House Amendment 8276


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend  the amendment, S=5072, to Senate File 2088,
     1  2 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
     1  3 follows:
     1  4 #1.  By striking page 1, line 3, through page 22,
     1  5 line 31, and inserting:
     1  6    <___.  Page 1, after line 31 by inserting:
     1  7    <Oe.  Network services, including equipment and
     1  8 software which support local area networks, campus
     1  9 area networks, wide area networks, and metro area
     1 10 networks.  Network services also include data network
     1 11 services such as routers, switches, firewalls, virtual
     1 12 private networks, intrusion detection systems, access
     1 13 control, internet protocol load balancers, event
     1 14 logging and correlation, and content caching.  Network
     1 15 services do not include services provided by the Iowa
     1 16 communications network pursuant to chapter 8D or by
     1 17 the public broadcasting division of the department of
     1 18 education.>
     1 19    ___.  Page 2, line 25, after <appointment.> by
     1 20 inserting <The chief information officer position is
     1 21 attached to the department of management.>
     1 22    ___.  Page 3, line 19, after <acquisition> by
     1 23 inserting <, utilization, or provision>
     1 24    ___.  Page 3, line 27, after <Whether the> by
     1 25 inserting <failure to grant a>
     1 26    ___.  Page 4, after line 12 by inserting:
     1 27    <(7)  Whether the failure to grant a waiver would
     1 28 jeopardize federal funding.>
     1 29    ___.  Page 4, after line 30 by inserting:
     1 30    <d.  A participating agency may appeal the decision
     1 31 of the chief information officer to the director within
     1 32 seven calendar days following the decision of the chief
     1 33 information officer.  The director, after consultation
     1 34 with the technology advisory council, shall respond
     1 35 within fourteen days following the receipt of the
     1 36 appeal.>
     1 37    ___.  Page 4, after line 30 by inserting:
     1 38    <e.  The department of public defense, including
     1 39 both the military division and the homeland security
     1 40 and emergency management division, shall not be
     1 41 required to obtain any information technology services
     1 42 pursuant to this subchapter for the department of
     1 43 public defense or its divisions that is provided by the
     1 44 department pursuant to this chapter without the consent
     1 45 of the adjutant general.>
     1 46    ___.  Page 7, line 10, by striking <or other
     1 47 agencies>
     1 48    ___.  Page 7, after line 25 by inserting:
     1 49    <g.  Encourage participating agencies to utilize
     1 50 a print on demand strategy to reduce publication
     2  1 overruns, excessive inventory, and obsolete printed
     2  2 materials. >>
     2  3 #2.  Page 22, after line 46 by inserting:
     2  4    <___.  Page 35, line 29, after <agencies> by
     2  5 inserting <, except the department of public safety,>>
     2  6 #3.  Page 30, after line 3 by inserting:
     2  7    <Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This division
     2  8 of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance,
     2  9 takes effect upon enactment. >>
     2 10 #4.  Page 36, line 4, after <state.> by inserting <A
     2 11 member of the state board shall not be a provider of
     2 12 services or other entity receiving funding through the
     2 13 early childhood Iowa initiative or be employed by such
     2 14 a provider or other entity.>
     2 15 #5.  Page 37, line 30, by striking <and data> and
     2 16 inserting <and data reporting requirements, applicable
     2 17 statewide,>
     2 18 #6.  Page 37, by striking lines 32 and 33 and
     2 19 inserting <boards.  The data from common performance
     2 20 measures and other data shall be posted on the early
     2 21 childhood Iowa internet site and disseminated by other
     2 22 means and shall also be aggregated to provide statewide
     2 23 information.>
     2 24 #7.  Page 38, line 8, by striking <If> and inserting
     2 25 <Subject to the funding requirements and other
     2 26 requirements established in law, if>
     2 27 #8.  Page 38, line 9, by striking <shall> and
     2 28 inserting <may>
     2 29 #9.  Page 38, line 11, by striking <may> and
     2 30 inserting <shall>
     2 31 #10.  Page 39, lines 6 and 7, by striking
     2 32 <coordination center> and inserting <Iowa office>
     2 33 #11.  Page 39, line 13, by striking <Adopt> and
     2 34 inserting <Except for the fiscal oversight measures to
     2 35 be adopted by the department, adopt>
     2 36 #12.  Page 39, line 33, by striking <measurer> and
     2 37 inserting <measures>
     2 38 #13.  Page 39, line 44, by striking <center> and
     2 39 inserting <staff>
     2 40 #14.  By striking page 39, line 45, through page 40,
     2 41 line 18, and inserting:
     2 42    <1.  The department shall provide administrative
     2 43 support for implementation of the early childhood Iowa
     2 44 initiative and for the state board.  The department
     2 45 shall adopt rules in consultation with the state board
     2 46 to provide fiscal oversight of the initiative. The
     2 47 fiscal oversight measures adopted shall include but are
     2 48 not limited to all of the following:
     2 49    a.  Reporting and other requirements to address the
     2 50 financial activities employed by area boards.
