HF 2037 (LSB 5338YH (3) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2037

BY  HEARTSILL

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring the department of education to convene a work group for streamlining the public school administration system in Iowa.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WORK GROUP —— STREAMLINING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM.  The department of education shall convene a work group of education stakeholders, including but not limited to the Iowa association of school boards, the school administrators of Iowa, and representatives of Iowa’s area education agencies and approved administrator preparation programs to review the public school administration system in order to develop a comprehensive proposal to reduce paperwork, red tape, duplication, and bureaucracy to allow administrators to focus their efforts as instructional leaders on improving teaching and learning activities and outcomes. The review shall encompass federal, state, and professional requirements applicable to administrators. The work group shall identify opportunities for streamlining regulatory and reporting requirements. The department of education shall provide staffing services for the work group. The work group shall submit its findings, recommendations, and comprehensive proposal in a report to the state board of education, the governor, and the general assembly by December 15, 2014.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   The bill directs the department of education to convene a work group of education stakeholders, including but not limited to the Iowa association of school boards, the school administrators of Iowa, and representatives of Iowa’s area education agencies and approved administrator preparation programs to review the public school administration system in order to develop a comprehensive proposal to reduce paperwork, red tape, duplication, and bureaucracy to allow administrators to focus their efforts as instructional leaders on improving teaching and learning activities and outcomes. The review shall encompass federal, state, and professional requirements applicable to administrators. The work group shall identify opportunities for streamlining regulatory and reporting requirements. The department shall provide staffing services for the work group. The work group shall submit its findings, recommendations, and comprehensive proposal in a report to the state board of education, the governor, and the general assembly by December 15, 2014.