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HOUSE
FILE
308
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
110)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
eligibility
requirements
for
students
under
1
the
senior
year
plus
program
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
261E.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
1
2021,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
2
lieu
thereof
the
following:
3
e.
(1)
The
student,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
4
subparagraph
(2),
shall
have
demonstrated
proficiency
in
5
reading,
mathematics,
and
science
as
evidenced
by
any
of
the
6
following:
7
(a)
Achievement
scores
on
the
latest
administration
of
the
8
state
assessment
for
which
scores
are
available
and
as
defined
9
by
the
department.
10
(b)
If
the
student
is
receiving
competent
private
11
instruction
under
chapter
299A,
as
evidenced
by
any
of
the
12
following:
13
(i)
Submitting
the
written
recommendation
of
the
licensed
14
practitioner
providing
supervision
to
the
student
in
accordance
15
with
section
299A.2.
16
(ii)
Achievement
scores
on
the
annual
achievement
17
evaluation
required
under
section
299A.4.
18
(iii)
A
selection
index,
which
is
the
sum
of
the
critical
19
reading,
mathematics,
and
writing
skills
assessments,
of
at
20
least
one
hundred
forty-one
on
the
preliminary
scholastic
21
aptitude
test
administered
by
the
college
board;
a
composite
22
score
of
at
least
twenty-one
on
the
college
readiness
23
assessment
administered
by
ACT,
inc.;
or
a
sum
of
the
critical
24
reading
and
mathematics
scores
of
at
least
nine
hundred
ninety
25
on
the
college
readiness
assessment
administered
by
the
college
26
board.
27
(2)
For
purposes
of
section
261E.8,
if
a
student
is
not
28
proficient
in
one
or
more
of
the
content
areas
listed
in
29
subparagraph
(1),
the
school
district
shall
adopt
measures
of
30
college
readiness
jointly
agreed
upon
by
the
school
board
and
31
the
eligible
postsecondary
institution
through
which
a
student
32
may
demonstrate
proficiency.
33
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
34
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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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
provides
an
option
for
a
student
who
is
4
unable
to
meet
the
proficiency
requirements
of
the
senior
5
year
plus
program
that
must
otherwise
be
met
prior
to
the
6
student’s
enrollment
in
a
postsecondary
course
through
7
district-to-community
college
sharing
or
a
concurrent
8
enrollment
program.
9
Under
the
bill,
the
school
district
shall
adopt
measures
of
10
college
readiness
jointly
agreed
upon
by
the
school
board
and
11
the
eligible
postsecondary
institution
through
which
a
student
12
may
demonstrate
proficiency.
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
13
that
authorizes
a
school
board
to
establish
alternative
but
14
equivalent
qualifying
performance
measures
on
its
own.
15
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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