House Amendment 1911


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 588, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 14, line 24, by striking the words
     1  4 <VOLUNTARY MODEL>.
     1  5 #2.  Page 14, line 27, by striking the words
     1  6 <voluntary model>.
     1  7 #3.  Page 14, line 31, by striking the words
     1  8 <voluntary model>.
     1  9 #4.  Page 14, line 34, by striking the words
     1 10 <voluntary model>.
     1 11 #5.  Page 15, line 3, by striking the words
     1 12 <voluntary model>.
     1 13 #6.  Page 24, line 1, by striking the words
     1 14 <voluntary model>.
     1 15 #7.  Page 24, line 9, by striking the words
     1 16 <voluntary model>.
     1 17 #8.  Page 24, line 12, by striking the words
     1 18 <voluntary model>.
     1 19 #9.  Page 24, by striking lines 18 through 28 and
     1 20 inserting the following:  <areas.  The state board
     1 21 shall utilize an inclusive process involving
     1 22 nationally recognized education researchers, and
     1 23 institutions or associations, and education
     1 24 stakeholders including but not limited to
     1 25 representatives from prekindergarten through grade
     1 26 twelve schools and school districts, community
     1 27 colleges and other accredited postsecondary
     1 28 institutions, and businesses.>
     1 29 #10.  By striking page 24, line 34, through page
     1 30 25, line 14, and inserting the following:  <school.
     1 31 The standards shall be benchmarked, to the extent
     1 32 possible, on national and international assessments to
     1 33 ensure that students' knowledge and skills are
     1 34 internationally competitive.  The board shall seek a
     1 35 federal waiver to allow Iowa to set rigorous
     1 36 expectations without impacting state or school
     1 37 district accountability or necessitating renegotiation
     1 38 of Iowa's state plan under the federal No Child Left
     1 39 Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107=110.>
     1 40 #11.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 44 WISE of Lee
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     1 48 RAECKER of Polk
     1 49 SF 588.221 82
     1 50 kh/es/8268

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