Amend Senate File 2219 as follows:
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   Section 1.  Section 11.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (3)  Biennially, and in conjunction with the audits of school districts required under this subsection, the auditor shall conduct a biennial review of the Iowa early intervention block grant program administered by the department of education. The review shall be conducted to determine whether the program has been appropriately administered and the department and school districts receiving program funds complied with relevant laws, rules, and guidelines. The auditor may seek from the department of management reimbursement for the cost of the audit from moneys provided to school districts pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11. If the auditor applies to the department of management for reimbursement pursuant to this subparagraph, the department shall accordingly adjust the amount of aid made available pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, in order to reimburse the auditor for the cost of the review conducted pursuant to this subparagraph.
   Sec. 2.  Section 256D.3, subsection 3, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Beginning January 15, 2006, the
 
The department
 
of education shall submit an annual report
 
by January 15 to the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house education committees
 
general assembly that includes the statewide average school district class size in basic skills instruction in kindergarten through grade three, by grade level and by district size, and describes school district progress toward achieving early intervention block grant program goals and the ways in which school districts are using moneys received pursuant to this chapter
 
section 257.10, subsection 11, and expended as provided in section 256D.2A. The report shall include district-by-district information showing the allocation received for early intervention block grant program purposes, the total number of students enrolled in grade four in each district, and the number of students in each district who are not proficient in reading in grade four for the most recent reporting period, as well as for each reporting period starting with the school year beginning July 1, 2001.
   Sec. 3.  Section 256D.3, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  The department of education, in consultation with the auditor of state and the legislative services agency, shall annually conduct a performance audit of the programs, instructional support, and materials provided by each school district from funds received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11. The purpose of a performance audit is to assess the performance of a school district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, including the effectiveness of the programs, instructional support, and materials provided by the school district from funds received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, based on the goals and requirements established under this chapter. The department may make recommendations to improve school district and program performance which may include modifying, streamlining, consolidating, expanding, redesigning, or eliminating such programs, instructional support, and materials. The department shall submit its findings and recommendations to the general assembly annually by January 15.>
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SHAWN HAMERLINCK