House File 2545 H-8081 Amend House File 2545 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, by striking lines 13 through 15 and inserting: 2 < a. A plan to regularly review and revise the core content 3 standards focused on English language arts, mathematics, 4 science, and social studies, with a focus on United States 5 history, western civilization, and civics. > 6 2. Page 1, by striking line 22 and inserting: 7 < e. A plan to maximize local flexibility in graduation 8 requirements and course offerings while maintaining a goal that 9 all high school graduates have necessary skills at graduation. > 10 3. Page 1, by striking lines 29 through 34 and inserting: 11 < g. A statewide literacy plan to increase student 12 proficiency using systematic and sequential approaches to 13 teaching phonetic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and 14 text comprehension. > 15 4. Page 1, before line 35 by inserting: 16 < 2. The director of the department of education shall ensure 17 that the core curriculum established pursuant to section 256.7, 18 subsection 26, the core content standards established pursuant 19 to section 256.7, subsection 28, and the educational standards 20 established in section 256.11, comply with section 279.74. > 21 5. Page 1, line 35, by striking < 2. > and inserting < 3. > 22 6. Page 2, by striking lines 2 through 7 and inserting: 23 < a. Providing the opportunity for the public and interested 24 stakeholders to provide comments related to the comprehensive 25 review, including comments related to each graduation 26 requirement, core content standard, and educational requirement 27 by grade level, at each committee meeting convened pursuant to 28 this subsection. > 29 7. Page 2, by striking lines 21 through 24 and inserting: 30 < 4. a. The director of the department of education shall 31 submit an initial report, including initial findings and 32 recommendations for policy changes, to the governor and the 33 general assembly on or before December 31, 2024. 34 b. The director of the department of education shall submit 35 -1- HF 2545.3306 (2) 90 jda/ja 1/ 2 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7.