House Amendment 8186


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend House File 2461 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  By striking everything after the enacting clause
     1  3 and inserting:
     1  4    <Section 1.  SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS TASK FORCE.
     1  5    1.  The department of education, in consultation
     1  6 with the board of educational examiners, shall
     1  7 convene a task force to determine the standards and
     1  8 procedures, content, and processes of training programs
     1  9 and renewal requirements for individuals who seek
     1 10 licensure, certification, or authorization from the
     1 11 board of educational examiners for employment as a
     1 12 school business official responsible for the financial
     1 13 operations of a school district.  The task force shall
     1 14 also review the tuition and fee costs to students and
     1 15 applicants for the training program and for fulfillment
     1 16 of continuing education requirements; review training
     1 17 specifications including but not limited to the length
     1 18 of time necessary for training and continuing education
     1 19 purposes; identify who should receive training;
     1 20 identify the costs to state agencies to administer and
     1 21 implement licensure, certification or authorizations,
     1 22 and to prescribe standards and procedures for the
     1 23 approval of training programs; and identify the
     1 24 appropriate level of licensure, certification, or
     1 25 authorization based on an individual's position of
     1 26 employment and educational background.
     1 27    2.  The task force shall be comprised of
     1 28 representatives of the Iowa association of school
     1 29 business officials, individuals holding financial
     1 30 leadership roles in large, medium, and small school
     1 31 districts, and a public member of the school budget
     1 32 review committee.  The task force shall review other
     1 33 states professional organizations and programs
     1 34 regarding authorization of school business officials,
     1 35 determine the best practices for school district
     1 36 business management training programs, and identify and
     1 37 recommend the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain
     1 38 a school business official authorization from the board
     1 39 of educational examiners.
     1 40    3.  The task force shall submit its findings and
     1 41 recommendations in a report to the state board of
     1 42 education and the board of educational examiners by
     1 43 December 31, 2010.>


                                        
          COWNIE of Polk
          HF2461.1390 (3) 83
          kh/sc

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