House
File
2037
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2037
BY
HEARTSILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
department
of
education
to
convene
a
work
1
group
for
streamlining
the
public
school
administration
2
system
in
Iowa.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
WORK
GROUP
——
1
STREAMLINING
OF
PUBLIC
SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM.
The
2
department
of
education
shall
convene
a
work
group
of
education
3
stakeholders,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
Iowa
association
4
of
school
boards,
the
school
administrators
of
Iowa,
and
5
representatives
of
Iowa’s
area
education
agencies
and
approved
6
administrator
preparation
programs
to
review
the
public
school
7
administration
system
in
order
to
develop
a
comprehensive
8
proposal
to
reduce
paperwork,
red
tape,
duplication,
and
9
bureaucracy
to
allow
administrators
to
focus
their
efforts
10
as
instructional
leaders
on
improving
teaching
and
learning
11
activities
and
outcomes.
The
review
shall
encompass
12
federal,
state,
and
professional
requirements
applicable
to
13
administrators.
The
work
group
shall
identify
opportunities
14
for
streamlining
regulatory
and
reporting
requirements.
The
15
department
of
education
shall
provide
staffing
services
for
16
the
work
group.
The
work
group
shall
submit
its
findings,
17
recommendations,
and
comprehensive
proposal
in
a
report
to
18
the
state
board
of
education,
the
governor,
and
the
general
19
assembly
by
December
15,
2014.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
education
to
convene
24
a
work
group
of
education
stakeholders,
including
but
not
25
limited
to
the
Iowa
association
of
school
boards,
the
school
26
administrators
of
Iowa,
and
representatives
of
Iowa’s
area
27
education
agencies
and
approved
administrator
preparation
28
programs
to
review
the
public
school
administration
system
in
29
order
to
develop
a
comprehensive
proposal
to
reduce
paperwork,
30
red
tape,
duplication,
and
bureaucracy
to
allow
administrators
31
to
focus
their
efforts
as
instructional
leaders
on
improving
32
teaching
and
learning
activities
and
outcomes.
The
review
33
shall
encompass
federal,
state,
and
professional
requirements
34
applicable
to
administrators.
The
work
group
shall
identify
35
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opportunities
for
streamlining
regulatory
and
reporting
1
requirements.
The
department
shall
provide
staffing
services
2
for
the
work
group.
The
work
group
shall
submit
its
findings,
3
recommendations,
and
comprehensive
proposal
in
a
report
to
4
the
state
board
of
education,
the
governor,
and
the
general
5
assembly
by
December
15,
2014.
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