Bill Text: IA HF2070 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the concurrent enrollment program between school districts and community colleges.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-28 - Sponsor withdrawn, Stutsman. H.J. 146. [HF2070 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2070-Introduced.html
House File 2070 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WINCKLER, HUNTER, MASCHER, HANSON, WOLFE, ANDERSON, KEARNS, BEARINGER, BERRY, OURTH, STECKMAN, ABDUL=SAMAD, GASKILL, RUFF, WESSEL=KROESCHELL, LENSING, FORBES, DAWSON, McCONKEY, DUNKEL, and STUTSMAN A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the concurrent enrollment program between 2 school districts and community colleges. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5283YH (3) 86 kh/sc PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 257.11, subsection 3, Code 2016, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 3.District=to=community college sharing and concurrent 1 4Concurrent enrollmentprogramsprogram. 1 5 a. In order to provide additional funds for school districts 1 6 which send their resident high school pupils toa community 1 7 collegean eligible postsecondary institution for college=level 1 8 classes, a supplementary weighting plan for determining 1 9 enrollment is adopted. 1 10 b. If the school budget review committee certifies to the 1 11 department of management that the class would not otherwise be 1 12 implemented without the assignment of additional weighting, 1 13 pupils attending acommunity college=offeredclass offered 1 14 by an eligible postsecondary institution or attending a 1 15 class taught bya community college=employedan instructor 1 16 employed by an eligible postsecondary institution are 1 17 assigned a weighting of the percentage of the pupil's school 1 18 day during which the pupil attends class inthe community 1 19 collegean eligible postsecondary institution facility or 1 20 attends a class taught bya community college=employedan 1 21 instructor employed by an eligible postsecondary institution 1 22 times seventy hundredths for career and technical courses or 1 23 forty=six hundredths for liberal arts and sciences courses. 1 24 The following requirements shall be met for the purposes of 1 25 assigning an additional weighting for classes offered through 1 26 a sharing agreement between a school district andcommunity 1 27 collegean eligible postsecondary institution. The class must 1 28 be: 1 29 (1) Supplementing, not supplanting, high school courses 1 30 required to be offered pursuant to section 256.11, subsection 1 31 5. 1 32 (2) Included in thecommunity collegeeligible 1 33 postsecondary institution's catalog or an amendment or addendum 1 34 to the catalog. 1 35 (3) Open to allregistered community collegestudents 2 1 enrolled in the eligible postsecondary institution, not just 2 2 high school students. The class may be offered in a high 2 3 school attendance center. 2 4 (4) For college credit, and the credit must apply toward 2 5 an associate of arts or associate of science degree,or 2 6 toward an associate of applied arts or associate of applied 2 7 science degree,or toward completion ofa collegean eligible 2 8 postsecondary diplomaprogramor certificate. 2 9 (5) Taught by an instructor who is employed or contracted by 2 10a community college whoan eligible postsecondary institution 2 11 and who meets the requirements of section 261E.3, subsection 2. 2 12 (6) Taught utilizing thecommunity collegeeligible 2 13 postsecondary institution's course syllabus. 2 14 (7) Taught in such a manner as to result in student work and 2 15 student assessmentwhichthat meet college=level expectations. 2 16 c. For purposes of this subsection, "eligible postsecondary 2 17 institution" means the same as defined in section 261E.2. 2 18 Sec. 2. Section 257.11, subsection 6, paragraph c, Code 2 19 2016, is amended to read as follows: 2 20 c. A school district receiving a virtual class for a pupil 2 21 froma community collegean eligible postsecondary institution, 2 22 which class meets the sharing agreement requirements in 2 23 subsection 3, shall receive a supplemental funding weighting 2 24 of one=twentieth of the percentage of the pupil's school day 2 25 during which the pupil attends the virtual class. 2 26 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, subsection 6, paragraph d, 2 27 subparagraph (2), Code 2016, is amended to read as follows: 2 28 (2) A class provided bya community collegean eligible 2 29 postsecondary institution to a pupil in a school district via 2 30 the Iowa communications network's video services. 2 31 Sec. 4. Section 261E.