Amend House File 535 as follows:
   1.  By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: 
   Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— PRESCHOOL STUDIES.
   1.  The department of education, in collaboration with the board of educational examiners, shall conduct a study of preschool programs and related funding, administration, teacher preparation, and licensure issues; income levels of families utilizing the programs; student achievement levels; efficacy for populations served or potentially served; and the availability of public and private preschool programs statewide. The study shall also explore the use of a statewide assessment to determine kindergarten preparedness. The department shall submit its findings, plans for future funding, and recommendations for statutory language in a report to the general assembly by December 15, 2011.
   2.  The department of education shall conduct a longitudinal study of the children who participated in the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children to determine the effectiveness of the program in improving student learning in reading and mathematics. The study shall include the income levels of families whose children were enrolled in the program, shall review the quality indicators of the preschool program since 2007, and shall include the results of the Iowa tests of basic skills results for students in grade three who were enrolled in the program as four-year-olds. The study shall also review the integration of services provided or funded by the federal head start program, the early childhood Iowa initiative, shared visions, or federal and state early childhood special education programs. The department shall report the results of the study to the governor and general assembly on or before July 1, 2013.>
   2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and inserting <An Act requiring the department of education to conduct studies of preschool programs and the effectiveness of the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children.>

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WINCKLER of Scott

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MASCHER of Johnson