House File 2433 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY MASCHER, JOCHUM, WINCKLER, LENSING, and WESSEL=KROESCHELL Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the recommendations of the institute for 2 tomorrow's workforce and making appropriations. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6239HH 81 5 kh/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. INSTITUTE FOR TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE. There is 1 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 1 3 department of management for allocation to the institute for 1 4 tomorrow's workforce created under chapter 7K, for the fiscal 1 5 year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the 1 6 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 1 7 used for the purposes designated: 1 8 For the activities of the institute created pursuant to 1 9 section 7K.1, subject to the matching fund requirement of that 1 10 section, and as provided in this section: 1 11 .................................................. $ 1,050,000 1 12 The funds appropriated in this section shall be allocated 1 13 as follows: 1 14 1. The amount of $250,000 for support of the operations 1 15 and activities of the institute. 1 16 2. The amount of $300,000 to determine, in consultation 1 17 with education stakeholders and professional consultants, the 1 18 content area knowledge and skills and assessments necessary to 1 19 measure the content and skills to prepare Iowa learners for 1 20 the demands of the 21st century. 1 21 3. The amount of $500,000 to conduct an independent and 1 22 thorough study of the current financing for pre=kindergarten, 1 23 kindergarten through grade 12, and community colleges in order 1 24 to develop adequate financial support for a performance=based 1 25 education system. The study shall include a review of the 1 26 current taxing structures; address the adequacy, fairness, and 1 27 flexibility of current funding levels; and consider the 1 28 adoption of the national average for per=pupil funding. 1 29 4. The institute shall submit its findings and 1 30 recommendations, including proposed legislation, resulting 1 31 from the review and study conducted pursuant to subsections 2 1 32 and 3 in a report to the chairpersons and ranking members of 1 33 the joint appropriations subcommittee on education by January 1 34 15, 2007. 1 35 5. The institute shall coordinate and deploy a public 2 1 relations campaign, in cooperation with the department of 2 2 education, the state board of regents, the private sector, 2 3 and, as possible, with other state or national initiatives, to 2 4 heighten citizen awareness of the critical need for education 2 5 improvements in Iowa. The campaign may involve the advocacy 2 6 and resources of business, research, and education. The 2 7 campaign shall involve media, forums, focus groups, polling 2 8 and town meetings, and networks of organizations and 2 9 associations. 2 10 Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT == EDUCATIONAL DELIVERY 2 11 SYSTEM COMMISSION. There is appropriated from the general 2 12 fund of the state to the department of management for the 2 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, 2 14 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 2 15 be used for the purposes designated: 2 16 For the activities and operations of the educational 2 17 delivery system commission established pursuant to this 2 18 section: 2 19 .................................................. $ 1,250,000 2 20 1. An educational delivery system commission is 2 21 established to create a plan for a performance=based 2 22 proficiency system in which learners from prekindergarten 2 23 through postsecondary progress at their own rate regardless of 2 24 age and demonstrate proficiency through their skills and 2 25 knowledge. The plan shall address the changes required to 2 26 establish a performance=based, learner=centered educational 2 27 delivery system, including but not limited to the realignment 2 28 of school districts, area education agencies, state 2 29 postsecondary institutions, and the department of education; 2 30 and the specific quantitative and qualitative indicators and 2 31 recommendations on management, governance, faculty salaries, 2 32 services, boundaries, funding, optimum size and administrative 2 33 efficiencies. 2 34 2. The commission shall be composed of fourteen members 2 35 appointed as follows: 3 1 a. One member appointed by the governor. 3 2 b. The director of the department of education or the 3 3 director's designee. 3 4 c. The chairperson of the state board of regents or the 3 5 chairperson's designee. 3 6 d. One member appointed by the Iowa association of 3 7 community college trustees. 3 8 e. One member appointed by the Iowa association of 3 9 community college presidents. 3 10 f. One member appointed by the area education agencies. 3 11 g. One member appointed by the Iowa state education 3 12 association. 3 13 h. One legislative member appointed by the president of 3 14 the senate, after consultation with the majority leader of the 3 15 senate. 3 16 i. One legislative member appointed by the minority leader 3 17 of the senate. 3 18 j. One legislative member appointed by the speaker of the 3 19 house of representatives. 3 20 k. One legislative member appointed by the minority leader 3 21 of the house of representatives. 3 22 l. One member appointed by the Iowa association of school 3 23 boards. 3 24 m. One member appointed by the school administrators of 3 25 Iowa. 3 26 n. One member appointed by the Iowa association of 3 27 business and industry. 3 28 3. The commission shall submit its plan, including 3 29 proposed changes to the Code of Iowa and administrative rules 3 30 needed to implement the plan, to the general assembly by 3 31 January 15, 2007. The general assembly may approve or reject 3 32 the plan, but shall not amend or modify the plan. If the 3 33 general assembly and the governor approve the plan, the plan 3 34 shall take effect July 1, 2009. 3 35 Sec. 3. