S-5126

   Amend House File 2392, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 4, line 10, after <systems.> by inserting <The rules adopted under this section shall establish an approval process for the approval of a vendor-provided career information and decision-making system which school districts may use in compliance with this section.>
   2.  Page 10, after line 20 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  The rules establishing a core curriculum shall address the core content standards in subsection 28 and the skills and knowledge students need to be successful in the twenty-first century. The core curriculum shall include social studies and twenty-first century learning skills which include but are not limited to civic literacy, health literacy, technology literacy, financial literacy, family life and consumer sciences, and employability skills; and shall address the curricular needs of students in kindergarten through grade twelve in those areas. The state board shall further define the twenty-first century learning skills components by rule.>
   3.  Page 12, lines 1 and 2, by striking <, including hospitality and tourism>
   4.  Page 12, by striking lines 3 through 17 and inserting: 
   <(02)  Instruction Instructional programs provided under subparagraph (1) shall comply with the provisions of chapter 258 relating to career and technical education, and shall be competency-based, articulated with postsecondary programs of study, and include field, laboratory, or on-the-job training. Each sequential unit shall include instruction in a minimum set of competencies established contain a portion of a career and technical education program approved by the department of education that relate to the following:. Standards for instructional programs shall include but not be limited to new and emerging technologies; job-seeking, job-adaptability, and other employment, self-employment and entrepreneurial skills that reflect current industry standards and labor-market needs; and reinforcement of basic academic skills. The instructional programs shall also comply with the provisions of chapter 258 relating to vocational education. However, this paragraph does not apply to the teaching of vocational education in nonpublic schools.>
   5.  Page 12, after line 23 by inserting: 
   <(3)  This paragraph “h” does not apply to the teaching of career and technical education in nonpublic schools.>
   6.  Page 19, line 4, by striking <districts, which> and inserting <districts, which that>
   7.  Page 19, line 5, by striking <which that> and inserting <which>
   8.  Page 19, line 6, by striking <education,> and inserting <education,>
   9.  Page 21, after line 30 by inserting: 
   <9A.  “Work-based learning” means opportunities and experiences that include but are not limited to tours, job shadowing, rotations, mentoring, entrepreneurship, service learning, internships, and apprenticeships.>
   10.  Page 27, line 15, by striking <or> and inserting <and>
   11.  Page 27, line 19, after <region.> by inserting <In convening the regional career and technical education planning partnership, the area education agency and the community college shall include stakeholders from each member district of the partnership.>
   12.  Page 39, after line 27 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STATUS REPORT.  The department of education shall submit a report to the general assembly by January 16, 2017, detailing the progress in implementing the provisions of this division of this Act. The report shall establish a timeline by which the provisions of this division of this Act shall be fully implemented, including but not limited to adoption of rules by the state board of education. The report shall also identify the measures by which regional career and technical education planning partnerships will be evaluated, including the measures to be undertaken by the regional career and technical education planning partnerships to ensure that career and technical education teachers for grades seven through twelve receive high-quality professional development opportunities geared toward updating and enhancing their instructional and technical skills.
   Sec. ___.  CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE.  The legislative council shall establish an interim study committee composed of members of the senate and the house of representatives to meet during the 2019 legislative interim. The committee, in consultation with former members of the secondary career and technical programming task force convened pursuant to 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 141, section 52, shall study administrative rules implementing this division of this Act, including an assessment of the membership of the regional career and technical education planning partnerships to assure that all affected groups have substantial representation, and any other matters concerning implementation of this division of this Act. The committee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the general assembly for consideration during the 2020 legislative session.>
   13.  By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.

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HERMAN C. QUIRMBACH