     3  1    b.  Regular audits and other requirements of fiscal
     3  2 agents for area boards.
     3  3    c.  Requirements for area boards to undertake
     3  4 and report on fiscal and performance reviews of the
     3  5 programs, contracts, services, and other functions
     3  6 funded by the area boards.
     3  7    2.  An early childhood Iowa office is established in
     3  8 the department to provide leadership for facilitation,
     3  9 communication, and coordination for the early childhood
     3 10 Iowa initiative activities and funding and for
     3 11 improvement of the early care, education, health,
     3 12 and human services systems.  An administrator for the
     3 13 early childhood Iowa office shall be appointed by the
     3 14 director of the department.  Other staff may also be
     3 15 designated, subject to appropriation made for this
     3 16 purpose.>
     3 17 #15.  Page 40, line 22, by striking <center> and
     3 18 inserting <office>
     3 19 #16.  Page 40, line 26, by striking <center> and
     3 20 inserting <office>
     3 21 #17.  Page 40, line 28, by striking <center> and
     3 22 inserting <office>
     3 23 #18.  Page 41, line 8, by striking <center> and
     3 24 inserting <office>
     3 25 #19.  Page 42, line 2, by striking <A majority of
     3 26 the> and inserting <The>
     3 27 #20.  Page 42, by striking lines 41 through 44 and
     3 28 inserting:
     3 29    <a.  Designate a public agency of this state, as
     3 30 defined in section 28E.2, a community action agency
     3 31 as defined in section 216A.91, an area education
     3 32 agency established under section 273.2, or a nonprofit
     3 33 corporation, to be the fiscal agent for grant moneys
     3 34 and for other moneys administered by the area board.>
     3 35 #21.  Page 44, line 48, after <visitation.> by
     3 36 inserting <Of the funding from all sources that an area
     3 37 board designates for family support programs, at least
     3 38 sixty percent shall be committed to programs with a
     3 39 home visitation component.>
     3 40 #22.  Page 45, line 20, by striking <may request> and
     3 41 inserting <shall require>
     3 42 #23.  Page 45, lines 38 and 39, by striking <evaluate
     3 43 the funding flexibility> and inserting <funding
     3 44 amounts>
     3 45 #24.  Page 45, line 43, by striking <Experience or
     3 46 other evidence> and inserting <Evidence>
     3 47 #25.  Page 46, line 29, after <use.> by inserting
     3 48 <The information shall include data from the indicators
     3 49 of success and performance measures adopted by the
     3 50 state board and fiscal information and other data
     4  1 developed by the department.>
     4  2 #26.  Page 47, line 6, after <account> by inserting
     4  3  <are appropriated to and>
     4  4 #27.  Page 47, line 11, by striking <five> and
     4  5 inserting <three>
     4  6 #28.  Page 47, line 16, by striking <management> and
     4  7 inserting <human services>
     4  8 #29.  Page 47, by striking lines 17 through 19 and
     4  9 inserting <credited to the account are appropriated to
     4 10 and shall be distributed by the department of human
     4 11 services>
     4 12 #30.  Page 47, line 40, by striking <early childhood
     4 13 coordination center> and inserting <department of human
     4 14 services>
     4 15 #31.  Page 48, after line 25 by inserting:
     4 16    <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  256I.12  Early childhood
     4 17 stakeholders alliance.