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM. 4 1 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 4 2 the department of education for each fiscal year in the fiscal 4 3 period beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2008, the 4 4 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 4 5 used for the purposes designated: 4 6 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 4 7 program established pursuant to chapter 284: 4 8 FY 2006=2007...................................... $177,250,000 4 9 FY 2007=2008...................................... $327,250,000 4 10 Sec. 4. Section 256.7, subsection 26, Code Supplement 4 11 2005, is amended to read as follows: 4 12 26.DevelopAdopt rules requiring school districts and 4 13 accredited nonpublic schools to offer a core curriculum. The 4 14 state board shall develop a model core curriculum, taking into 4 15 consideration the recommendations of the American college 4 16 testing program, inc. The state board shall set a goal of 4 17 increasing the number of students graduating from secondary 4 18 school who have successfully completed a core curriculum, by 4 19 July 1, 2009, to eighty percent of all students graduating 4 20 from secondary schools in this state, except that the goal 4 21 shall be exclusive of students who have special or alternative 4 22 means for satisfying graduation requirements under 4 23 individualized educational plans developed for the students. 4 24 The state board shall offer materials and support to school 4 25 districts and accredited nonpublic schools designed to 4 26 increase the number of students taking the complete American 4 27 college testing program, inc., college entrance examination, 4 28 including the writing test, and shall establish a goal of 4 29 increasing the number of students statewide taking the 4 30 examination to fifty percent of the senior high school 4 31 students enrolled in school districts and accredited nonpublic 4 32 schools throughout the state. The state board shall also 4 33 establish a goal of maintaining the statewide average score on 4 34 the examination at not less than twenty=two. For purposes of 4 35 this section, "core curriculum" means the minimum number of 5 1 specific high school courses that a student needs to take in 5 2 preparation for advanced career and vocational purposes. 5 3 Sec. 5. Section 262.9, Code Supplement 2005, is amended by 5 4 adding the following new subsection: 5 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 31. Adopt rules establishing 5 6 performance=based proficiencies as the primary determiner of 5 7 entry and enrollment, and requiring the institutions of higher 5 8 education under its control to accept the performance=based 5 9 proficiencies as the primary determiner of entry and 5 10 enrollment requirements by July 1, 2010. The board shall also 5 11 establish high postsecondary graduation and student retention 5 12 rates for all of the institutions of higher education under 5 13 its control. 5 14 Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHER SALARY STUDY. The 5 15 department of education shall conduct a study of teacher 5 16 salaries, including the minimum level necessary to recruit and 5 17 retain quality teachers and the salary levels necessary to 5 18 move this state to the national average in teacher's salary 5 19 paid. The department shall develop a plan to increase teacher 5 20 salaries which shall include a market factor that allows 5 21 school districts to attract teachers in geographic, socio= 5 22 economic, and subject=area shortage areas. The plan shall 5 23 recognize geographic wage differentials and recommend 5 24 incentives for traditionally hard=to=staff schools, subject= 5 25 area shortages, and for improving the racial and ethnic 5 26 diversity in school district teaching staffs. The department 5 27 shall submit its plan, including recommendations for proposed 5 28 legislation, in a report to the chairpersons and ranking 5 29 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on education 5 30 by January 15, 2007. 5 31 Sec. 7. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS == PERFORMANCE=BASED 5 32 PROFICIENCIES ADMISSIONS == STRATEGY. The rules relating to 5 33 the use of performance=based proficiencies adopted by the 5 34 state board of regents pursuant to section 262.9, subsection 5 35 31, if enacted by this Act, shall meet or exceed the 6 1 provisions of administrative rule 681 IAC 1.1(1) in effect on 6 2 January 1, 2006. The state board of regents shall develop a 6 3 five=year strategy for replacing class rank and grade=point 6 4 averages as basic indicators of college readiness with the 6 5 performance=based proficiencies adopted pursuant to section 6 6 262.9, subsection 31, if enacted by this Act. The board shall 6 7 submit the strategy to the chairpersons and ranking members of 6 8 the senate and house of representatives standing committees on 6 9 education by January 15, 2007. 6 10 Sec. 8. POSTSECONDARY COMPETITIVE SALARIES STUDY. The 6 11 state board of regents, in cooperation with the department of 6 12 education, shall convene a working group to study 6 13 postsecondary faculty salaries paid in community colleges and 6 14 state universities throughout the state. The department of 6 15 education shall provide, at the request of the state board of 6 16 regents, information and assistance as necessary. The study 6 17 shall compare postsecondary faculty salaries paid at public 6 18 colleges and universities in Iowa with those paid by public 6 19 colleges and universities in neighboring states and throughout 6 20 the country. The study shall review the effects competitive 6 21 salaries and compensation packages have on the recruitment and 6 22 retention of faculty and students and shall consider what 6 23 levels of compensation are best for recruiting and retaining 6 24 faculty. The state board of regents shall submit its findings 6 25 and recommendations in a report to the chairpersons and 6 26 ranking members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on 6 27 education by January 15, 2007. 