Text: SF2215 Text: SF2217 Complete Bill History ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Senate File 2216 SENATE FILE _ _ BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3097) Passed Senate, Date _ _ Passed House, Date _ _ Vote: Ayes _ _ Nays _ _ Vote: Ayes _ _ Nays _ _ Approved _ _ *A BILL FOR* 1 An Act concerning state and local measures for preparing a 2 student for a career or for postsecondary education, including 3 a statewide core curriculum for school districts and 4 accredited nonpublic schools and a state=designated career 5 information and decision=making system. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 6127SV 82 8 kh/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsections 26 and 28, Code 1 2 Supplement 2007, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 26. _a._ Adopt rules that establish a voluntary model core 1 4 curriculum and requiring, beginning with the students in the 1 5 2010==2011 school year graduating class, high school 1 6 graduation requirements for all students in school districts 1 7 and accredited nonpublic schools that include at a minimum 1 8 satisfactory completion of four years of English and language 1 9 arts, three years of mathematics, three years of science, and 1 10 three years of social studies. The voluntary model core 1 11 curriculum adopted shall address the core content standards in 1 12 subsection 28 and the skills and knowledge students need to be 1 13 successful in the twenty=first century. The voluntary model 1 14 core curriculum shall include social studies and twenty=first 1 15 century learning skills which include but are not limited to 1 16 civic literacy, health literacy, technology literacy, 1 17 financial literacy, and employability skills; and shall 1 18 address the curricular needs of students in kindergarten 1 19 through grade twelve in those areas. _For purposes of this 1 20 subsection, "financial literacy" shall include but not be 1 21 limited to financial responsibility and planning skills; money 1 22 management skills, including setting financial goals, creating 1 23 spending plans, and using financial instruments; applying 1 24 decision=making skills to analyze debt incurrence and debt 1 25 management; understanding risk management, including the 1 26 features and functions of insurance; and understanding saving 1 27 and investing as applied to long=term financial security and 1 28 asset building._ 1 29 _b._ The state board shall continue _Continue_ the inclusive 1 30 process begun during the initial development of a voluntary 1 31 model core curriculum for grades nine through twelve including 1 32 stakeholder involvement, including but not limited to 1 33 representatives from the private sector and the business 1 34 community, and alignment of the voluntary model core 1 35 curriculum to other recognized sets of national and 2 1 international standards. The state board shall also recommend 2 2 quality assessments to school districts and accredited 2 3 nonpublic schools to measure the voluntary model core 2 4 curriculum. 2 5 _The state board shall not require school districts or 2 6 accredited nonpublic schools to adopt a specific textbook or 2 7 textbook series to meet the core curriculum requirements of 2 8 this subsection or the core content standards adopted pursuant 2 9 to subsection 28._ 2 10 28. Adopt a set of core content standards applicable to 2 11 all students in kindergarten through grade twelve in every 2 12 school district and accredited nonpublic school. For purposes 2 13 of this subsection, "core content standards" includes reading, 2 14 mathematics, and science. The core content standards shall be 2 15 identical to the core content standards included in Iowa's 2 16 approved 2006 standards and assessment system under Title I of 2 17 the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 2 18 U.S.C. } 6301 et seq., as amended by the federal No Child Left 2 19 Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107=110. School districts and 2 20 accredited nonpublic schools shall include, at a minimum, the 2 21 core content standards adopted pursuant to this subsection in 2 22 any set of locally developed content standards. School 2 23 districts and accredited nonpublic schools are strongly 2 24 encouraged to include the voluntary model core curriculum or 2 25 set higher expectations in local standards. As changes in 2 26 federal law or regulation occur, the state board is authorized 2 27 to amend the core content standards as appropriate. 2 28 Sec. 2. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2007, is amended by 2 29 adding the following new subsection: 2 30 _NEW SUBSECTION_. 57. Develop and distribute, in 2 31 collaboration with the area education agencies, core 2 32 curriculum technical assistance and implementation strategies 2 33 that school districts and accredited nonpublic schools may 2 34 utilize, including but not limited to the development and 2 35 delivery of formative and end=of=course assessments classroom 3 1 teachers can use to measure student progress on the core 3 2 curriculum adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26. 3 3 The department shall continue to collaborate with Iowa testing 3 4 programs on the development of end=of=course and additional 3 5 assessments to align with the expectations included in the 3 6 Iowa core curriculum. 3 7 Sec. 3. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2007, is amended by 3 8 adding the following new subsection: 3 9 _NEW SUBSECTION_. 58. Submit an annual report to the 3 10 general assembly by January 1 regarding activities, findings, 3 11 and student progress under the core curriculum established 3 12 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26. The annual report 3 13 shall include the state board's findings and recommendations. 3 14 Sec. 4. Section 279.61, Code Supplement 2007, is amended 3 15 to read as follows: 3 16 279.61 STUDENT PLAN FOR PROGRESS TOWARD UNIVERSITY 3 17 ADMISSIONS == REPORT. 3 18 1. For the school year beginning July 1, 2007 _2008_, and 3 19 each succeeding school year, the board of directors of each 3 20 school district shall cooperate with each student enrolled in 3 21 grade eight to develop for the student a core curriculum plan 3 22 to guide the student toward the goal of successfully 3 23 completing, at a minimum, the voluntary model core curriculum 3 24 developed by the state board of education pursuant to section 3 25 256.7, subsection 26, by the time the student graduates from 3 26 high school. The plan shall include career options and shall 3 27 identify the coursework needed in grades nine through twelve 3 28 to support the student's postsecondary education and career 3 29 options. _Additionally, the plan shall include a timeline for 3 30 each student to successfully complete, prior to graduation, 3 31 all components of the state=designated career information and 3 32 decision=making system administered by the department in 3 33 accordance with section 118 of the federal Carl D. Perkins 3 34 Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, Pub. 3 35 L. No. 109=270._ The student's parent or guardian shall sign 4 1 the core curriculum plan developed with the student and the 4 2 signed plan shall be included in the student's cumulative 4 3 records. 