     4 18    1.  Alliance created.  An early childhood
     4 19 stakeholders alliance is created to support the
     4 20 state board in addressing the early care, health,
     4 21 and education systems that affect children ages zero
     4 22 through five in Iowa.
     4 23    2.  Purpose.  The purpose of the early childhood
     4 24 stakeholders alliance is to oversee and provide broad
     4 25 input into the development of a high quality Iowa early
     4 26 childhood system that meets the needs of children zero
     4 27 through age five and their families and integrates
     4 28 the early care, health, and education systems.  The
     4 29 alliance shall advise the governor, general assembly,
     4 30 state board, and other public and private policy bodies
     4 31 and service providers in coordinating activities
     4 32 throughout the state to fulfill its purpose.
     4 33    3.  Vision statement.  All system development
     4 34 activities addressed by the early childhood
     4 35 stakeholders alliance shall be aligned around the
     4 36 following vision statement for the children of
     4 37 Iowa:  "Every child, beginning at birth, will be
     4 38 healthy and successful."
     4 39    4.  Membership.  The early childhood stakeholders
     4 40 alliance membership shall include a representative
     4 41 of any organization that touches the lives of young
     4 42 children in the state zero through age five, has
     4 43 endorsed the purpose and vision statement for the
     4 44 alliance, has endorsed the guiding principles adopted
     4 45 by the alliance for the early childhood system, and
     4 46 has formally asked to be a member and remains actively
     4 47 engaged in alliance activities.  The alliance shall
     4 48 work to ensure there is geographic, cultural, and
     4 49 ethnic diversity among the membership.
     4 50    5.  Procedure.  Except as otherwise provided by
     5  1 law, the early childhood stakeholders alliance shall
     5  2 determine its own rules of procedure and operating
     5  3 provisions.
     5  4    6.  Steering committee.  The early childhood
     5  5 stakeholders alliance shall operate with a steering
     5  6 committee to organize, manage, and coordinate the
     5  7 activities of the alliance and its component groups.
     5  8 The steering committee may act on behalf of the
     5  9 alliance as necessary.  The steering committee
     5 10 membership shall consist of the co=chairpersons of
     5 11 the alliance's component groups, the administrator of
     5 12 the early childhood Iowa office, and other leaders
     5 13 designated by the alliance.
     5 14    7.  Component groups.  The early childhood
     5 15 stakeholders alliance shall maintain component groups
     5 16 to address the key components of the Iowa early
     5 17 childhood system.  Each component group shall have one
     5 18 private and one public agency co=chairperson. The
     5 19 alliance may change the component groups as deemed
     5 20 necessary by the alliance.  Initially, there shall be a
     5 21 component group for each of the following:
     5 22    a.  Governance planning and administration.
     5 23    b.  Professional development.
     5 24    c.  Public engagement.
     5 25    d.  Quality services and programs.
     5 26    e.  Resources and funding.
     5 27    f.  Results accountability.
     5 28    8.  Duties.  The early childhood stakeholders
     5 29 alliance duties shall include but are not limited to
     5 30 all of the following regarding the Iowa early childhood
     5 31 system:
     5 32    a.  Coordinate with the early childhood Iowa state
     5 33 board.
     5 34    b.  Serve as the state advisory council required
     5 35 under the federal Improving Head Start for School
     5 36 Readiness Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110=134, as
     5 37 designated by the governor.
     5 38    9.  Staffing.  Staff support for the early childhood
     5 39 stakeholders alliance shall be provided by the
     5 40 department.>
     5 41 #32.  By striking page 49, line 34, through page 53,
     5 42 line 14.
