Bill Text: IA HF2204 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa core curriculum and core content standards applicable to students in kindergarten through grade twelve and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-10 - Withdrawn. H.J. 467. [HF2204 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2204-Introduced.html
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BY
SALMON
,
GASSMAN
,
ALONS
,
SHEETS
,
HEARTSILL
,
SHAW
,
MAXWELL
,
FISHER
,
LANDON
,
WATTS
,
and
SCHULTZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
and
core
content
1
standards
applicable
to
students
in
kindergarten
through
2
grade
twelve
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraphs
(2)
and
(3),
Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
(2)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(1),
for
the
school
year
4
beginning
July
1,
2016,
and
each
succeeding
school
year,
the
5
rules
shall
provide
that
all
students
enrolled
in
school
6
districts
in
grades
three
through
eleven
shall
be
administered
7
an
assessment
during
the
last
quarter
of
the
school
year
8
that
at
a
minimum
assesses
the
indicators
identified
in
this
9
paragraph
“b”
;
is
aligned
with
the
Iowa
common
core
standards
10
in
both
content
and
rigor;
accurately
describes
student
11
achievement
and
growth
for
purposes
of
the
school,
the
school
12
district,
and
state
accountability
systems;
and
provides
valid,
13
reliable,
and
fair
measures
of
student
progress
toward
college
14
or
career
readiness.
15
(3)
The
director
shall
establish
an
assessment
task
force
16
to
review
and
make
recommendations
for
a
statewide
assessment
17
of
student
progress
on
the
indicators
identified
pursuant
to
18
this
paragraph
“b”
.
The
task
force
shall
recommend
a
statewide
19
assessment
that
is
aligned
to
the
Iowa
common
core
standards
20
and
is
,
at
a
minimum,
valid,
reliable,
tested,
and
piloted
in
21
Iowa.
In
addition,
in
developing
recommendations,
the
task
22
force
shall
consider
the
costs
to
school
districts
and
the
23
state
in
providing
and
administering
such
an
assessment
and
24
the
technical
support
necessary
to
implement
the
assessment.
25
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
recommendations
in
a
report
26
to
the
director,
the
state
board,
and
the
general
assembly
by
27
January
1,
2015.
The
task
force
shall
assist
with
the
final
28
development
and
implementation
of
the
assessment
administered
29
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
The
task
force
members
shall
30
include
but
not
be
limited
to
teachers,
school
administrators,
31
business
leaders,
representatives
of
state
agencies,
and
32
members
of
the
general
public.
This
subparagraph
is
repealed
33
July
1,
2020.
34
Sec.
2.
Section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
c,
Code
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2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
c.
A
requirement
that
all
school
districts
and
accredited
2
nonpublic
schools
annually
report
to
the
department
and
the
3
local
community
the
district-wide
progress
made
in
attaining
4
student
achievement
goals
on
the
academic
and
other
core
5
indicators
and
the
district-wide
progress
made
in
attaining
6
locally
established
student
learning
goals.
The
school
7
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
shall
demonstrate
8
the
use
of
multiple
assessment
measures
in
determining
student
9
achievement
levels.
The
school
districts
and
accredited
10
nonpublic
schools
shall
also
report
the
number
of
students
11
who
graduate;
the
number
of
students
who
drop
out
of
school;
12
the
number
of
students
who
are
tested
and
the
percentage
of
13
students
who
are
so
tested
annually;
and
the
percentage
of
14
students
who
graduated
during
the
prior
school
year
and
who
15
completed
a
core
curriculum
.
The
board
shall
develop
and
16
adopt
uniform
definitions
consistent
with
the
federal
No
Child
17
Left
Behind
Act
of
2001,
Pub.
L.
No.
107-110
and
any
federal
18
regulations
adopted
pursuant
to
the
federal
Act.
The
school
19
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
may
report
on
other
20
locally
determined
factors
influencing
student
achievement.
21
The
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
shall
22
also
report
to
the
local
community
their
results
by
individual
23
attendance
center.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
25
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
Adopt
rules
that
establish
a
core
curriculum
and
high
school
28
graduation
requirements
for
all
students
in
school
districts
29
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
that
include
at
a
minimum
30
satisfactory
completion
of
four
years
of
English
and
language
31
arts,
three
years
of
mathematics,
three
years
of
science,
and
32
three
years
of
social
studies.
Schools
are
encouraged
to
33
include
in
locally
developed
standards
the
skills
and
knowledge
34
students
need
to
be
successful
in
the
twenty-first
century,
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including
but
not
limited
to
civic
literacy,
health
literacy,
1
technology
literacy,
financial
literacy,
and
employability
2
skills.
