House Amendment 1481
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 877 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
1 3 following:
1 4 <DIVISION
1 5 SUMMER READING LOSS PREVENTION
1 6 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256.26 SUMMER READING
1 7 LOSS PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM.
1 8 1. A summer reading loss prevention grant program
1 9 for students in kindergarten through grade three is
1 10 created under the control of the department for the
1 11 purpose of providing grants to school districts.
1 12 2. Moneys appropriated to the department for
1 13 purposes of the grant program shall be used to provide
1 14 grants to school districts for summer reading loss
1 15 prevention programs and shall not be transferred,
1 16 used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise
1 17 encumbered, except as provided in this section.
1 18 Notwithstanding 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or
1 19 earnings on moneys appropriated for purposes of the
1 20 grant program shall be retained for purposes of the
1 21 program.
1 22 3. For each fiscal year for which moneys are
1 23 appropriated for purposes of the program, such moneys
1 24 shall be allocated to school districts in accordance
1 25 with the following formula:
1 26 a. Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based
1 27 upon the proportion that the kindergarten through
1 28 grade three enrollment of a district bears to the sum
1 29 of the kindergarten through grade three enrollments of
1 30 all school districts in the state as reported for the
1 31 base year.
1 32 b. Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based
1 33 upon the proportion that the number of children who
1 34 are eligible for free or reduced price meals under the
1 35 federal National School Lunch Act and the federal
1 36 Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. } 1751=1785, in
1 37 grades one through three of a school district bears to
1 38 the sum of the number of children who are eligible for
1 39 free or reduced price meals under the federal National
1 40 School Lunch Act and the federal Child Nutrition Act
1 41 of 1966, 42 U.S.C. } 1751=1785, in grades one through
1 42 three in all school districts in the state for the
1 43 base year.
1 44 4. The department shall adopt rules governing the
1 45 use of grant funds distributed under this section in
1 46 accordance with the following:
1 47 a. A school district shall use the grant funds for
1 48 students in kindergarten through grade three, giving
1 49 priority to low=income students.
1 50 b. A school district shall have a student to
2 1 teacher ratio of at least ten to one.
2 2 c. A school district shall hold a summer program
2 3 that is five or six weeks long, five days per week,
2 4 six hours per day.
2 5 d. A school district shall utilize the dynamic
2 6 indicators of basic early literacy skills (DIBELS) as
2 7 one factor in determining the success of the summer
2 8 program.
2 9 e. A school district's summer program shall
2 10 incorporate the following nine characteristics of
2 11 effective summer learning programs:
2 12 (1) Intentional focus on accelerating learning.
2 13 (2) Firm commitment to youth development.
2 14 (3) Proactive approach to summer learning.
2 15 (4) Strong, empowering leadership.
2 16 (5) Advanced, collaborative planning.
2 17 (6) Extensive opportunities for staff development.
2 18 (7) Strategic partnerships.
2 19 (8) Rigorous approach to evaluation and commitment
2 20 to program improvement.
2 21 (9) Clear focus on sustainability and
2 22 cost=effectiveness.
2 23 5. For purposes of this section, "kindergarten
2 24 through grade three enrollment" means the same as
2 25 defined in section 256D.4.>
2 26 #2. Page 5, line 19, by inserting before the word
2 27 <Preschool> the following: <A school district may use
2 28 not more than fifty percent of the preschool
2 29 foundation aid funding received by the school district
2 30 for a fiscal year for the summer reading loss
2 31 prevention grant program created in section 256.26.>
2 32 #3. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the
2 33 word <creating> the following: <a summer reading loss
2 34 prevention grant program and>.
2 35 #4. By renumbering as necessary.
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2 39 HEATON of Henry
2 40 HF 877.505 82
2 41 jp/je/8022
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