House File 2008 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY MURPHY
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the development and implementation of a
2 citizenship grade by the board of directors of a school
3 district.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 279.63 CITIZENSHIP GRADE.
1 2 1. The board of directors of a school district shall
1 3 prescribe procedures for the establishment and implementation
1 4 of a citizenship grade for students enrolled in grades seven
1 5 through twelve in a manner that makes evident the connection
1 6 between academic achievement, attitude, and individual
1 7 responsibility. The board shall appoint an advisory committee
1 8 to assist the board in determining a set of behavioral
1 9 standards by which students will be assessed and graded. The
1 10 members of the advisory committee shall include, but shall not
1 11 be limited to, licensed practitioners, parents, and a
1 12 representative from the local area education agency. The
1 13 board shall adopt, giving due consideration to the
1 14 recommendations of the advisory committee, a set of standards
1 15 to be used to assess and grade a student's behavior. The
1 16 board shall periodically examine the efficacy of the
1 17 citizenship grade and make adjustments as needed in accordance
1 18 with this section.
1 19 2. Commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2006,
1 20 the board of directors of a school district shall provide for
1 21 the assessment of a student's behavior against the standards
1 22 adopted by the board pursuant to subsection 1, and shall
1 23 include the behavioral assessment in the student's report
1 24 card, portfolio, or other periodic assessment of the student's
1 25 achievement.
1 26 Sec. 2. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance
1 27 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring
1 28 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall
1 29 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid
1 30 received by the school district under section 257.16. This
1 31 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed
1 32 to meet all the state funding=related requirements of section
1 33 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be
1 34 necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and
1 35 enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill directs school district boards of directors to
2 3 prescribe procedures for the establishment and implementation
2 4 of a citizenship grade for students enrolled in grades 7
2 5 through 12.
2 6 Each board must adopt a set of standards for assessing and
2 7 grading a student's behavior, periodically examine the
2 8 efficacy of the citizenship grade and make adjustments as
2 9 needed, and appoint an advisory committee, including licensed
2 10 practitioners, parents, and a representative from the local
2 11 area education agency, to assist in determining a set of
2 12 behavioral standards by which students will be assessed and
2 13 graded.
2 14 Commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2006, the
2 15 board must assess each student's behavior against the
2 16 standards and must include the assessment in the student's
2 17 report card, portfolio, or other periodic assessment of the
2 18 student's achievement.
2 19 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
2 20 section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any
2 21 state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school
2 22 district from state school foundation aid received by the
2 23 school district under Code section 257.16.
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