3
Sec.
4.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
4
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
5
subparagraph.
6
Sec.
5.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
b,
Code
7
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
8
Sec.
6.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
c,
Code
9
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
c.
Neither
the
state
board
nor
the
department
shall
require
11
school
districts
or
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
adopt
a
12
specific
textbook,
textbook
series,
or
specific
instructional
13
methodology,
or
acquire
specific
textbooks,
curriculum
14
materials,
or
educational
products
from
a
specific
vendor
15
in
order
to
meet
the
core
curriculum
requirements
of
this
16
subsection
or
the
core
content
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
17
subsection
28
.
18
Sec.
7.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
Code
2014,
is
amended
19
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
20
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
Adopt
rules
prohibiting
the
department
21
from
adopting
and
implementing
statewide
core
curriculum
22
standards.
School
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
23
are
strongly
encouraged
to
set
high
expectations
in
locally
24
developed
core
content
standards.
25
Sec.
8.
Section
256.7,
subsection
28,
Code
2014,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
28.
Adopt
a
set
of
core
content
assessment
standards
28
applicable
to
all
students
in
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
29
in
every
school
district
and
accredited
nonpublic
school.
30
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“core
content
“assessment
31
standards”
includes
reading,
mathematics,
and
science.
The
core
32
content
assessment
standards
shall
be
identical
to
the
core
33
content
standards
included
in
Iowa’s
approved
2006
standards
34
and
assessment
system
under
Tit.
I
of
the
federal
Elementary
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and
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965,
20
U.S.C.
§
6301
et
1
seq.,
as
amended
by
the
federal
No
Child
Left
Behind
Act
of
2
2001,
Pub.
L.
No.
107-110.
School
districts
and
accredited
3
nonpublic
schools
shall
include,
at
a
minimum,
the
core
content
4
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
in
any
set
of
5
locally
developed
content
standards.
School
districts
and
6
accredited
nonpublic
schools
are
strongly
encouraged
to
set
7
higher
expectations
in
local
standards.
As
changes
in
federal
8
law
or
regulation
occur,
the
state
board
is
authorized
to
amend
9
the
core
content
standards
as
appropriate.
10
Sec.
9.
Section
256.7,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
33.
Adopt
rules
prohibiting
the
department
13
from
adopting
and
implementing
the
next
generation
science
14
standards.
15
Sec.
10.
Section
256.9,
subsection
53,
paragraph
a,
Code
16
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
a.
Develop
and
distribute,
in
collaboration
with
the
area
18
education
agencies,
core
curriculum
technical
assistance
and
19
implementation
strategies
that
school
districts
and
accredited
20
nonpublic
schools
shall
utilize,
including
but
not
limited
to
21
the
development
and
delivery
of
formative
and
end-of-course
22
model
assessments
classroom
teachers
may
use
to
measure
student
23
progress
on
the
core
curriculum
adopted
pursuant
to
section
24
256.7,
subsection
26
.
The
department
shall,
in
collaboration
25
with
the
advisory
group
convened
in
accordance
with
paragraph
26
“b”
and
educational
assessment
providers,
identify
and
make
27
available
to
school
districts
end-of-course
and
additional
28
model
end-of-course
and
additional
assessments
to
align
with
29
the
expectations
included
in
the
Iowa
core
curriculum.
The
30
model
assessments
shall
be
suitable
to
meet
the
multiple
31
assessment
measures
requirement
specified
in
section
256.7,
32
subsection
21
,
paragraph
“c”
.
33
Sec.
11.
Section
256.9,
subsection
54,
Code
2014,
is
amended
34
by
striking
the
subsection.
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Sec.
12.
Section
256.40,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
1
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
e.
Integrate
services
provided
through
the
program
with
3
other
career
exploration-related
activities
such
as
the
student
4
core
curriculum
graduation
plan
and
the
career
information
and
5
decision-making
system
developed
and
administered
under
section
6
279.61
,
where
appropriate.
7
Sec.
13.
Section
256.42,
subsection
6,
Code
2014,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
6.
Coursework
offered
under
the
initiative
shall
be
10
rigorous
and
high
quality,
and
the
department
shall
annually
11
evaluate
the
quality
of
the
courses
and
ensure
that
coursework
12
is
aligned
with
the
state’s
Iowa
core
curriculum
and
core
13
content
requirements
and
standards,
as
well
as
national
14
standards
of
quality
for
online
courses
issued
by
an
15
internationally
recognized
association
for
kindergarten
through
16
grade
twelve
online
learning.
