Amend  the amendment, S-3106, to House File 215, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
   1.  By striking page 1, line 3, through page 39, line 10, and inserting: 
   <___.  By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: 
   Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  256.27  Assessment of departmental effectiveness.
   1.  Five-year assessment.
   a.  Using the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, as a base year, the department shall determine the annual progress made by the department by assessing increases in the following levels:
   (1)  The number of grade four students proficient in reading, mathematics, and science, with a goal of ninety percent proficiency.
   (2)  The number of grade eight students proficient in reading, mathematics, and science, with a goal of eighty-five percent proficiency.
   (3)  The number of grade eleven students proficient in the following:
   (a)  Reading and mathematics, with a goal of eighty percent proficiency.
   (b)  Science, with a goal of eighty-five percent proficiency.
   (4)  The performance of Iowa students on the national assessment for educational progress, with a goal of placing Iowa in the top five states in the nation for grades four, eight, and eleven in reading, mathematics, and science.
   (5)  The number of students entering Iowa postsecondary schools majoring in physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
   (6)  Negotiating agreements with the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents for the adoption of alternative certification programs for teachers.
   (7)  Developing an action plan to fill critical need teaching positions, including but not limited to positions teaching science and mathematics.
   b.  The department shall submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the general assembly by November 1, 2018.
   2.  If the report submitted pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “b”, establishes that the department failed to meet the goals established in subsection 1, paragraph “a”, a department of education elimination commission is established to review all programs, policies, duties, and other functions and responsibilities of the department of education which are funded in whole or part with federal, state, or local government revenues. The commission’s duties shall include the following:
   a.  Review of the state board’s duties, policies, and responsibilities and the programs and other functions established in or administered by the department.
   b.  Identification of programs, responsibilities, or functions recommended for elimination or for performance by school districts.
   3.  The commission shall consist of the governor and the following members:
   a.  The director of the department of management or the director’s designee.
   b.  The executive director of Iowa’s area education agencies.
   c.  Seven members appointed by the governor as follows:
   (1)  One member representing a company employing more than five hundred people. The individual should have management experience.
   (2)  One member representing a company employing more than one hundred people but fewer than five hundred people. The individual should have management experience.
   (3)  One member representing a company employing fewer than one hundred people. The individual should have management experience.
   (4)  One member who is the chief executive officer of a company with multiple stand-alone locations, employing over fifty thousand people, and having annual sales of more than six billion dollars.
   (5)  One member representing an accredited postsecondary institution.
   (6)  One member representing school districts.
   (7)  One member from an organization representing teachers in the state.
   4.  The governor shall serve as chairperson of the commission. The director of the department of management shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the governor. The department of management shall provide staffing assistance to the commission.
   5.  The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the governor and the general assembly.>
   ___.  Title page, by striking lines 1 through 11 and inserting <An Act providing for an assessment of the department of education’s effectiveness and for the establishment of a department of education elimination commission.>>

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