Senate File 177 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY ANGELO, BEALL, WIECK,
DVORSKY, and PUTNEY
(COMPANION TO LSB 1874HH
BY BOAL)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to education technology, including the creation
2 of an Iowa learning technology commission and pilot program,
3 establishment of a research triangle and clearinghouse, and
4 allowing for the use of physical plant and equipment levy
5 revenues for education technology.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 262.9, Code 2005, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 31. Establish a research triangle,
1 4 defined by the three institutions of higher learning under the
1 5 board's control, and clearinghouse for purposes of sharing the
1 6 projects and results of kindergarten through grade twelve
1 7 education technology initiatives occurring in Iowa's school
1 8 districts, area education agencies, community colleges, and
1 9 other higher education institutions, with the education
1 10 community within and outside of the state. Dissemination of
1 11 and access to planning, financing, curriculum, professional
1 12 development, preservice training, project implementation
1 13 strategies, and results shall be centralized to allow school
1 14 districts from across the state to gain ideas from each other
1 15 regarding the integration of technology in the classroom.
1 16 Sec. 2. Section 280A.1, Code 2005, is amended by adding
1 17 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
1 18 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Public and private partners
1 19 shall be involved in the development of the planning,
1 20 implementation, and outcomes for the initiative. A leadership
1 21 group shall be established consisting of members representing
1 22 kindergarten through grade twelve education stakeholders,
1 23 community college and other higher education stakeholders, as
1 24 well as members of the general assembly, and representatives
1 25 from the governor's office, business, economic development,
1 26 technology, and finance.
1 27 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 280A.2 IOWA LEARNING TECHNOLOGY
1 28 COMMISSION == MEMBERS.
1 29 1. COMMISSION CREATED. An Iowa learning technology
1 30 commission is created to administer the Iowa learning
1 31 technology initiative, including creation of a pilot program
1 32 pursuant to section 280A.4, to be implemented through local
1 33 and public=private partnerships that may include, but is not
1 34 limited to, use of one=to=one student learning technology.
1 35 2. MEMBERS. The commission shall initially be appointed
2 1 no later than July 1, 2005, and shall consist of eighteen
2 2 members appointed as follows:
2 3 a. Nine voting members who shall be members of the general
2 4 public and shall be appointed as follows:
2 5 (1) Two members shall be appointed by the governor.
2 6 (2) Two members shall be appointed by the president of the
2 7 senate.
2 8 (3) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader
2 9 of the senate.
2 10 (4) Two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the
2 11 house of representatives.
2 12 (5) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader
2 13 of the house of representatives.
2 14 (6) One member who is a member of the state board of
2 15 education shall be appointed by the chairperson of the state
2 16 board.
2 17 b. Nine ex officio, nonvoting members who shall be
2 18 appointed as follows:
2 19 (1) One member representing public postsecondary education
2 20 institutions who is employed by a public postsecondary
2 21 education institution shall be appointed by the governor.
2 22 (2) Three members representing three different school
2 23 districts shall be appointed by the governor as follows:
2 24 (a) One member shall be a teacher employed by a school
2 25 district or area education agency who is appointed from a list
2 26 of three names submitted by a certified employee organization
2 27 representing teachers licensed under chapter 272.
2 28 (b) One member shall be an administrator employed by a
2 29 school district who is appointed from a list of three names
2 30 submitted by a statewide organization representing
2 31 administrators licensed under chapter 272.
2 32 (c) One member shall be a member of a board of directors
2 33 of a school district who is appointed by a statewide
2 34 organization representing school boards.
2 35 (3) One member representing area education agencies shall
3 1 be appointed by the governor from a list of three names
3 2 submitted by area education agency administrators.
3 3 (4) One member who is a member of the senate shall be
3 4 appointed by the president of the senate.
3 5 (5) One member who is a member of the senate shall be
3 6 appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
3 7 (6) One member who is a member of the house of
3 8 representatives shall be appointed by the speaker of the house
3 9 of representatives.
3 10 (7) One member who is a member of the house of
3 11 representatives shall be appointed by the minority leader of
3 12 the house of representatives.
3 13 3. EXPERIENCE AND SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE. In appointing
3 14 members to the commission, proper consideration shall be given
3 15 to persons with experience or special knowledge in one or more
3 16 of the following areas: education, business, economic
3 17 development, technology, and finance.
