Senate File 16SENATE FILE BY McKINLEY Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring the board of directors of a school district to 2 make completion of a college entrance examination a condition 3 of graduation and making an appropriation. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1597XS 82 6 kh/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 279.54 COLLEGE ADMISSION AND 1 2 PLACEMENT EXAMINATION REQUIRED. 1 3 1. The board of directors of a school district shall 1 4 require all students, as a condition of graduation, to take 1 5 the national college admission and placement examination 1 6 published by the American college testing program, inc. The 1 7 school district shall pay the fee for not more than one 1 8 examination for each student. The school district shall be 1 9 reimbursed for payment of the fee by the department of 1 10 education pursuant to subsection 2. 1 11 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 12 state to the department of education funds sufficient to 1 13 reimburse school districts for the costs of paying examination 1 14 fees as provided in subsection 1. The state board of 1 15 education shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 1 16 establishing procedures for the payment of fees as provided in 1 17 subsection 1 and for the issuance of a waiver in accordance 1 18 with subsection 4. 1 19 3. The results of the examination required pursuant to 1 20 subsection 1 shall be included on the student's final report 1 21 card for the school year during which the examination was 1 22 taken, and shall be part of the student's permanent academic 1 23 record. If a student elects to repeat the examination taken 1 24 pursuant to subsection 1, the student shall be responsible for 1 25 paying the examination fee. The student may request that the 1 26 later results be placed on the student's transcript and 1 27 included in the student's permanent academic record. 1 28 4. The department may waive the examination requirement 1 29 set forth in subsection 1 for a student upon the request of 1 30 the board of directors of a school district if the school 1 31 district has written authorization from a student's parent or 1 32 guardian to exempt the student from the examination 1 33 requirement. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 This bill requires the boards of directors of school 2 1 districts to require all students, as a condition of 2 2 graduation, to take the national college admission and 2 3 placement examination published by the American college 2 4 testing program, inc. The bill includes a standing 2 5 appropriation from the general fund of the state to the 2 6 department of education to reimburse school districts for 2 7 payment of the fees. 2 8 The results of the examination are required to be included 2 9 on the student's final report card for the school year during 2 10 which the examination was taken, and as part of the student's 2 11 permanent academic record. If a student elects to repeat the 2 12 examination, the student must pay the fee, and may request 2 13 that the later results be placed on the student's transcript 2 14 and included in the student's permanent academic record. 2 15 The department may waive the examination requirement for a 2 16 student if the school district submits a request and has 2 17 written authorization from a student's parent or guardian to 2 18 exempt the student from the examination requirement. 2 19 LSB 1597XS 82 2 20 kh:nh/gg/14