House File 868 S-3236 Amend the amendment, S-3217, to House File 868, as amended, 1 passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows: 2 1. Page 4, by striking line 12 and inserting: 3 < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,976,526 > 4 2. Page 27, after line 17 by inserting: 5 < Sec. ___. LEARNING RECOVERY TASK FORCE —— DEPARTMENT OF 6 EDUCATION. 7 1. The learning recovery task force is established to 8 evaluate the degree and types of learning losses students, 9 using in-person, hybrid, or remote learning methods of 10 instruction, enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade twelve 11 experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force shall 12 study, identify, and recommend remedial measures, including but 13 not limited to alterations in the school calendar, remedial 14 classwork, special individualized tutoring, and further options 15 as may seem justified and practical. The task force shall 16 consult with education experts and stakeholders in this state 17 as appropriate. 18 2. The task force shall consist of the director of the 19 department of education or the director’s designee, who shall 20 convene the organizational meeting, a member of the state 21 board of education who shall be appointed by the chairperson 22 of the state board, and the following members appointed by the 23 governor in consultation with the director of the department 24 of education: 25 a. Two elementary school teachers, one middle school 26 teacher, and one high school teacher. 27 b. One elementary school principal and one middle or high 28 school principal. 29 c. One superintendent for a school district with an actual 30 enrollment of more than one thousand five hundred pupils, one 31 superintendent for a school district with an actual enrollment 32 that is at least five hundred pupils but not more than one 33 thousand five hundred pupils, and one superintendent for a 34 school district with an actual enrollment of fewer than five 35 -1- S 3217.2514 (3) 89 kh/tm 1/ 3 #1. #2.
hundred pupils. 1 d. One member of the board of directors of a school 2 district with an actual enrollment of more than one thousand 3 five hundred pupils, one member of the board of directors of 4 a school district with an actual enrollment that is at least 5 five hundred pupils but not more than one thousand five hundred 6 pupils, and one member of the board of directors of a school 7 district with an actual enrollment of fewer than five hundred 8 pupils. 9 e. One faculty member from the college of education or 10 the school of education, as appropriate, at each of the 11 institutions of higher learning governed by the state board of 12 regents. 13 f. The director of the Iowa reading research center under 14 the state university of Iowa college of education, or the 15 director’s designee. 16 g. The parent or guardian of an elementary school student, 17 the parent or guardian of a middle school student, and the 18 parent or guardian of a high school student. 19 h. Two members of the general public. 20 3. To the extent possible, members shall be selected to 21 reflect geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity. Members of 22 the task force appointed pursuant to subsection 2, paragraphs 23 “a” through “h”, shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary 24 travel expenses. 25 4. The department of education shall provide staffing 26 services for the task force. Task force meetings and records 27 are subject to the provisions of chapters 21 and 22. 28 5. The task force shall submit an analysis of the losses 29 experienced by students, reported by method of instruction, and 30 its findings and recommendations, including recommendations for 31 legislation or rulemaking, as necessary, in a report to the 32 general assembly by December 30, 2021. > 33 3. By renumbering as necessary. 34 -2- S 3217.2514 (3) 89 kh/tm 2/ 3
______________________________ HERMAN C. QUIRMBACH -3- S 3217.2514 (3) 89 kh/tm 3/ 3