Bill Text: IA HF2288 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the use and distribution of teacher salary and professional development funds under the student achievement and teacher quality program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-15 - Subcommittee, Byrnes, Mascher, and Pearson. H.J. 278. [HF2288 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2288-Introduced.html
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BY
BYRNES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
and
distribution
of
teacher
salary
1
and
professional
development
funds
under
the
student
2
achievement
and
teacher
quality
program.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256G.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
divisions
(a),
(b),
and
(c),
2
Code
2011,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(a)
One
member
representing
prekindergarten
through
grade
4
six
public
school
teachers,
who
is
also
may
be
a
participating
5
member
of
a
teacher
quality
committee
if
such
a
committee
is
6
created
pursuant
to
section
284.4,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
.
7
(b)
One
member
representing
grade
seven
through
grade
nine
8
public
school
teachers,
who
is
also
may
be
a
participating
9
member
of
a
teacher
quality
committee
if
such
a
committee
is
10
created
pursuant
to
section
284.4,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
.
11
(c)
One
member
representing
grade
ten
through
grade
twelve
12
public
school
teachers,
who
is
also
may
be
a
participating
13
member
of
a
teacher
quality
committee
if
such
a
committee
is
14
created
pursuant
to
section
284.4,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
256G.4,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
16
subparagraphs
(6),
(7),
and
(8),
Code
2011,
are
amended
to
read
17
as
follows:
18
(6)
One
member
representing
prekindergarten
through
grade
19
six
public
school
teachers,
who
is
also
may
be
a
participating
20
member
of
a
teacher
quality
committee
if
such
a
committee
is
21
created
pursuant
to
section
284.4,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
.
22
(7)
One
member
representing
grade
seven
through
grade
nine
23
public
school
teachers,
who
is
also
may
be
a
participating
24
member
of
a
teacher
quality
committee
if
such
a
committee
is
25
created
pursuant
to
section
284.4,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
.
26
(8)
One
member
representing
grade
ten
through
grade
twelve
27
public
school
teachers,
who
is
also
may
be
a
participating
28
member
of
a
teacher
quality
committee
if
such
a
committee
is
29
created
pursuant
to
section
284.4,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
284.3A,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
31
to
read
as
follows:
32
1.
a.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
if
If
33
the
licensed
employees
of
a
school
district
or
area
education
34
agency
receiving
funds
pursuant
to
sections
257.10
and
257.37A
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are
organized
under
chapter
20
for
collective
bargaining
1
purposes,
the
school
board
and
the
certified
bargaining
2
representative
for
the
licensed
employees
shall
may
negotiate
3
the
distribution
of
the
funds
among
the
teachers
employed
by
4
the
school
district
or
area
education
agency
according
to
5
chapter
20
.
6
b.
If
the
licensed
employees
of
a
school
district
or
area
7
education
agency
are
not
organized
for
collective
bargaining
8
purposes,
or
if
the
parties
to
a
negotiation
entered
into
9
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
fail
to
reach
an
agreement,
the
board
10
of
directors
shall
determine
the
method
of
distribution
of
such
11
funds
based
upon
the
student
achievement
needs
of
the
school
12
district
.
13
c.
For
the
school
years
beginning
July
1,
2008,
and
14
July
1,
2009,
a
school
district
or
area
education
agency
15
receiving
funds
pursuant
to
sections
257.10
and
257.37A
,
shall
16
determine
the
amount
to
be
paid
to
teachers
in
accordance
with
17
this
subsection
and
the
amount
determined
to
be
paid
to
an
18
individual
teacher
shall
be
divided
evenly
by
the
appropriate
19
number
of
pay
periods
and
paid
in
each
pay
period
of
the
fiscal
20
year
beginning
with
the
October
payroll.
21
Sec.
4.
Section
284.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
2011,
22
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
c.
Determine
the
use
and
distribution
of
professional
24
development
funds
calculated
and
paid
to
the
school
district
or
25
area
education
agency
as
provided
in
section
257.9,
subsection
26
10,
or
section
257.10,
subsection
10,
using
one
of
the
27
following
options
in
the
indicated
order
of
priority:
28
(1)
Create
a
teacher
quality
committee
,
subject
to
the
29
approval
of
both
a
majority
of
the
administrators
and
a
30
majority
of
the
teachers
employed
by
the
school
district
31
or
area
education
agency
.
The
committee
shall
have
equal
32
representation
of
administrators
and
teachers.
The
teacher
33
members
shall
be
appointed
by
the
certified
employee
34
organization
if
one
exists,
and
if
not,
by
the
school
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district’s
or
agency’s
administration.
The
administrator
1
members
shall
be
appointed
by
the
school
board.
However,
if
a
2
school
district
can
demonstrate
that
an
existing
professional
3
development,
curriculum,
or
student
improvement
committee
has
4
significant
stakeholder
involvement
and
a
leadership
role
in
5
the
school
district,
the
appointing
authorities
may
mutually
6
agree
to
assign
to
the
existing
committee
the
responsibilities
7
set
forth
in
this
paragraph
“c”
,
to
appoint
members
of
the
8
existing
committee
to
the
teacher
quality
committee,
or
to
9
authorize
the
existing
committee
to
serve
in
an
advisory
10
capacity
to
the
teacher
quality
committee.