     5 43 #33.  Page 53, line 38, by striking <coordination
     5 44 center> and inserting <Iowa office>
     5 45 #34.  Page 54, line 32, by striking <coordination
     5 46 center> and inserting <Iowa office>
     5 47 #35.  Page 55, lines 14 and 15, by striking
     5 48 <coordination center> and inserting <Iowa office>
     5 49 #36.  Page 56, line 41, by striking <coordination
     5 50 center> and inserting <Iowa office>
     6  1 #37.  Page 56, line 48, by striking <coordination
     6  2 center> and inserting <Iowa office>
     6  3 #38.  Page 57, line 28, by striking <Chapter> and
     6  4 inserting:
     6  5    <1.  Sections 135.173 and 135.174, Code 2009, are
     6  6 repealed.
     6  7    2.  Chapter>
     6  8 #39.  Page 58, after line 15 by inserting:
     6  9    <4.  The department of management and the early
     6 10 childhood Iowa board shall implement requirements
     6 11 for school ready children grant funds or other state,
     6 12 federal, or other funds in possession of a community
     6 13 empowerment area remaining unobligated or unexpended to
     6 14 be remitted to the successor early childhood Iowa area
     6 15 board designated to serve that area.  The requirements
     6 16 shall include measures to ensure there is continuity
     6 17 of services in the transition from the community
     6 18 empowerment initiative to the early childhood Iowa
     6 19 initiative.>
     6 20 #40.  By striking page 58, line 19, through page 59,
     6 21 line 42, and inserting:
     6 22    <Sec. ___.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ==  COMMUNITY
     6 23 COLLEGE ACCREDITATION RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION
     6 24 REVIEW.  The department of education shall review and
     6 25 evaluate the implementation of the recommendations
     6 26 submitted on January 22, 2010, by the community college
     6 27 accreditation advisory committee in its final report to
     6 28 the general assembly.  The department shall submit its
     6 29 findings and recommendations to the general assembly on
     6 30 or before December 31, 2010.
     6 31    Sec. ___.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ==  COMMUNITY
     6 32 COLLEGE ACCREDITATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ==
     6 33 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS STUDY.  The department of education
     6 34 shall convene a working group, whose members shall
     6 35 include at a minimum the members of the community
     6 36 college accreditation advisory committee and the
     6 37 community college faculty advisory committee. The
     6 38 working group shall solicit comments from each of the
     6 39 community college quality faculty committees. The
     6 40 working group shall study the maximum academic credit
     6 41 hour per school term workload appropriate for an
     6 42 instructor beyond the standard workload.  The working
     6 43 group shall submit its findings and recommendations to
     6 44 the state board of education and the general assembly
     6 45 on or before December 31, 2010.
     6 46    Sec. ___.  COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMIC WORKLOAD
     6 47 EXCEPTION == FISCAL YEAR 2010=2011.  Notwithstanding
     6 48 section 260C.48, subsection 2, a faculty member who
     6 49 has in previous fiscal years exceeded the eighteen
     6 50 credit hour standard set pursuant to section 260C.48,
     7  1 subsection 2, may continue to exceed the eighteen
     7  2 credit hour workload standard for the 2010=2011 fiscal
     7  3 year if the faculty member elects to teach beyond the
     7  4 eighteen credit hour workload standard.>
     7  5 #41.  Page 90, after line 30 by inserting:
     7  6    <___.  Page 251, line 6, by striking <October> and
     7  7 inserting <July>
     7  8    ___.  Page 251, line 6, after <and> by inserting <by
     7  9 January 1, 2011,>
     7 10    ___.  Page 251, after line 10 by inserting:
     7 11    <Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  The section
     7 12 of this division of this Act concerning correctional
     7 13 facility closure, being deemed of immediate importance,
     7 14 takes effect upon enactment. >>
     7 15 #42.  By renumbering as necessary.
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