House
File
176
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
176
BY
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
establishment
of
a
twice
exceptional
1
student
task
force
and
making
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
TWICE
EXCEPTIONAL
STUDENT
TASK
FORCE
AND
1
REPORTS.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“twice
exceptional
3
student”
means
a
student
who
is
a
gifted
and
talented
child,
4
as
defined
in
section
257.44,
and
who
also
has
a
physical,
5
intellectual,
learning,
or
other
disability,
including
but
6
not
limited
to
a
behavioral,
emotional,
or
autism
spectrum
7
disorder.
8
2.
The
department
of
education
shall
establish
a
twice
9
exceptional
student
task
force
to
identify
best
practices
for
10
the
education
of
twice
exceptional
middle
and
high
school
11
students
and
to
promote
such
practices
in
Iowa
schools.
The
12
department
may
employ
consultants
to
carry
out
the
duties
of
13
the
task
force.
14
3.
a.
Members
of
the
task
force
shall
be
appointed
by
15
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
and
shall
include
16
school
administrators,
school
board
members,
middle
and
high
17
school
teachers,
area
education
agency
personnel,
parents
18
of
twice
exceptional
middle
and
high
school
students,
and
a
19
representative
from
a
teacher
preparation
program
approved
20
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
21
subsection
3.
22
b.
The
task
force
shall
also
include
two
ex
officio
members
23
of
each
house
of
the
general
assembly.
One
member
each
shall
24
be
selected
by
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate
and
by
the
25
minority
leader
of
the
senate,
and
one
member
each
shall
be
26
selected
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives
and
by
27
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives.
Members
28
of
the
general
assembly
shall
be
entitled
to
receive
per
diem
29
and
necessary
travel
and
actual
expenses
pursuant
to
section
30
2.10,
subsection
5,
while
carrying
out
their
official
duties
31
as
members
of
the
task
force.
32
4.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report
on
its
findings
to
33
the
general
assembly
by
January
30,
2016.
The
task
force
shall
34
submit
a
report
on
recommended
best
practices
for
the
education
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of
twice
exceptional
middle
and
high
school
students
to
the
1
director
of
the
department
of
education
by
March
1,
2016.
The
2
director
shall
provide
the
report
electronically
to
all
middle
3
and
high
schools
and
area
education
agencies
in
this
state
and
4
shall
post
the
report
on
the
department’s
internet
site.
5
Sec.
2.
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
6
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
7
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
and
ending
June
30,
8
2016,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
9
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
10
For
the
twice
exceptional
student
task
force
to
be
11
established
pursuant
to
this
Act:
12
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$
200,000
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EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
requires
the
department
to
establish
a
twice
17
exceptional
student
task
force
to
identify
best
practices
for
18
the
education
of
twice
exceptional
middle
and
high
school
19
students
and
to
promote
such
practices
in
Iowa
schools.
20
The
bill
defines
“twice
exceptional
student”
as
a
student
21
who
is
a
gifted
and
talented
child,
as
defined
in
Code
section
22
257.44,
and
who
also
has
a
physical,
intellectual,
learning,
or
23
other
disability,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
behavioral,
24
emotional,
or
autism
spectrum
disorder.
25
The
bill
provides
for
the
membership
of
the
task
force,
26
which
shall
be
appointed
by
the
director
of
the
department
27
of
education.
The
task
force
shall
also
include
ex
officio
28
legislative
members.
29
The
task
force
must
submit
a
report
on
its
findings
to
the
30
general
assembly
by
January
30,
2016.
The
task
force
must
31
submit
a
report
on
recommended
best
practices
for
the
education
32
of
twice
exceptional
middle
and
high
school
students
to
the
33
director
of
the
department
of
education
by
March
1,
2016.
The
34
director
must
provide
the
report
to
all
Iowa
middle
and
high
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schools
and
area
education
agencies
and
post
the
report
on
the
1
department’s
internet
site.
2
The
bill
appropriates
$200,000
to
the
department
in
fiscal
3
year
2015-2016
for
the
task
force.
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