The
committee
shall
11
do
all
of
the
following:
12
(1)
(a)
Monitor
the
implementation
of
the
requirements
13
of
statutes
and
administrative
code
provisions
relating
to
14
this
chapter
,
including
requirements
that
affect
any
agreement
15
negotiated
pursuant
to
chapter
20
.
16
(2)
(b)
Monitor
the
evaluation
requirements
of
this
17
chapter
to
ensure
evaluations
are
conducted
in
a
fair
and
18
consistent
manner
throughout
the
school
district
or
agency.
19
In
addition
to
any
negotiated
evaluation
procedures,
develop
20
model
evidence
for
the
Iowa
teaching
standards
and
criteria.
21
The
model
evidence
will
minimize
paperwork
and
focus
on
teacher
22
improvement.
The
model
evidence
will
determine
which
standards
23
and
criteria
can
be
met
with
observation
and
which
evidence
24
meets
multiple
standards
and
criteria.
25
(3)
(c)
Determine,
following
the
adoption
of
the
Iowa
26
professional
development
model
by
the
state
board
of
education,
27
the
use
and
distribution
of
the
professional
development
28
funds
calculated
and
paid
to
the
school
district
or
agency
as
29
provided
in
section
257.9,
subsection
10
,
or
section
257.10,
30
subsection
10
,
based
upon
school
district
or
agency,
attendance
31
center,
and
individual
teacher
and
professional
development
32
plans.
33
(4)
(d)
Monitor
the
professional
development
in
each
34
attendance
center
to
ensure
that
the
professional
development
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meets
school
district
or
agency,
attendance
center,
and
1
individual
professional
development
plans.
2
(5)
(e)
Ensure
the
agreement
negotiated
pursuant
to
chapter
3
20
determines
the
compensation
for
teachers
on
the
committee
4
for
work
responsibilities
required
beyond
the
normal
work
day.
5
(2)
The
school
district
or
area
education
agency
board
6
of
directors
shall
collaborate
with
the
certified
employee
7
organization,
if
one
exists,
to
determine
the
use
and
8
distribution
of
the
professional
development
funds
based
9
upon
the
school
district
or
agency,
attendance
center,
and
10
individual
teacher
and
professional
development
plans
developed
11
in
accordance
with
this
chapter.
However,
a
decision
on
12
the
use
and
distribution
of
professional
development
funds
13
calculated
and
paid
to
the
school
district
or
area
education
14
agency
as
provided
in
section
257.9,
subsection
10,
or
section
15
257.10,
subsection
10,
rendered
by
a
board
of
directors
in
16
accordance
with
this
subparagraph
is
final.
17
EXPLANATION
18
This
bill
provides
options
to
requirements
established
under
19
the
student
achievement
and
teacher
quality
program
for
the
20
use
and
distribution
of
teacher
salary
funds
calculated
and
21
paid
to
a
school
district
or
area
education
agency
through
the
22
categorical
professional
development
supplement
of
the
state
23
school
foundation
program.
24
Currently,
the
program
requires
distribution
of
teacher
25
salary
funds
to
be
determined
by
negotiations
between
26
the
school
or
agency
board
of
directors
and
the
certified
27
bargaining
representative
for
the
licensed
employees
if
the
28
employees
are
organized
for
collective
bargaining
purposes.
29
If
the
employees
are
not
organized
for
collective
bargaining
30
purposes,
the
board
of
directors
determines
the
method
of
31
distribution.
32
Under
the
bill,
the
board
of
directors
may
negotiate
the
33
distribution
of
the
teacher
salary
funds
with
the
certified
34
bargaining
representative
for
the
licensed
employees,
but
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if
the
parties
fail
to
reach
an
agreement,
the
board
shall
1
determine
the
method
of
distribution
of
such
funds
based
upon
2
the
student
achievement
needs
of
the
school
district.
3
Currently,
school
districts
and
area
education
agencies
4
are
required
to
create
a
teacher
quality
committee,
which
is
5
charged
with,
among
other
duties,
determining
the
use
and
6
distribution
of
the
professional
development
funds
based
upon
7
school
district
or
agency,
attendance
center,
and
individual
8
teacher
and
professional
development
plans.
9
The
bill
provides
that
the
school
district
or
agency
10
must
create
the
committee
only
if
both
a
majority
of
the
11
administrators
and
a
majority
of
the
teachers
employed
by
the
12
district
or
agency
approve
of
the
committee’s
creation.
If
a
13
committee
is
not
created,
the
bill
provides
that
the
school
14
district
or
agency
board
of
directors
must
collaborate
with
the
15
certified
employee
organization,
if
one
exists,
to
determine
16
the
use
and
distribution
of
professional
development
funds
17
based
upon
the
school
district
or
agency,
attendance
center,
18
and
individual
teacher
and
professional
development
plans,
but
19
a
decision
on
the
use
and
distribution
of
the
funds
rendered
by
20
a
board
of
directors
is
final.
21
The
bill
eliminates
an
obsolete
provision
and
makes
22
conforming
changes.
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