House File 2337

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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the development and administration by the
  2    department of education of a program to identify and honor
  3    schools for increasing the number and diversity of students
  4    enrolled in advanced=level courses.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 6193YH 80
  7 kh/gg/14

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 256.7, Code Supplement 2003, is amended
  1  2 by adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  26.  Adopt rules for the administration of
  1  4 a program to identify and honor annually elementary and
  1  5 secondary schools that succeed in increasing the number of
  1  6 students enrolled in advanced science, mathematics, and
  1  7 technology programs as provided in section 256.9, subsection
  1  8 53.  The board shall set the number of awards to be issued
  1  9 annually.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2003, is amended by
  1 11 adding the following new subsection:
  1 12    NEW SUBSECTION.  53.  Develop and administer a program to
  1 13 identify and honor annually elementary and secondary schools
  1 14 that succeed in increasing the number of students enrolled in
  1 15 advanced science, mathematics, and technology programs.  The
  1 16 purpose of the program shall be to recognize schools that have
  1 17 taken the initiative to increase and encourage a diverse
  1 18 population of students to enroll in advanced science,
  1 19 mathematics, and technology programs.  The director shall
  1 20 develop an application procedure and make applications
  1 21 available upon request, and shall develop criteria for the
  1 22 recognition of exemplary schools and programs based on the
  1 23 percentage of increase in the number of students enrolled in
  1 24 advanced science, mathematics, and technology programs; the
  1 25 diversity of the student population enrolled in the programs;
  1 26 and the achievement levels of the students enrolled in the
  1 27 programs.  The director shall also establish a process to
  1 28 publicly honor the recipients chosen pursuant to this
  1 29 subsection and shall create a noteworthy symbol or certificate
  1 30 of honor suitable for public display in the community by the
  1 31 recipient schools.
  1 32                           EXPLANATION
  1 33    This bill requires the director of the department of
  1 34 education to develop and administer a program to identify and
  1 35 honor annually elementary and secondary schools that succeed
  2  1 in increasing the number and diversity of students enrolled in
  2  2 advanced science, mathematics, and technology programs; to
  2  3 develop criteria for the recognition of exemplary schools and
  2  4 programs; to establish a process to publicly honor the
  2  5 recipients chosen; and to create a noteworthy symbol or
  2  6 certificate of honor suitable for public display in the
  2  7 community by the recipient schools.
  2  8    The state board of education is directed to adopt rules for
  2  9 the administration of the program and to set the number of
  2 10 awards to be issued annually.
  2 11 LSB 6193YH 80
  2 12 kh/gg/14