17
Sec.
14.
Section
257.11,
subsection
11,
Code
2014,
is
18
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
11.
Shared
classes
and
curriculum
standards.
A
school
20
district
shall
ensure
that
any
course
made
available
to
a
21
student
through
any
sharing
agreement
between
the
school
22
district
and
a
community
college
or
any
other
entity
providing
23
course
programming
pursuant
to
this
section
to
students
24
enrolled
in
the
school
district
meets
the
expectations
25
contained
in
the
core
curriculum
adopted
pursuant
to
section
26
256.7,
subsection
26
.
The
school
district
shall
ensure
that
27
any
course
that
has
the
capacity
to
generate
college
credit
28
shall
be
equivalent
to
college-level
work.
29
Sec.
15.
Section
258.4,
subsection
8,
Code
2014,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
8.
Establish
a
minimum
set
of
competencies
and
core
32
curriculum
for
approval
of
a
vocational
program
sequence
that
33
addresses
the
following:
new
and
emerging
technologies;
34
job-seeking,
job-keeping,
and
other
employment
skills,
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including
self-employment
and
entrepreneurial
skills,
that
1
reflect
current
industry
standards,
leadership
skills,
2
entrepreneurial,
and
labor-market
needs;
and
the
strengthening
3
of
basic
academic
skills.
4
Sec.
16.
Section
260C.14,
subsection
22,
paragraph
b,
Code
5
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
b.
Collaborate
with
the
state
board
of
regents
to
meet
7
the
requirements
specified
in
section
262.9,
subsection
33
,
8
including
but
not
limited
to
developing
a
systematic
process
9
for
expanding
academic
discipline
and
meetings
between
the
10
community
college
faculty
and
faculty
of
the
institutions
11
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
12
developing
criteria
to
prioritize
core
curriculum
areas,
13
promoting
greater
awareness
of
articulation-related
activities,
14
facilitating
additional
opportunities
for
individual
15
institutions
to
pursue
program
articulation
agreements
for
16
career
and
technical
educational
programs,
and
developing
17
and
implementing
a
process
to
examine
a
minimum
of
eight
18
new
associate
of
applied
science
degree
programs
for
which
19
articulation
agreements
would
serve
students’
continued
20
academic
success
in
those
degree
programs.
21
Sec.
17.
Section
261E.4,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
4.
A
school
district
shall
establish
prerequisite
24
coursework
for
each
advanced
placement
course
offered
and
shall
25
describe
the
prerequisites
in
the
course
registration
handbook,
26
which
shall
be
provided
to
every
junior
high
school
or
middle
27
school
student
prior
to
the
development
of
a
core
curriculum
28
graduation
plan
pursuant
to
section
279.61
.
29
Sec.
18.
Section
261E.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
2.
Notification.
The
availability
and
requirements
of
this
32
program
shall
be
included
in
each
school
district’s
student
33
registration
handbook.
Information
about
the
program
shall
be
34
provided
to
the
student
and
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
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prior
to
the
development
of
the
student’s
core
curriculum
1
graduation
plan
under
section
279.61
.
The
school
district
2
shall
establish
a
process
by
which
students
may
indicate
3
interest
in
and
apply
for
enrollment
in
the
program.
4
Sec.
19.
Section
261E.8,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
1.
A
district-to-community
college
sharing
or
concurrent
7
enrollment
program
is
established
to
be
administered
by
the
8
department
to
promote
rigorous
academic
or
career
and
technical
9
pursuits
and
to
provide
a
wider
variety
of
options
to
high
10
school
students
to
enroll
part-time
in
eligible
nonsectarian
11
courses
at
or
through
community
colleges
established
under
12
chapter
260C
.
The
program
shall
be
made
available
to
all
13
resident
students
in
grades
nine
through
twelve.
Notice
of
14
the
availability
of
the
program
shall
be
included
in
a
school
15
district’s
student
registration
handbook
and
the
handbook
shall
16
identify
which
courses,
if
successfully
completed,
generate
17
college
credit
under
the
program.
A
student
and
the
student’s
18
parent
or
legal
guardian
shall
also
be
made
aware
of
this
19
program
as
a
part
of
the
development
of
the
student’s
core
20
curriculum
graduation
plan
in
accordance
with
section
279.61
.
21
Sec.
20.
Section
261E.9,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
22
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
b.