6 28 EXPLANATION 6 29 This bill relates to the recommendations of the institute 6 30 for tomorrow's workforce and makes appropriations from the 6 31 general fund of the state for FY 2006=2007 to the department 6 32 of management for purposes of the institute and for purposes 6 33 of an educational delivery system commission established under 6 34 the bill, and to the department of education for FY 2006=2007 6 35 and FY 2007=2008 for the student achievement and teacher 7 1 quality program. 7 2 INSTITUTE FOR TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE. The bill provides 7 3 $250,000 for support of the operations and activities of the 7 4 institute, $300,000 to determine the content area knowledge 7 5 and skills and assessments necessary to measure the content 7 6 and skills to prepare Iowa learners for the demands of the 7 7 21st Century, and $500,000 to conduct a study of the current 7 8 financing for pre=k=14 in order to develop adequate financial 7 9 support for a performance=based system. The bill requires 7 10 that the institute submit its findings and recommendations in 7 11 a report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint 7 12 appropriations subcommittee on education by January 15, 2007. 7 13 Statute requires that moneys appropriated to the institute be 7 14 matched on a $1=for=$1 basis. 7 15 The institute is also directed to coordinate and deploy a 7 16 public relations campaign to heighten citizen awareness of the 7 17 critical need for education improvements in Iowa. 7 18 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT == EDUCATIONAL DELIVERY SYSTEM 7 19 COMMISSION. The bill appropriates $1.25 million for the 7 20 activities and operations of an educational delivery system 7 21 commission established under the bill. The commission is 7 22 directed to develop a plan addressing the changes required to 7 23 establish a performance=based, learner=centered educational 7 24 delivery system, including but not limited to the realignment 7 25 of school districts, area education agencies, state 7 26 postsecondary institutions, and the department of education; 7 27 and the specific quantitative and qualitative indicators and 7 28 recommendations on management, governance, faculty salaries, 7 29 services, boundaries, funding, optimum size, and 7 30 administrative efficiencies. The commission must submit its 7 31 plan, including proposed changes to the Code of Iowa and 7 32 administrative rules needed to implement the plan, to the 7 33 general assembly by January 15, 2007. The general assembly 7 34 may approve or reject the plan, but cannot amend or modify the 7 35 plan. If the general assembly and the governor approve the 8 1 plan, it takes effect July 1, 2009. 8 2 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM. The bill 8 3 appropriates approximately $177.25 million in FY 2006=2007, 8 4 and $327.25 million in FY 2007=2008 for the student 8 5 achievement and teacher quality program. Approximately $300 8 6 million over the two=year period will be allocated to school 8 7 districts and area education agencies for salaries and career 8 8 development. 8 9 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. The bill requires the state 8 10 board of education to adopt rules requiring school districts 8 11 and accredited nonpublic schools to offer a core curriculum; 8 12 to offer materials and support to school districts and schools 8 13 designed to increase the number of students taking the 8 14 American college testing, inc., college entrance examination; 8 15 and to establish goals related to increasing the number of 8 16 students taking the examination and to maintaining a statewide 8 17 average score of 22 on the examination. 8 18 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS == PERFORMANCE=BASED PROFICIENCIES 8 19 == POSTSECONDARY COMPETITIVE SALARIES STUDY. The bill 8 20 requires the state board of regents to adopt rules 8 21 establishing performance=based proficiencies as the primary 8 22 determiner of entry and enrollment requirements and requiring 8 23 the state universities to accept by July 1, 2010, and to 8 24 establish high postsecondary graduation and student retention 8 25 rates for the state universities. The proficiencies adopted 8 26 by the state board must meet or exceed the admissions 8 27 provisions currently in administrative rule. The state board 8 28 must develop a five=year strategy for replacing class rank and 8 29 grade=point averages as basic indicators of college readiness 8 30 with the performance=based proficiencies. The board must 8 31 submit the strategy to the chairpersons and ranking members of 8 32 the senate and house of representatives standing committees on 8 33 education by January 15, 2007. 8 34 The state board, in cooperation with the department of 8 35 education, is directed to convene a working group to study 9 1 postsecondary faculty salaries paid in community colleges and 9 2 state universities throughout the state and compare those 9 3 salaries with postsecondary faculty salaries paid at public 9 4 colleges and universities in neighboring states and throughout 9 5 the country. The study must review the effects competitive 9 6 salaries and compensation packages have on the recruitment and 9 7 retention of faculty and students and consider what levels of 9 8 compensation are best for recruiting and retaining faculty. 9 9 The state board of regents shall submit its findings and 9 10 recommendations in a report to the chairpersons and ranking 9 11 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on education 9 12 by January 15, 2007. 9 13 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHER SALARY STUDY. The bill 9 14 requires the department of education to conduct a study of 9 15 teacher salaries, including the minimum level necessary to 9 16 recruit and retain quality teachers and the salary levels 9 17 necessary to move this state to the national average in 9 18 teacher's salary paid. The department must develop a plan to 9 19 increase teacher salaries that includes a market factor that 9 20 allows school districts to attract teachers in geographic, 9 21 socio=economic, and subject=area shortage areas. The 9 22 department must submit its plan in a report to the 9 23 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 9 24 subcommittee on education by January 15, 2007. 9 25 LSB 6239HH 81 9 26 kh:nh/je/5