Senate File 2311 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act directing the department of education to conduct a study
  2    of parental involvement programs and to develop a parental
  3    involvement liaison project and other mechanisms to increase
  4    personal responsibility and parental involvement in schools
  5    across the state.
  6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  7 TLSB 6563SV 81
  8 kh/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
  1  2 STUDY.  The department of education shall conduct a study of
  1  3 successful parental involvement programs used by school
  1  4 districts within the state and nationally.  The department
  1  5 shall use the information gained from the study to develop a
  1  6 parental involvement liaison pilot project in which school
  1  7 districts and schools throughout the state may apply to
  1  8 participate.  The department shall also use the information
  1  9 gained from the study to develop mechanisms that school
  1 10 districts and schools may use to increase personal
  1 11 responsibility and parental involvement.  The department shall
  1 12 determine a timeline for the implementation of a parental
  1 13 involvement liaison pilot project and other mechanisms as
  1 14 identified, the resources necessary, measures to publicize the
  1 15 project and mechanisms, and shall submit its findings and
  1 16 recommendations in a report to the chairpersons and ranking
  1 17 members of the senate and house of representatives committees
  1 18 on education by January 15, 2007.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill directs the department of education to conduct a
  1 21 study of successful parental involvement programs used by
  1 22 school districts within the state and nationally.  The
  1 23 information gained is to be used by the department to develop
  1 24 a parental involvement liaison pilot project and other
  1 25 mechanisms that school districts and schools throughout the
  1 26 state may apply to participate in or to use to increase
  1 27 personal responsibility and parental involvement.  The
  1 28 department must determine an implementation timeline, the
  1 29 resources necessary, and measures to publicize the project and
  1 30 mechanisms.  By January 15, 2007, the department must submit
  1 31 its findings and recommendations to the chairpersons and
  1 32 ranking members of the senate and house of representatives
  1 33 committees on education.
  1 34 LSB 6563SV 81
  1 35 kh:rj/sh/8