Senate File 2132 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY MULDER Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to a state of Iowa scholar program to award 2 certificates of recognition to qualified graduating seniors. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5905XS 81 5 kh/cf/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256.24 STATE OF IOWA SCHOLARS 1 2 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. 1 3 1. A state of Iowa scholar recognition program is created 1 4 to award state of Iowa scholar certificates of recognition to 1 5 high school students who graduate with a minimum grade point 1 6 average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and attain a composite score of 1 7 at least twenty=seven on the national college admission and 1 8 placement examination published by the American college 1 9 testing program, inc., or an equivalent score on another 1 10 national standardized college admissions examination. 1 11 2. The governor and the general assembly shall issue the 1 12 state of Iowa scholar certificates of recognition annually to 1 13 students who have met the criteria specified in subsection 1. 1 14 3. The department shall provide staffing and 1 15 administrative support for the program. A school district or 1 16 accredited nonpublic school may submit to the department the 1 17 names of students who qualify for an award in accordance with 1 18 this subsection on forms and by the date specified by the 1 19 department. 1 20 4. The department shall publicize the program to school 1 21 districts and accredited nonpublic schools on its internet 1 22 website. The department shall also list annually on its 1 23 internet website the name of each student who is awarded a 1 24 state of Iowa scholar certificate, the school district from 1 25 which the student graduated, and the city in which the student 1 26 resides. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 This bill creates a state of Iowa scholar program to award 1 29 state of Iowa scholar certificates of recognition to high 1 30 school students who graduate with a minimum grade point 1 31 average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and attain a composite score of 1 32 at least 27 on the national college admission and placement 1 33 examination published by the American college testing program, 1 34 inc., or an equivalent score on another national standardized 1 35 college admissions examination. The governor and the general 2 1 assembly shall issue the certificates of recognition annually 2 2 to qualified students. 2 3 The department of education is directed to provide staffing 2 4 and administrative support for the program. A school district 2 5 or accredited nonpublic school may submit to the department 2 6 the names of students who qualify for an award. The 2 7 department must publicize the program to school districts and 2 8 accredited nonpublic schools on its website; and list on its 2 9 website the name of each student who is awarded a certificate, 2 10 the school district from which the student graduated, and the 2 11 city in which the student resides. 2 12 LSB 5905XS 81 2 13 kh:nh/cf/24