A
regional
academy
may
include
in
its
curriculum
virtual
24
or
internet-based
coursework
and
courses
delivered
via
the
Iowa
25
communications
network,
career
and
technical
courses,
core
26
curriculum
coursework,
courses
required
pursuant
to
section
27
256.7,
subsection
26
,
or
section
256.11,
subsections
4
and
5
,
28
and
asynchronous
learning
networks.
29
Sec.
21.
Section
261E.9,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
4.
Information
regarding
regional
academies
shall
be
32
provided
to
a
student
and
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
33
prior
to
the
development
of
the
student’s
core
curriculum
34
graduation
plan
under
section
279.61
.
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Sec.
22.
Section
261E.10,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
Information
regarding
career
academies
shall
be
provided
3
by
the
school
district
to
a
student
and
the
student’s
parent
4
or
guardian
prior
to
the
development
of
the
student’s
core
5
curriculum
graduation
plan
under
section
279.61
.
6
Sec.
23.
Section
262.9,
subsection
33,
paragraph
c,
Code
7
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
8
Sec.
24.
Section
279.61,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
9
follows:
10
279.61
Student
plan
for
progress
toward
university
admissions
11
——
report.
12
1.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
and
each
13
succeeding
school
year,
the
The
board
of
directors
of
each
14
school
district
shall
cooperate
with
each
student
enrolled
15
in
grade
eight
to
develop
for
the
student
a
core
curriculum
16
plan
to
guide
the
student
toward
the
goal
of
successfully
17
completing,
at
a
minimum,
the
core
curriculum
developed
high
18
school
graduation
requirements
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
19
education
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
by
the
20
time
the
student
graduates
from
high
school.
The
plan
shall
21
include
career
options
and
shall
identify
the
coursework
22
needed
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
to
support
the
student’s
23
postsecondary
education
and
career
options.
Additionally,
the
24
plan
shall
include
a
timeline
for
each
student
to
successfully
25
complete,
prior
to
graduation,
all
components
of
the
26
state-designated
career
information
and
decision-making
system
27
administered
by
the
department
in
accordance
with
section
118
28
of
the
federal
Carl
D.
Perkins
Career
and
Technical
Education
29
Improvement
Act
of
2006,
Pub.
L.
No.
109-270.
The
student’s
30
parent
or
guardian
shall
sign
the
core
curriculum
graduation
31
plan
developed
with
the
student
and
the
signed
plan
shall
be
32
included
in
the
student’s
cumulative
records.
33
2.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
and
each
34
succeeding
school
year,
the
The
board
of
directors
of
each
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school
district
shall
report
annually
to
each
student
enrolled
1
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
in
the
school
district,
and,
if
2
the
student
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
to
each
student’s
3
parent
or
guardian,
the
student’s
progress
toward
meeting
the
4
goal
of
successfully
completing
the
core
curriculum
and
high
5
school
graduation
requirements
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
6
education
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26
.
7
Sec.
25.
Section
280.3,
subsection
3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection.
9
Sec.
26.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
10
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
eliminates
requirements
and
references
to
the
15
(Iowa)
core
curriculum
and
to
core
content
standards,
but
16
continues
to
direct
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
high
17
school
graduation
requirements
and
assessment
standards.
18
The
bill
requires
the
state
board
to
adopt
rules
prohibiting
19
the
department
from
adopting
and
implementing
statewide
core
20
curriculum
standards.
However,
schools
are
strongly
encouraged
21
to
set
high
expectations
in
locally
developed
core
content
22
standards
and
are
also
encouraged
to
include
in
locally
23
developed
standards
21st
century
skills.
The
bill
also
directs
24
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
rules
prohibiting
the
25
department
of
education
from
adopting
and
implementing
the
26
next
generation
science
standards
as
developed
by
the
national
27
research
council
and
cooperating
states.
28
Provisions
directing
school
districts
to
cooperate
with
each
29
eighth
grade
student
on
a
core
curriculum
plan
to
meet
core
30
curriculum
requirements
are
amended
to
replace
“core
curriculum
31
plan”
with
“graduation
plan”
and
“core
curriculum
requirements”
32
with
“high
school
graduation
requirements”.
The
term
“core
33
content
standards”,
which
was
used
to
describe
the
assessment
34
standards
adopted
by
the
state
board,
is
replaced
with
the
term
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“assessment
standards”.
The
assessment
standards
will
remain
1
applicable
to
all
students
in
kindergarten
through
grade
12
in
2
every
school
district
and
accredited
nonpublic
school.
3
The
bill
makes
technical
and
corresponding
changes
to
4
provisions
which
contain
references
to
the
language
stricken.
5
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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