Senate
File
2286
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2286
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3048)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
fine
arts
standards
task
force
and
1
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5316SV
(2)
85
kh/rj
S.F.
2286
Section
1.
FINE
ARTS
STANDARDS
TASK
FORCE.
1
1.
A
fine
arts
standards
task
force
is
established
to
2
review
and
make
recommendations
relating
to
the
inclusion
of
3
fine
arts
in
the
statewide
academic
standards
for
students
in
4
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve,
including
but
not
limited
5
to
music,
visual
art,
drama
and
theater,
and
other
fine
and
6
applied
arts.
7
a.
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
nine
members
who
shall
8
be
appointed
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
as
9
follows:
10
(1)
One
member
from
nominees
submitted
by
an
organization
11
representing
the
boards
of
Iowa
school
districts.
12
(2)
One
member
from
nominees
submitted
by
an
organization
13
representing
Iowa
school
administrators.
14
(3)
One
member
from
nominees
submitted
by
the
largest
15
statewide
certified
employee
organization
representing
Iowa
16
teachers.
17
(4)
One
member
representing
the
department
of
education.
18
(5)
One
member
representing
arts
education
organizations.
19
(6)
One
member
representing
approved
practitioner
20
preparation
programs.
21
(7)
One
member
representing
the
team
responsible
for
22
writing
the
fine
arts
alignment
with
the
Iowa
core
universal
23
constructs
documents.
24
(8)
One
member
of
the
business
community.
25
(9)
One
member
representing
the
general
public.
26
b.
The
member
representing
the
department
of
education
27
shall
convene
the
initial
meeting,
at
which
the
members
shall
28
elect
a
chairperson.
Administrative
support
and
staffing
29
for
the
task
force
shall
be
provided
by
the
department
of
30
education.
31
2.
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
32
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
state
board
of
education,
33
the
governor,
and
the
general
assembly
by
January
15,
2015.
34
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
35
-1-
LSB
5316SV
(2)
85
kh/rj
1/
2
S.F.
2286
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
establishes
a
fine
arts
standards
task
force
to
5
review
and
make
recommendations
relating
to
the
inclusion
of
6
fine
arts
in
the
statewide
academic
standards
for
students
7
in
kindergarten
through
grade
12,
including
but
not
limited
8
to
music,
visual
art,
drama
and
theater,
and
other
fine
and
9
applied
arts.
10
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
nine
members
who
shall
be
11
appointed
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
to
12
represent
the
boards
of
Iowa
school
districts,
an
organization
13
representing
Iowa
school
administrators,
the
largest
statewide
14
certified
employee
organization
representing
Iowa
teachers,
the
15
department,
arts
education
organizations,
approved
practitioner
16
preparation
programs,
the
team
responsible
for
writing
the
17
fine
arts
alignment
with
the
Iowa
core
universal
constructs
18
documents,
the
business
community,
and
the
general
public.
19
Administrative
support
and
staffing
for
the
task
force
shall
20
be
provided
by
the
department.
21
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
22
in
a
report
to
the
state
board
of
education,
the
governor,
and
23
the
general
assembly
by
January
15,
2015.
24
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
25
-2-
LSB
5316SV
(2)
85
kh/rj
2/
2