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2 32 2016, is amended to read as follows: 2 33 b.Community collegePostsecondary credit courses offered 2 34 throughwrittensharing agreements between school districts and 2 35community collegeseligible postsecondary institutions. 3 1 Sec. 5. Section 261E.2, subsection 1, Code 2016, is amended 3 2 to read as follows: 3 3 1. "Concurrent enrollment" means any course offered to 3 4 students in grades nine through twelve during the regular 3 5 school year approved by the board of directors of a school 3 6 district through a contractual agreement betweena community 3 7 collegean eligible postsecondary institution and the 3 8 school district that meets the provisions of section 257.11, 3 9 subsection 3. 3 10 Sec. 6. Section 261E.8, Code 2016, is amended to read as 3 11 follows: 3 12 261E.8District=to=community college sharing or concurrent 3 13Concurrent enrollment program. 3 14 1. Adistrict=to=community college sharing orconcurrent 3 15 enrollment program is established to be administered by the 3 16 department to promote rigorous academic or career and technical 3 17 pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high 3 18 school students to enroll part=time in eligible nonsectarian 3 19 courses at or throughcommunity colleges established under 3 20 chapter 260Celigible postsecondary institutions. The program 3 21 shall be made available to all resident students in grades nine 3 22 through twelve. Notice of the availability of the program 3 23 shall be included in a school district's student registration 3 24 handbook and the handbook shall identify which courses, if 3 25 successfully completed, generate college credit under the 3 26 program. A student and the student's parent or legal guardian 3 27 shall also be made aware of this program as a part of the 3 28 development of the student's core curriculum plan in accordance 3 29 with section 279.61. 3 30 2. Students from accredited nonpublic schools and students 3 31 receiving competent private instruction or independent private 3 32 instruction under chapter 299A may access the program through 3 33 the school district in which the accredited nonpublic school or 3 34 private institution is located. 3 35 3. A student may make application toa community college 4 1an eligible postsecondary institution and the school district 4 2 to allow the student to enroll for college credit in a 4 3 nonsectarian course offered by thecommunity collegeeligible 4 4 postsecondary institution. A comparable course, as defined in 4 5 rules adopted by the board of directors of the school district, 4 6 must not be offered by the school district or accredited 4 7 nonpublic school which the student attends. The school board 4 8 shall annually approve courses to be made available for high 4 9 school credit using locally developed criteria that establishes 4 10 which courses will provide the student with academic rigor 4 11 and will prepare the student adequately for transition to a 4 12 postsecondary institution. Ifa community collegean eligible 4 13 postsecondary institution accepts a student for enrollment 4 14 under this section, the school district, in collaboration with 4 15 thecommunity collegeeligible postsecondary institution, shall 4 16 send written notice to the student, the student's parent or 4 17 legal guardian in the case of a minor child, and the student's 4 18 school district. The notice shall list the course, the clock 4 19 hours the student will be attending the course, and the number 4 20 of hours of college credit that the student will receive from 4 21 thecommunity collegeeligible postsecondary institution upon 4 22 successful completion of the course. 4 23 4. A school district shall grant high school credit to 4 24 a student enrolled in a course under this chapter if the 4 25 student successfully completes the course as determined by the 4 26community collegeeligible postsecondary institution and the 4 27 course was previously approved by the school board pursuant to 4 28 subsection 3. The board of directors of the school district 4 29 shall determine the number of high school credits that shall be 4 30 granted to a student who successfully completes a course. 4 31 5.District=to=community college sharing agreements 4 32 or concurrentConcurrent enrollment programs that meet the 4 33 requirements of section 257.11, subsection 3, are eligible for 4 34 funding under that provision. 4 35 6.Community collegesEligible postsecondary institutions 5 1 shall comply with the data collection requirements ofsection 5 2 260C.14, subsection 21the department in the manner and form 5 3 prescribed by the department. 