3 18 4. BALANCE. Commission members shall be appointed in
3 19 compliance with sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Appointments of
3 20 public members shall be made to provide broad representation
3 21 of the various geographical areas of the state insofar as
3 22 possible.
3 23 5. CHAIRPERSONS. The commission shall elect a chairperson
3 24 and a vice chairperson annually from among the voting members
3 25 of the commission. A member shall not serve as a chairperson
3 26 or vice chairperson for more than three consecutive years.
3 27 6. MEETINGS. The commission shall meet at least three
3 28 times each year.
3 29 7. QUORUM. A majority of the voting members constitutes a
3 30 quorum for the transaction of any official business.
3 31 8. TERMS OF MEMBERS. The members shall be appointed to
3 32 three=year staggered terms and the terms shall commence and
3 33 end as provided by section 69.19. If a vacancy occurs, a
3 34 successor shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term. A
3 35 successor shall be appointed in the same manner and subject to
4 1 the same qualifications as the original appointment to serve
4 2 the unexpired term.
4 3 9. EXPENSES. Members of the commission are entitled to
4 4 receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while
4 5 engaged in the performance of official duties from funds
4 6 appropriated to the department of education for that purpose,
4 7 except that legislators' expenses shall be paid from funds
4 8 appropriated by section 2.12.
4 9 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 280A.3 COMMISSION DUTIES.
4 10 The commission shall:
4 11 1. Develop and administer the Iowa learning technology
4 12 pilot program in accordance with section 280A.4. The
4 13 commission shall determine application and selection
4 14 processes, and the minimum requirements for selection of pilot
4 15 program participants.
4 16 2. Develop an accurate assessment, prior to implementing
4 17 the pilot program as provided in section 280A.4 and with the
4 18 collaboration of the department of education, of the current
4 19 status of technology in Iowa's public school classrooms
4 20 supported by reliable data. Data collected and assessed shall
4 21 include the number of computers and their appropriate
4 22 corresponding use; the costs for hardware, software, staff
4 23 development, instructional staff, and technology support
4 24 staff; sources of funds used for school district technology
4 25 budgets; and an inventory of technology=based kindergarten
4 26 through grade twelve curricula.
4 27 3. Identify and coordinate, in collaboration with the
4 28 department of education, current public, private, federal,
4 29 state, community college, and local revenue sources used for
4 30 kindergarten through grade twelve educational technology at
4 31 the school district, area education agency, and state levels.
4 32 The commission shall utilize the information to determine a
4 33 budget with recommended appropriations for statewide
4 34 kindergarten through grade twelve education technology.
4 35 4. Submit the data assessed and the budget determined
5 1 pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 in a report to the house and
5 2 senate standing education committees and the joint
5 3 subcommittee on education appropriations of the general
5 4 assembly by January 15, 2006.
5 5 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 280A.4 PILOT PROGRAM.
5 6 1. The Iowa learning technology commission created in
5 7 section 280A.2 shall develop and administer the Iowa learning
5 8 technology pilot program to encourage innovation, increase
5 9 student achievement, and ensure that technology is used on the
5 10 basis of best practices. The pilot program should be designed
5 11 to obtain valid and reliable evidence of the impact on student
5 12 achievement from the use of technology, which may include a
5 13 "one=to=one" initiative; further demonstrate successful
5 14 district=to=vendor relationships and possibilities; identify
5 15 local district educational and fiscal planning and
5 16 implementation strategies; and gain a better understanding of
5 17 the current status of technology in Iowa schools. The goal of
5 18 the pilot program is to provide results and additional
5 19 information necessary for the general assembly to commit state
5 20 funds toward implementation of a statewide technology
5 21 initiative. From moneys appropriated to the department of
5 22 education for purposes of the pilot program, the pilot program
5 23 shall consist of state=funded competitive grants to Iowa
5 24 school districts that are matched locally with public or
5 25 private, federal, state, or local financing as determined by
5 26 the applicant school district.
5 27 2. The pilot program shall include the following key
5 28 components:
5 29 a. FOCUS ON INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
5 30 THROUGH QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING. The focus on student
5 31 achievement should include identification, for purposes of the
5 32 pilot program as well as for statewide implementation, of the
5 33 age and developmentally appropriate use of educational
5 34 technology that will engage the learner and result in improved
5 35 student achievement opportunities.
