House File 2185 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2185 BY JONES A BILL FOR An Act establishing the advanced dyslexia specialist 1 endorsement grant program. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5948YH (1) 89 jda/jh

H.F. 2185 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 261.109 Advanced dyslexia 1 specialist endorsement grant program. 2 1. If moneys are appropriated by the general assembly 3 for a fiscal year for the purpose provided in this section, 4 the college student aid commission, in collaboration with 5 the department of education, shall develop and administer 6 a grant program to provide grants to teachers to obtain an 7 advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 8 272.2, subsection 23, to help offset the cost associated with 9 obtaining the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement. 10 2. The college student aid commission shall establish the 11 evaluation criteria to be used in evaluating applications for 12 grants submitted under this section. Priority shall be given 13 to applicants who are residents of Iowa and to applicants who 14 graduated from an institution of higher learning governed by 15 the state board of regents or an accredited private institution 16 as defined in section 261.9. 17 3. The college student aid commission, in collaboration 18 with the department of education, shall adopt rules pursuant to 19 chapter 17A to administer this section. 20 4. An advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement grant 21 program fund is established in the state treasury. The fund 22 shall be administered by the college student aid commission and 23 shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly 24 and any other moneys received by the college student aid 25 commission for deposit in the fund. The moneys in the fund 26 are appropriated to the college student aid commission for 27 the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement grant program. 28 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close 29 of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of 30 the state but shall remain available for expenditure for the 31 advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement grant program for 32 subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 33 subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall 34 be credited to the fund. 35 -1- LSB 5948YH (1) 89 jda/jh 1/ 2

H.F. 2185 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill establishes the advanced dyslexia specialist 4 endorsement grant program. 5 The bill requires the college student aid commission 6 (commission), in collaboration with the department of education 7 (department), to develop and administer a grant program to 8 provide grants to teachers to obtain an advanced dyslexia 9 specialist endorsement pursuant to Code section 272.2(23), to 10 help offset the cost associated with obtaining the endorsement, 11 if moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for a fiscal 12 year for this purpose. 13 The bill requires the commission to establish the criteria 14 to be used when evaluating applications for grants submitted 15 under the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement grant 16 program. The bill also requires the commission to give 17 priority to applicants who are residents of Iowa and to 18 applicants who graduated from an institution of higher learning 19 governed by the state board of regents or an accredited private 20 institution. 21 The bill requires the commission, in collaboration with the 22 department, to adopt rules to administer the advanced dyslexia 23 specialist endorsement grant program. 24 The bill establishes an advanced dyslexia specialist 25 endorsement grant program fund in the state treasury. 26 -2- LSB 5948YH (1) 89 jda/jh 2/ 2