S.F. 2281 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, Code 1 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. Adopt rules that establish a core curriculum for 3 prekindergarten through grade twelve and requiring, beginning 4 with the students in the 2010-2011 school year graduating 5 class, high school graduation requirements for all students 6 in school districts and accredited nonpublic schools that 7 include at a minimum satisfactory completion of four years of 8 English and language arts, three years of mathematics, three 9 years of science, and three years of social studies. The core 10 curriculum adopted shall address the core content standards 11 in subsection 28 and the skills and knowledge students need 12 to be successful in the twenty-first century by July 1, 2011, 13 for prekindergarten through grade twelve shall include English 14 language arts; mathematics; history and social science; and 15 science, technology, and engineering . The core curriculum 16 shall include social studies and twenty-first century learning 17 skills which include but are not limited to civic literacy, 18 health literacy, technology literacy, financial literacy, and 19 employability skills; and shall address the curricular needs of 20 students in kindergarten through grade twelve in those areas. 21 The department shall further define the twenty-first century 22 learning skills components by rule. 23 Sec. 2. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph b, Code 24 Supplement 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph. 25 Sec. 3. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2009, is amended by 26 adding the following new subsection: 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 59. Grant waivers to school districts 28 and accredited nonpublic schools that are unable to meet the 29 deadlines established pursuant to section 280.3, subsection 30 3, for a core curriculum implementation plan, or for 31 implementation of the core curriculum or core curriculum 32 subject areas. However, a waiver granted pursuant to this 33 subsection shall be valid for not more than two years beyond 34 the deadline specified in section 280.3, subsection 3, for 35 -1- LSB 5455XS (4) 83 kh/sc 1/ 3

S.F. 2281 which the waiver was granted. This subsection is repealed July 1 1, 2017. 2 Sec. 4. Section 280.3, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 3 following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. The board of directors of each public 5 school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic 6 school may file a written request with the department of 7 education asking that the department waive one or more of the 8 core curriculum plan or implementation deadlines specified in 9 subsection 3 pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 59. This 10 subsection is repealed July 1, 2017. 11 Sec. 5. CORE CURRICULUM MODEL. In developing the core 12 curriculum pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph 13 “a” , the state board of education shall use the curriculum 14 frameworks adopted by the state board of education for the 15 commonwealth of Massachusetts that were in use in that state in 16 fiscal year 2010. 17 Sec. 6. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 18 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 19 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall 20 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid 21 received by the school district under section 257.16. This 22 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed 23 to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of 24 section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding 25 shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act 26 by and enforcement of this Act against all affected school 27 districts. 28 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The sections of this Act 29 enacting section 256.9, subsection 59, and enacting section 30 280.3, subsection 6, being deemed of immediate importance, take 31 effect upon enactment. 32 EXPLANATION 33 This bill requires the Iowa board of education to adopt by 34 July 1, 2011, as the state core curriculum, a core curriculum 35 -2- LSB 5455XS (4) 83 kh/sc 2/ 3

S.F. 2281 modeled on the frameworks established and implemented in 1 2010 by the state board of education for the commonwealth of 2 Massachusetts for prekindergarten through grade 12 in English 3 language arts; mathematics; history and social science; and 4 science, technology, and engineering. 5 Currently, school districts and accredited nonpublic schools 6 must adopt at least one core curriculum subject area each 7 year for grades nine through 12, with full implementation 8 required by July 1, 2012; and must adopt an implementation 9 plan by July 1, 2012, which provides for full implementation 10 of the core curriculum for kindergarten through grade eight 11 by the 2014-2015 school year. The bill requires the director 12 of the department of education to grant waivers to school 13 districts and accredited nonpublic schools that cannot meet the 14 deadlines established in Code for the implementation of the 15 core curriculum and which submit to the department a waiver 16 request. A waiver can be allowed for not more than two years 17 beyond the deadline for which the waiver was granted. The 18 provisions related to the waiver are repealed July 1, 2017. 19 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 20 section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of 21 any state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school 22 district from state school foundation aid received by the 23 school district under Code section 257.16. The specification 24 is deemed to constitute state compliance with any state mandate 25 funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2. The 26 inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the 27 requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state 28 mandates included in the bill. 29 -3- LSB 5455XS (4) 83 kh/sc 3/ 3