House File 414 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 414 BY BYRNES A BILL FOR An Act establishing an education remediation council in the 1 department of education. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1945HH (2) 85 kh/rj

H.F. 414 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256.27 Education remediation 1 council. 2 1. An education remediation council is established within 3 the department. The council shall consist of eight members 4 appointed as follows: 5 a. One member representing the community colleges appointed 6 by the president of the Iowa association of community college 7 presidents. 8 b. One member representing the accredited private 9 institutions appointed by the president of the Iowa association 10 of independent colleges and universities. 11 c. One member representing the institutions of higher 12 education governed by the state board of regents appointed by 13 the president of the state board of regents. 14 d. One member representing the practitioner preparation 15 programs at institutions of higher education governed by the 16 state board of regents appointed by the president of the state 17 board of regents. 18 e. One member representing school districts appointed by the 19 president of the Iowa association of school boards. 20 f. One member representing accredited nonpublic schools 21 appointed by the director. 22 g. One member representing the department appointed by the 23 director. 24 h. One member representing the area education agencies 25 appointed by the area education agency administrators. 26 2. Council members shall serve three-year terms beginning 27 and ending as provided in section 69.19, and appointments shall 28 comply with sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.16C. Vacancies on 29 the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original 30 appointment. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve 31 only for the unexpired portion of the term. 32 3. The member representing the department shall convene the 33 initial meeting. The council shall elect one of its members as 34 chairperson. The council shall meet at least quarterly, and at 35 -1- LSB 1945HH (2) 85 kh/rj 1/ 4

H.F. 414 any time on the call of the chairperson. 1 4. The department shall provide staffing services for the 2 council. 3 5. a. Prior to the initial meeting of the council, the 4 member representing the community colleges shall convene 5 a meeting of members appointed pursuant to subsection 1, 6 paragraphs “a” through “d” to define “remediation” for purposes 7 of the council and outline the skills and expectations for 8 postsecondary level attendance. The definitions and outline 9 shall be distributed and discussed at the initial council 10 meeting. 11 b. The council shall identify measures to help students 12 transition from the secondary to the postsecondary level, 13 limit the cost of remediation, define and standardize the 14 skill sets that determine the need for remediation, and create 15 effective partnerships between secondary schools and higher 16 education institutions. For the fiscal year beginning July 17 1, 2013, the council shall focus on but not be limited to 18 mathematics and English remediation measures. The council 19 shall review activities and services designed to align school 20 district curricula with core postsecondary level requirements 21 and decrease the need for remedial coursework at the secondary 22 school grade level through grade sixteen. The council shall 23 develop strategies to strengthen grade nine through grade 24 sixteen standards, competencies, assessment systems, and the 25 professional development of teachers. 26 6. The council shall submit its findings and 27 recommendations in a report to the state board of education 28 and the general assembly by November 15 annually. The state 29 board and department shall use the findings and recommendations 30 to strengthen the common core curriculum and core content 31 standards. 32 EXPLANATION 33 This bill establishes an education remediation council 34 within the department of education to identify measures to help 35 -2- LSB 1945HH (2) 85 kh/rj 2/ 4

H.F. 414 students transition from the secondary to the postsecondary 1 level, limit the cost of remediation, define and standardize 2 the skill sets that determine the need for remediation, and 3 create effective partnerships between secondary schools and 4 higher education institutions. For the fiscal year beginning 5 July 1, 2013, the council shall focus on but not be limited 6 to mathematics and English remediation measures. The council 7 must review activities and services designed to align school 8 district curricula with core postsecondary level requirements 9 and decrease the need for remedial coursework at the secondary 10 school grade level through grade 16. The council shall develop 11 strategies to strengthen grade 9-16 standards, competencies, 12 assessment systems, and the professional development of 13 teachers. 14 The council consists of eight members appointed to 15 represent community colleges, accredited private postsecondary 16 institutions, regents universities, practitioner preparation 17 programs at the regents universities, school districts, 18 accredited nonpublic schools, the department, and area 19 education agencies. 20 The member representing the department shall convene 21 the initial meeting, at which the council shall elect one 22 of its members as chairperson. The council shall meet 23 at least quarterly, and at any time on the call of the 24 chairperson. Prior to the initial meeting, the member 25 representing the community colleges shall convene a meeting 26 of members representing the community colleges, accredited 27 private postsecondary institutions, regents universities, and 28 practitioner preparation programs at the regents universities 29 to define “remediation” for purposes of the council and outline 30 the skills and expectations for postsecondary level attendance. 31 The definitions and outline shall be distributed and discussed 32 at the initial council meeting. 33 The department shall provide staffing services for the 34 council. 35 -3- LSB 1945HH (2) 85 kh/rj 3/ 4

H.F. 414 The council shall submit its findings and recommendations 1 in a report to the state board of education and the general 2 assembly by November 15 annually. The state board and 3 the department of education must use the findings and 4 recommendations to strengthen the common core curriculum and 5 core content standards. 6 -4- LSB 1945HH (2) 85 kh/rj 4/ 4