuant to this section to provide for ongoing
5 24 support and training of the teachers implementing the
5 25 pilot projects. Grant amounts shall be distributed as
5 26 determined by the department.
5 27 5. The department shall retain one hundred
5 28 thousand dollars annually from the amount appropriated
5 29 for the pilot project grant program for the
5 30 administration of the program and one hundred thousand
5 31 dollars annually for the development and
5 32 implementation of an independent, external program and
5 33 results evaluation.
5 34 6. The department, in collaboration with an
5 35 independent, external evaluator, shall submit a final
5 36 report summarizing the results of the pilot projects,
5 37 including student achievement results, to the
5 38 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and
5 39 house of representatives standing committees on
5 40 education by January 15, 2008.
5 41 7. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or
5 42 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal
5 43 year for which the funds were appropriated for the
5 44 pilot project grant program shall not revert but shall
5 45 be available for expenditure for the following fiscal
5 46 year for purposes of this section.
5 47 8. This section is repealed effective June 30,
5 48 2008.>
5 49 #33. Page 27, by inserting after line 2 the
5 50 following:
6 1 <Sec. . Section 261.1, subsection 5, Code 2005,
6 2 is amended to read as follows:
6 3 5. Eight Nine additional members to be appointed
6 4 by the governor. One of the members shall be selected
6 5 to represent private colleges, private universities
6 6 and private junior colleges located in the state of
6 7 Iowa. When appointing this member, the governor shall
6 8 give careful consideration to any person or persons
6 9 nominated or recommended by any organization or
6 10 association of some or all private colleges, private
6 11 universities and private junior colleges located in
6 12 the state of Iowa. One of the members shall be
6 13 selected to represent accredited private institutions
6 14 located in the state of Iowa whose income is not
6 15 exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the
6 16 Internal Revenue Code. One of the members shall be
6 17 selected to represent community colleges located in
6 18 the state of Iowa. When appointing this member, the
6 19 governor shall give careful consideration to any
6 20 person or persons nominated or recommended by any
6 21 organization or association of Iowa community
6 22 colleges. One member shall be enrolled as a student
6 23 at a board of regents institution, community college,
6 24 or accredited private institution. One member shall
6 25 be a representative of a lending institution located
6 26 in this state. One member shall be a representative
6 27 of the Iowa student loan liquidity corporation. The
6 28 other three members, none of whom shall be official
6 29 board members or trustees of an institution of higher
6 30 learning or of an association of institutions of
6 31 higher learning, shall be selected to represent the
6 32 general public.>
6 33 #34. Page 27, by striking lines 7 through 27 and
6 34 inserting the following: <nine fifty=one million six
6 35 hundred seventy=three thousand five hundred seventy=
6 36 five dollars for tuition grants. From the funds
6 37 appropriated in this subsection, an amount equal to
6 38 ten percent of the funds appropriated in this
6 39 subsection shall be reserved for distribution to
6 40 students attending private institutions whose income
6 41 is not exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of
6 42 the Internal Revenue Code and whose students were
6 43 eligible to receive Iowa tuition grant moneys in the
6 44 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003. A for=profit
6 45 institution which, effective March 9, 2005, purchased
6 46 an accredited private institution that was exempt from
6 47 taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
6 48 Code, shall be an eligible institution under the Iowa
6 49 tuition grant program. In the case of a qualified
6 50 student who was enrolled in such accredited private
7 1 institution that was purchased by the for=profit
7 2 institution effective March 9, 2005, and who continues
7 3 to be enrolled in the eligible institution in
7 4 succeeding years, the amount the student qualifies for
7 5 under this subsection shall be not less than the
7 6 amount the student qualified for in the fiscal year
7 7 beginning July 1, 2004.>
7 8 #35. Page 27, by striking lines 28 through 34.
7 9 #36. By striking page 29, line 31, through page
7 10 35, line 35.
7 11 #37. Page 36, by inserting after line 5 the
7 12 following:
7 13 <Sec. . ALLOCATION TRANSFER. Notwithstanding
7 14 section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs "a" and "b",
7 15 Code Supplement 2005, the director of the department
7 16 of education may transfer, for the fiscal year
7 17 beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006,
7 18 without the prior written consent and approval of the
7 19 governor and the director of the department of
7 20 management, up to $200,000 allocated under section
7 21 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "a", for purposes of
7 22 the issuance of national board certification awards,
7 23 to supplement moneys allocated pursuant to section
7 24 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "b", for purposes of
7 25 the beginning teacher mentoring and induction
7 26 programs.>
7 27 #38. Page 36, by striking lines 16 and 17 and
7 28 inserting the following: <This division of this
7 29 Act,>.
7 30 #39. By renumbering as necessary.
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