5 4 7. A student enrolled in a career and technical course 5 5 made available pursuant to subsection 1 is exempt from the 5 6 proficiency requirements of section 261E.3, subsection 1, 5 7 paragraph "e". However,a community collegean eligible 5 8 postsecondary institution may require a student who applies for 5 9 enrollment under adistrict=to=community college sharing or5 10 concurrent enrollment program to complete an initial assessment 5 11 administered by thecommunity collegeeligible postsecondary 5 12 institution receiving the application to determine the 5 13 applicant's readiness to enroll in career and technical 5 14 coursework, and thecommunity collegeeligible postsecondary 5 15 institution may deny the enrollment. 5 16 8. The state board, in collaboration with the board of 5 17 directors of each community college, the state board of 5 18 regents, and individuals representing accredited private 5 19 institutions as defined in section 261.9 shall adopt rules that 5 20 clearly define data and information elements to be collected 5 21 related to the senior year plus programming, including 5 22 concurrent enrollment courses. The data elements shall include 5 23 but not be limited to the following: 5 24 a. The course title and whether the course supplements, 5 25 rather than supplants, a school district course. 5 26 b. An unduplicated enrollment count of eligible students 5 27 participating in the program. 5 28 c. The actual costs and revenues generated for concurrent 5 29 enrollment. An aligned unique student identifier system 5 30 shall be established by the department for students in 5 31 kindergarten through grade twelve andcommunity college 5 32eligible postsecondary institutions. 5 33 d. Degree, certifications, and other qualifications to meet 5 34 the minimum hiring standards. 5 35 e. Salary information including regular contracted salary 6 1 and total salary. 6 2 f. Credit hours and laboratory contact hours and other data 6 3 on instructional time. 6 4 g. Other information comparable to the data regarding 6 5 teachers collected in the basic education data survey. 6 6 Sec. 7. Section 423F.3, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 6 7 2016, is amended to read as follows: 6 8 c. The board of directors may use funds received under 6 9 the operation of this chapter for a joint infrastructure 6 10 project with one or more school districts or one or more 6 11 school districts anda community college established under 6 12 chapter 260Can eligible postsecondary institution as defined 6 13 in section 261E.2, for which buildings or facilities are 6 14 constructed or leased for the purpose of offering classes under 6 15 adistrict=to=community college sharing agreement orconcurrent 6 16 enrollment program that meets the requirements for funding 6 17 under section 257.11, subsection 3. If the board intends to 6 18 use funds received under the operation of this chapter for 6 19 such a joint infrastructure project, the board shall adopt a 6 20 revenue purpose statement or amend an existing revenue purpose 6 21 statement, subject to approval of the electors, stating the 6 22 proposed use of the funds. 6 23 EXPLANATION 6 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 6 25 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 6 26 This bill allows regents universities and accredited 6 27 private institutions to participate in the concurrent 6 28 enrollment program administered by the department of education. 6 29 Currently, the program provides supplementary weighting for 6 30 school districts that send their resident high school pupils to 6 31 a community college for college=level classes. 6 32 The bill allows school districts to receive supplementary 6 33 weighting under the concurrent enrollment program and, by 6 34 operation of law, the senior year plus program for sending 6 35 resident students to eligible postsecondary institutions 7 1 for college=level courses. A school district that provides 7 2 a virtual class to a pupil through a concurrent enrollment 7 3 program with an eligible postsecondary institution via the 7 4 Iowa communications network also qualifies for supplementary 7 5 weighting under the bill. The bill defines "eligible 7 6 postsecondary institution" to mean community colleges, regents 7 7 universities, and accredited private institutions. 7 8 The bill allows one or more school districts to use statewide 7 9 school infrastructure funding for a joint infrastructure 7 10 project with an eligible postsecondary institution. Currently, 7 11 only community colleges can partner with a school district on 7 12 such a project. 7 13 The bill eliminates references to "district=to=community 7 14 college sharing" and makes a corresponding change to a 7 15 reference relating to statewide school infrastructure funding 7 16 and to a provision for supplemental funding for virtual 7 17 classes that meet the requirements of the concurrent enrollment 7 18 program. LSB 5283YH (3) 86 kh/sc