4 4 2. For the school year beginning July 1, 2007 _2008_, and 4 5 each succeeding school year, the board of directors of each 4 6 school district shall report annually to each student enrolled 4 7 in grades nine through twelve in the school district, and, if 4 8 the student is under the age of eighteen, to each student's 4 9 parent or guardian, the student's progress toward meeting the 4 10 goal of successfully completing the _core curriculum and_ high 4 11 school graduation requirements adopted by the state board of 4 12 education pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26. 4 13 Sec. 5. Section 280.3, Code 2007, is amended to read as 4 14 follows: 4 15 280.3 DUTIES OF BOARD _EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM == ATTENDANCE 4 16 CENTER REQUIREMENTS_. 4 17 _1._ The board of directors of each public school district 4 18 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall 4 19 prescribe the minimum educational program and an attendance 4 20 policy which shall require each child to attend school for at 4 21 least one hundred forty=eight days, to be met by attendance 4 22 for at least thirty=seven days each school quarter, for the 4 23 schools under their jurisdictions. 4 24 _2._ The minimum educational program shall be the curriculum 4 25 set forth in _subsection 3 of this section and_ section 256.11, 4 26 except as otherwise provided by law. The board of directors 4 27 of a public school district shall not allow discrimination in 4 28 any educational program on the basis of race, color, creed, 4 29 sex, marital status or place of national origin. 4 30 _3. The board of directors of each public school district 4 31 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall 4 32 do all of the following:_ 4 33 _a. Adopt an implementation plan by July 1, 2010, which 4 34 provides for the adoption of at least one core curriculum 4 35 subject area each year as established by the state board of 5 1 education for grades nine through twelve pursuant to section 5 2 256.7, subsection 26. The core curriculum established for 5 3 grades nine through twelve by the state board of education 5 4 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26, shall be fully 5 5 implemented by each school district and school by July 1, 5 6 2012._ 5 7 _b. Adopt an implementation plan, by July 1, 2012, which 5 8 provides for the full implementation of the core curriculum 5 9 established for kindergarten through grade eight by the state 5 10 board of education pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26, 5 11 by the 2014=2015 school year._ 5 12 _4._ A nonpublic school which is unable to meet the minimum 5 13 educational program may request an exemption from the state 5 14 board of education. The authorities in charge of the 5 15 nonpublic school shall file with the director of the 5 16 department of education the names and locations of all schools 5 17 desiring to be exempted and the names, ages, and post office 5 18 addresses of all pupils of compulsory school age who are 5 19 enrolled. The director, subject to the approval of the state 5 20 board, may exempt the nonpublic school from compliance with 5 21 the minimum educational program for two school years. When 5 22 the exemption has once been granted, renewal of the exemption 5 23 for each succeeding school year may be conditioned by the 5 24 director, with the approval of the board, upon proof of 5 25 achievement in the basic skills of arithmetic, the 5 26 communicative arts of reading, writing, grammar, and spelling, 5 27 and an understanding of United States history, history of 5 28 Iowa, and the principles of American government, of the pupils 5 29 of compulsory school age exempted in the preceding year. 5 30 Proof of achievement shall be determined on the basis of tests 5 31 or other means of evaluation prescribed by the director of the 5 32 department of education with the approval of the state board 5 33 of education. The testing or evaluation, if required, shall 5 34 be accomplished prior to submission of the request for renewal 5 35 of the exemption. Renewal requests shall be filed with the 6 1 director by April 15 of the school year preceding the school 6 2 year for which the applicants desire exemption. This section 6 3 shall not apply to schools eligible for exemption under 6 4 section 299.24. 6 5 _5._ The board of directors of each public school district 6 6 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall 6 7 establish and maintain attendance centers based upon the needs 6 8 of the school age pupils enrolled in the school district or 6 9 nonpublic school. Public school kindergarten programs shall 6 10 and public and nonpublic school prekindergarten programs may 6 11 be provided. In addition, the board of directors or governing 6 12 authority may include in the educational program of any school 6 13 such additional courses, subjects, or activities which it 6 14 deems fit the needs of the pupils. 6 15 Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == CORE CURRICULUM STUDY. 6 16 The department of education shall conduct a study of the 6 17 measures necessary for the successful adoption by the state's 6 18 school districts and accredited nonpublic schools of core 6 19 curriculums and core content standards established by rule 6 20 pursuant to section 256.7, subsections 26 and 28. The 6 21 department shall submit its findings and recommendations, 6 22 including recommendations for statutory and administrative 6 23 rule changes necessary, to the general assembly by November 6 24 14, 2008. 6 25 Sec. 7. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 6 26 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 6 27 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall 6 28 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid 6 29 received by the school district under section 257.16. This 6 30 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed 6 31 to meet all of the state funding=related requirements of 6 32 section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding 6 33 shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act by 6 34 and enforcement of this Act against all affected school 6 35 districts. 7 1 SF 2216 7 2 kh:nh/cc/26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Text: SF2215 Text: SF2217 Complete Bill History