6 1 b. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Quality, ongoing
6 2 professional development shall be provided, including best
6 3 practices in the effective use of technology in the classroom.
6 4 c. CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT. Students' technology skills
6 5 shall be integrated into the curriculum and assessed through
6 6 the demonstration of learning within content areas.
6 7 d. EQUITABLE ACCESS. Grant awards under the pilot program
6 8 shall be distributed to school districts that meet the
6 9 selection requirements established by the commission in a
6 10 manner that ensures that students throughout the state have
6 11 equitable access to education opportunities offered via the
6 12 use of technology and telecommunications.
6 13 e. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLANNING. Due consideration
6 14 shall be given to future sustainability of learning technology
6 15 resources by adapting to future educational needs and
6 16 technology changes and by avoiding obsolescence of learning
6 17 technology resources.
6 18 f. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Grant moneys should be
6 19 distributed in such a manner as to foster economic development
6 20 across all regions of the state and to prepare students for an
6 21 economy that embraces technology and innovation.
6 22 g. ACCOUNTABILITY. The pilot program shall include
6 23 methods of measuring progress in the areas of increased
6 24 student engagement; decreased disciplinary problems; increased
6 25 use of computers for writing, analysis, and research; movement
6 26 toward student=centered classrooms; increased parental
6 27 involvement; and increased standardized test scores.
6 28 Sec. 6. Section 298.3, Code 2005, is amended by adding the
6 29 following new subsection:
6 30 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. The purchase, notwithstanding the
6 31 limitation provided in subsection 3, of computer hardware,
6 32 servers, and preloaded software.
6 33 EXPLANATION
6 34 This bill establishes an Iowa learning technology
6 35 commission to administer the Iowa learning technology
7 1 initiative, to be implemented through local and public=
7 2 private partnerships, develop and administer an Iowa learning
7 3 technology pilot program, collect and assess data relating to
7 4 the current status of technology in Iowa's public school
7 5 classrooms, and identify and coordinate current revenue
7 6 sources used for K=12 educational technology; requires the
7 7 state board of regents to establish a research triangle
7 8 composed of the three regents universities and clearinghouse
7 9 for purposes of sharing K=12 education technology initiatives;
7 10 and expands the purposes for which physical plant and
7 11 equipment levies may be used to include computer hardware,
7 12 servers, and preloaded software.
7 13 The initiative administered by the commission may include,
7 14 but is not limited to, establishment of a leadership group,
7 15 use of one=to=one student learning technology and the creation
7 16 of an Iowa learning technology pilot program to encourage
7 17 innovation, increase student achievement, ensure that
7 18 technology is used on the basis of best practices, further
7 19 demonstrate successful district=to=vendor relationships and
7 20 possibilities, and identify local district educational and
7 21 fiscal planning and implementation strategies. The pilot
7 22 program is to be designed to obtain valid and reliable
7 23 evidence of the impact on student achievement from the use of
7 24 technology. The goal of the pilot program is to provide
7 25 results and additional information necessary for the general
7 26 assembly to commit state funds toward implementation of a
7 27 statewide technology initiative. The bill lists the key
7 28 components of the pilot program.
7 29 From moneys appropriated to the department of education for
7 30 purposes of the pilot program, state=funded competitive grants
7 31 are to be made to Iowa school districts that match the state
7 32 funds locally with public or private, federal, other state, or
7 33 local financing as determined by the applicant school
7 34 district.
7 35 The commission is directed to use the information it
8 1 collects regarding current revenue sources to determine a
8 2 budget with recommended appropriations for statewide
8 3 kindergarten through grade 12 education technology. The data
8 4 and the budget and appropriations recommendations must be
8 5 submitted in a report to the house and senate standing
8 6 education committees and the joint subcommittee on education
8 7 appropriations of the general assembly by January 15, 2006.
8 8 The commission consists of nine voting members who are
8 9 members of the general public and nine ex officio, nonvoting
8 10 members who are education professionals or education
8 11 stakeholders.
8 12 The research triangle and clearinghouse to be established
8 13 by the state board of regents is directed to share the
8 14 projects and results of K=12 education technology initiatives
8 15 occurring in Iowa's school districts, area education agencies,
8 16 community colleges, and other higher education institutions,
8 17 with the education community within and outside of the state.
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