Senate Amendment to House File 604 H-8322 Amend House File 604, as passed by the House, as follows: 1 1. Page 1, line 2, by striking < —— language developmental 2 milestones > 3 2. Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 5 and inserting: 4 < 1. The department of education shall work with the > 5 3. Page 1, by striking lines 8 through 17 and inserting 6 < program in the department of public health for purposes 7 of coordinating, developing, and disseminating resources 8 for use by parents or guardians, early hearing detection 9 and intervention programs, the state school for the deaf, 10 area education agencies, school districts, and accredited 11 nonpublic schools to inform deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s 12 expressive and receptive language acquisition or development. > 13 4. Page 1, lines 18 and 19, by striking < early language 14 development consultant appointed by the director pursuant to 15 paragraph “a” > and inserting < department of education > 16 5. By striking page 1, line 21, through page 2, line 15, and 17 inserting: 18 < (1) Coordinating the development and collection of 19 language milestones for each age, from birth through age eight, 20 in American sign language, English, and other languages as 21 needed pursuant to subsection 3, which may include milestone 22 assessments for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. 23 (2) Coordinating the development and distribution of 24 resources for parents pertaining to language development 25 pursuant to subsection 4. 26 (3) Coordinating the development and distribution of 27 resources for early interventionists, educators, hospitals, and 28 health care providers pertaining to language development. 29 (4) Monitoring the need for valid and reliable language 30 assessments and distribution of resources toward language 31 development in American sign language and English. 32 (5) Coordinating a parent-friendly procedure for outreach 33 and follow-up. 34 (6) Coordinating the collection of regular language 35 -1- HF 604.4290.S (1) 89 mb 1/ 4 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5.

milestone assessment data for deaf and hard—of-hearing 1 children. 2 (7) Summarizing data outcomes for parents, guardians, and 3 partner agencies to use, including the annual report published 4 pursuant to subsection 7. 5 (8) Working with stakeholders to maintain a valid and 6 reliable two-fold language assessment approach, utilizing both 7 American sign language and English, in selecting milestones, 8 compiling data, employing qualified personnel, and distributing 9 resources. > 10 6. Page 2, line 16, by striking < Parent resource. > 11 7. Page 3, by striking lines 10 and 11 and inserting: 12 < 3. The department of education, in consultation with the 13 state school > 14 8. Page 3, by striking line 15 and inserting < assessments 15 that may be used by qualified educators to assess American > 16 9. Page 3, line 24, by striking < acquisition and > and 17 inserting < acquisition or > 18 10. By striking page 3, line 28, through page 4, line 3, and 19 inserting: 20 < b. Educator tools or assessments selected under this 21 subsection may be used, in addition to any assessment required 22 by federal law, by the child’s individualized family service 23 plan or individualized education program team, as applicable, 24 to track deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s progress in 25 improving expressive and receptive language skills, and to 26 establish or modify individualized family service plans or 27 individualized education programs. > 28 11. Page 4, by striking lines 4 and 5 and inserting: 29 < 4. The department of education shall disseminate the 30 parent resource developed > 31 12. Page 4, line 10, by striking < invention > and inserting 32 < intervention > 33 13. By striking page 4, line 18, through page 6, line 17, 34 and inserting: 35 -2- HF 604.4290.S (1) 89 mb 2/ 4 #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. #11. #12. #13.

< 5. a. If moneys are appropriated by the general assembly 1 for a fiscal year for the purpose provided in this subsection, 2 the department of education shall develop guidelines for a 3 comprehensive family support mentoring program that meets the 4 language and communication needs of families. 5 b. The department of education shall work with the early 6 hearing detection and intervention program in the Iowa 7 department of public health, the state school for the deaf, and 8 the area education agencies when developing the guidelines. 9 The department of education, in consultation with the Iowa 10 school for the deaf, shall administer the family support 11 mentoring program for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. 12 c. With the consent of the parent of the deaf or 13 hard-of-hearing child, the family support mentoring program 14 shall pair families based on the specific need, experience, or 15 want of the parent of the deaf or hard-of-hearing child with 16 another family mentor or deaf or hard-of-hearing adult mentor 17 to provide support. 18 d. In establishing the family support mentoring program, the 19 department of education may do all of the following: 20 (1) Hire a family support mentoring coordinator. 21 (2) Utilize the parent resource created in subsection 2 as 22 well as other resources to provide families with information 23 and guidance on language, communication, social, and emotional 24 development of their child. 25 (3) Recruit family support mentors to serve the needs of the 26 family support mentoring program. A family support mentor may 27 be any of the following: 28 (a) A parent who has experience raising a child who is 29 deaf or hard-of-hearing and who has experience supporting the 30 child’s communication and language development. 31 (b) A deaf or hard-of-hearing adult who serves as a deaf 32 or hard-of-hearing role model for the children and their 33 families. Deaf or hard-of-hearing family support mentors may 34 provide parents with an understanding of American sign language 35 -3- HF 604.4290.S (1) 89 mb 3/ 4

and English, including instructional philosophies for both, 1 such as bilingual bimodal, listening and spoken language, 2 total communication, and other philosophies, as well as other 3 forms of communication, deaf culture, deaf community, and 4 self-identity. 5 (4) Train parents of a deaf or hard-of-hearing child to 6 become family support mentors and train deaf or hard-of-hearing 7 adults to become deaf or hard-of-hearing adult family support 8 mentors. 9 (5) Reach out to parents of children identified through the 10 early hearing detection and intervention program in the Iowa 11 department of public health and share information about the 12 family support mentoring program services available to such 13 parents. 14 (6) Reach out to families referred by primary care 15 providers, the area education agencies, and from other agencies 16 who provide services to deaf or hard-of-hearing children. 17 (7) Provide follow-up contact, as necessary, to establish 18 services after initial referral. 19 e. The department of education shall coordinate family 20 support mentoring activities with the early hearing detection 21 and intervention program in the Iowa department of public 22 health, the state school for the deaf, the area education 23 agencies, and nonprofit organizations that provide family 24 support mentoring to parents with deaf or hard-of-hearing 25 children. 26 f. The department of education shall adopt rules pursuant to 27 chapter 17A to administer this subsection. > 28 14. Page 6, line 18, by striking < Activities —— consistent 29 with federal law. > 30 15. Page 6, line 22, by striking < Annual report. > 31 16. Page 6, line 31, by striking < Definitions. > 32 17. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal 33 references as necessary. 34 -4- HF 604.4290.S (1) 89 mb 4/ 4 #14. #15. #16.