House File 879 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  TYMESON


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act directing the department of education to conduct a study
  2    of high school equivalency diploma options, requirements, and
  3    fees.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2716YH 82
  6 kh/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == HIGH SCHOOL
  1  2 EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA STUDY.  The department of education shall
  1  3 conduct a study of the range of high school equivalency
  1  4 diploma options available to individuals.  In conducting the
  1  5 study, the department shall also review and compare program
  1  6 application and admission to testing requirements; test
  1  7 preparation requirements; pretesting, practice testing, and
  1  8 retesting requirements, including scoring requirements; as
  1  9 well as the associated fees set by institutions offering high
  1 10 school equivalency diploma or general educational development
  1 11 programs, courses, and testing.  The department shall submit
  1 12 its findings and recommendations in a report to the general
  1 13 assembly by January 14, 2008.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill directs the department of education to conduct a
  1 16 study of the range of high school equivalency diploma options
  1 17 available to individuals.  The department must also review and
  1 18 compare program application and admission to testing
  1 19 requirements; test preparation requirements; pretesting,
  1 20 practice testing, and retesting requirements, including
  1 21 scoring requirements; as well as the associated fees set by
  1 22 institutions offering high school equivalency diploma or
  1 23 general educational development programs, courses, and
  1 24 testing.  The department must submit its findings and
  1 25 recommendations in a report to the general assembly by January
  1 26 14, 2008.
  1 27 LSB 2716YH 82
  1 28 kh:nh/je/5