H.F. 36 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256.47 World language education 1 pilot program —— report —— appropriation. 2 1. The department shall establish a world language 3 education pilot program to enhance foreign language education 4 in Iowa elementary schools. The pilot program shall provide 5 for research-based foreign language instruction of students 6 beginning in kindergarten and continuing through grade five. 7 The pilot program shall provide for yearly assessments of 8 student progress in the development of foreign language skills. 9 The department shall establish program evaluation criteria, 10 including but not limited to improvement in student grades and 11 reading, writing, and cultural competency skills. 12 2. The department shall establish the pilot program in two 13 elementary schools in school districts with enrollment less 14 than three thousand students and two elementary schools in 15 school districts with enrollment greater than three thousand 16 students. The department shall limit participation in the 17 pilot program to schools in which at least ninety percent 18 of enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced price 19 meals under the federal National School Lunch Act and the 20 federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. §1751-1785. The 21 department shall give preference in the selection of schools 22 to participate in the pilot program to schools in which a 23 significant percentage of enrolled students are limited English 24 proficient as defined in section 280.4, subsection 1, or 25 in which enrolled students have a language background in a 26 significant number of languages other than English. 27 3. Each elementary school participating in the pilot 28 program shall enter into a chapter 28E agreement with a regents 29 institution to assist in the development of instruction, 30 coursework, assessments, and any other resources necessary to 31 carry out the pilot program. 32 4. The department shall submit a biennial report to 33 the general assembly beginning December 27, 2019, on the 34 department’s findings and recommendations regarding the pilot 35 -1- LSB 1078HH (2) 88 je/jh 1/ 3

H.F. 36 program and foreign language education in this state. 1 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 2 state to the department of education for each of the fiscal 3 years in the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2019, and ending 4 June 30, 2025, two hundred eighty thousand dollars for the 5 pilot program. There is appropriated from the general fund of 6 the state to the department of education for the fiscal year 7 beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, one hundred 8 thousand dollars for administrative costs associated with the 9 implementation of the pilot program. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill requires the department of education to establish 14 a world language education pilot program to enhance foreign 15 language education in Iowa elementary schools. The pilot 16 program shall provide for research-based foreign language 17 instruction of students beginning in kindergarten and 18 continuing through grade five. The pilot program shall provide 19 for yearly assessments of student progress in the development 20 of foreign language skills. The bill requires the department 21 to establish program evaluation criteria. 22 The bill requires the department to establish the pilot 23 program in two elementary schools in school districts with 24 enrollment less than 3,000 students and two elementary 25 schools in school districts with enrollment greater than 3,000 26 students. The bill limits participation in the pilot program 27 to schools in which at least 90 percent of enrolled students 28 are eligible for free or reduced price meals under federal 29 law. The bill requires the department to give preference in 30 the selection of schools to participate in the pilot program to 31 schools in which a significant percentage of enrolled students 32 are limited English proficient or in which enrolled students 33 have a language background in a significant number of languages 34 other than English. 35 -2- LSB 1078HH (2) 88 je/jh 2/ 3

H.F. 36 The bill requires a participating elementary school to enter 1 into an agreement pursuant to Code chapter 28E with a regents 2 institution to assist in the development of instruction, 3 coursework, assessments, and any other resources necessary to 4 carry out the pilot program. 5 The bill requires the department to submit a biennial 6 report to the general assembly on the department’s findings 7 and recommendations regarding the pilot program and foreign 8 language education. 9 The bill appropriates $280,000 to the department for the 10 pilot program for each of the six fiscal years in the fiscal 11 period beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2025. 12 The bill also appropriates $100,000 to the department for 13 administrative costs associated with the implementation of the 14 pilot program for fiscal year 2019-2020. 15 -3- LSB 1078HH (2) 88 je/jh 3/ 3