House File 703 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HF 357)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the indicators used to assess the
  2    effectiveness of school ready children grants under the
  3    community empowerment initiative.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1336HV 83
  6 jp/nh/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 28.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    a.  Identify the indicators that will be used to assess the
  1  4 effectiveness of the school ready children grants, including
  1  5 the amount of early intellectual stimulation of very young
  1  6 children, the basic skill levels of students entering school,
  1  7 language development and communication skills, the health
  1  8 status of children, the incidence of child abuse and neglect,
  1  9 the level of parental involvement with their children, and the
  1 10 degree of quality of and accessibility to child care.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill relates to the indicators used to assess the
  1 13 effectiveness of school ready children grants under the
  1 14 community empowerment initiative by amending Code section
  1 15 28.8, relating to requirements for the grant program.
  1 16    Current law requires these indicators to be jointly
  1 17 identified by the departments of education, human services,
  1 18 and public health.  The bill requires the indicators to assess
  1 19 language development and communication skills.
  1 20 LSB 1336HV 83
  1 21 jp/nh/5