Senate
Amendment
to
House
File
308
H-1067
Amend
House
File
308,
as
passed
by
the
House,
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
Section
261E.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
4
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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e.
(1)
The
student
,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
6
paragraph
“e”
,
shall
have
demonstrated
proficiency
in
reading,
7
mathematics,
and
science
as
evidenced
by
achievement
any
of
the
8
following:
9
(a)
Achievement
scores
on
the
latest
administration
of
the
10
state
assessment
for
which
scores
are
available
and
as
defined
11
by
the
department.
However,
a
12
(b)
If
the
student
is
receiving
competent
private
13
instruction
under
chapter
299A
,
may
demonstrate
proficiency
14
by
submitting
the
written
recommendation
of
the
licensed
15
practitioner
providing
supervision
to
the
student
in
accordance
16
with
section
299A.2
;
.
Such
student
may
demonstrate
proficiency
17
as
evidenced
by
achievement
scores
on
the
annual
achievement
18
evaluation
required
under
section
299A.4
;
or
may
also
19
demonstrate
proficiency
as
evidenced
by
a
selection
index,
20
which
is
the
sum
of
the
critical
reading,
mathematics,
and
21
writing
skills
assessments,
of
at
least
one
hundred
forty-one
22
on
the
preliminary
scholastic
aptitude
test
administered
by
23
the
college
board;
a
composite
score
of
at
least
twenty-one
on
24
the
college
readiness
assessment
administered
by
ACT,
inc.;
25
or
a
sum
of
the
critical
reading
and
mathematics
scores
of
at
26
least
nine
hundred
ninety
on
the
college
readiness
assessment
27
administered
by
the
college
board.
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(2)
(a)
If
a
student
is
not
proficient
in
one
or
more
of
29
the
content
areas
listed
in
this
paragraph,
has
not
taken
the
30
college
readiness
assessments
identified
in
this
paragraph,
31
or
has
not
achieved
the
scores
specified
in
this
paragraph,
32
the
subparagraph
(1),
the
student
may
demonstrate
proficiency
33
through
measures
of
college
readiness
jointly
agreed
upon
by
34
the
school
board
and
the
eligible
postsecondary
institution.
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#1.
(b)
The
school
board
may
establish
alternative
but
1
equivalent
qualifying
performance
measures
including
but
not
2
limited
to
additional
administrations
of
the
state
assessment,
3
portfolios
of
student
work,
student
performance
rubric,
or
4
end-of-course
assessments.
5
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
6
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
Notwithstanding
section
261E.3,
8
subsection
1,
paragraph
“e”,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
9
division
(a),
as
enacted
by
this
Act,
for
the
school
year
10
beginning
July
1,
2021,
the
achievement
scores
from
the
state
11
assessment
administered
during
the
school
year
beginning
July
12
1,
2019,
shall
be
considered
the
latest
available
scores.
>
13
2.
Title
page,
line
2,
after
<
date
>
by
inserting
<
and
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applicability
>
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