HSB 642 (LSB 5384XD (13) 88)

SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BILL)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to eligibility requirements and assessments for students under the senior year plus program and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 261E.3, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 2020, is amended by striking the paragraph.
    Sec. 2.  Section 261E.8, subsection 7, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  A student enrolled in a career and technical course made available pursuant to subsection 1 is exempt from the proficiency requirements of section 261E.3, subsection 1, paragraph “e”. However, a A community college may require a student who applies for enrollment under a district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program to complete an initial assessment administered by the community college receiving the application to determine the applicant’s readiness to enroll in career and technical the coursework, and the community college may deny the enrollment.
    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill eliminates an eligibility requirement under the senior year plus program that requires students to have demonstrated proficiency in reading, mathematics, and science prior to participating in the program, and modifies authorization for a community college’s assessment of student readiness under the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. The bill includes a conforming change.
   Currently, a community college may require a student who applies for enrollment under a district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program to complete an initial assessment to determine the applicant’s readiness to enroll in career and technical coursework, and the community college may deny the enrollment. The bill broadens a community college’s ability to assess student readiness for any district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program coursework.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.