House Amendment 1295


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend House File 259 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  By striking everything after the enacting
     1  3 clause and inserting the following:
     1  4    <Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  257.41A  DROPOUT PENALTY.
     1  5    1.  For each dropout in the previous school year,
     1  6 twenty percent of the state cost per pupil, as
     1  7 determined pursuant to section 257.9, shall be
     1  8 refunded to the department of education for deposit in
     1  9 the state treasury by June 30 of the current fiscal
     1 10 year.  The department of education in consultation
     1 11 with the department of management shall determine the
     1 12 amount to be refunded by each school district and
     1 13 shall notify each district by the last day of February
     1 14 of each year.
     1 15    2.  For the purposes of this section, "dropout"
     1 16 means a resident pupil who has been enrolled in a
     1 17 public school in any of grades seven through twelve
     1 18 who withdrew from school for a reason other than to
     1 19 transfer to another school or school district.
     1 20    Sec.    .  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == DROPOUT
     1 21 PENALTY IMPACT STUDY.  The department of education
     1 22 shall conduct a study of the impact of the
     1 23 implementation of the dropout penalty established
     1 24 under section 257.41A, as enacted by this Act, on
     1 25 dropout rates of students who are of compulsory school
     1 26 attendance age and measures implemented by impacted
     1 27 school districts to prevent student absenteeism and
     1 28 reduce dropout rates.  The department shall submit its
     1 29 findings and recommendations to the general assembly
     1 30 by January 15, 2012.>
     1 31 #2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and
     1 32 inserting the following:  <An Act establishing a
     1 33 dropout penalty and providing for a study of the
     1 34 impact of the dropout penalty on the dropout rates of
     1 35 students who are of compulsory school attendance age.>
     1 36 #3.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 40 TYMESON of Madison
     1 41 HF 259.705 83
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