Bill Text: IA HF2618 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to elementary literacy by modifying teacher preparation program requirements, requiring personalized reading plans for certain students, and providing parent and guardian discretion for their students to be retained at grade level. (Formerly HSB 650.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-07 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 939. [HF2618 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2618-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to elementary literacy by modifying teacher preparation program requirements, requiring personalized reading plans for certain students, and providing parent and guardian discretion for their students to be retained at grade level. (Formerly HSB 650.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-07 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 939. [HF2618 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2618-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
650)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
elementary
literacy
by
modifying
teacher
1
preparation
program
requirements,
requiring
personalized
2
reading
plans
for
certain
students,
and
providing
parent
and
3
guardian
discretion
for
their
students
to
be
retained
at
4
grade
level.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
m.
(1)
Administer,
prior
to
a
student’s
3
completion
of
the
approved
practitioner
preparation
program,
an
4
examination
identical
to
the
foundations
of
reading
assessment
5
administered
in
2012
as
part
of
the
Massachusetts
tests
6
for
educator
licensure,
or
the
most
current
version
of
such
7
assessment.
To
successfully
complete
the
program,
a
student
8
must
attain
a
score
on
the
assessment
that
is
at
or
above
9
the
minimum
passing
score
established
by
the
department.
In
10
establishing
the
minimum
passing
score
for
purposes
of
this
11
paragraph,
the
department
shall
consider
the
minimum
passing
12
score
recommended
by
the
developer
of
the
assessment
and
the
13
current
teaching
standards
in
this
state.
14
(2)
The
higher
education
institution
shall
report
to
the
15
department
no
later
than
August
1
annually,
in
the
form
and
16
manner
prescribed
by
the
department,
the
percentage
of
students
17
whose
scores
on
the
assessment
administered
during
the
prior
18
school
year
were
above,
at,
and
below
the
passing
score,
and
19
shall
report
any
services
or
opportunities
to
retake
the
20
assessment
the
institution
may
make
available
to
a
student
21
who
fails
the
assessment.
The
department
shall
compile
the
22
reports
submitted
under
this
subparagraph
and
publish
on
the
23
department’s
internet
site
the
compiled
reports
related
to
24
students
enrolled
in
the
practitioner
preparation
program
who
25
plan
to
teach
in
kindergarten
through
grade
six.
26
Sec.
2.
Section
279.68,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
27
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
28
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
(1)
Each
school
district
shall
provide
29
written
notice
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
any
student
in
30
grade
three
who
is
not
reading
proficiently
of
the
student’s
31
level
of
reading
or
reading
readiness.
The
written
notice
32
shall
contain
a
description
of
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
33
authority
to
request
that
the
student
be
retained
in
grade
34
three
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
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(2)
A
school
district
shall
not
promote
a
student
who
is
1
not
reading
proficiently
to
grade
four,
and
shall
retain
the
2
student
in
grade
three
for
the
subsequent
school
year,
if
the
3
student’s
parent
or
guardian
submits
to
the
school
district
a
4
request
that
the
student
be
retained
in
grade
three
pursuant
to
5
subparagraph
(1).
6
(3)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(2),
if
during
the
7
student’s
grade
three
year,
the
administrator
and
the
student’s
8
classroom
teacher
provide
evidence
to
the
student’s
parent
9
or
guardian
that
the
student
has
made
adequate
progress
and
10
is
reading
at
grade
level,
as
determined
by
the
student’s
11
consistently
proficient
performance
on
valid
and
reliable
12
measures
of
reading
ability,
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
13
may
withdraw
the
request
and
the
school
district
may
promote
14
the
student
to
grade
four.
15
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
A
school
district
shall
provide
to
16
students
who
are
not
reading
proficiently
at
the
start
of
17
the
student’s
grade
three
school
year
with
a
personalized
18
reading
plan.
The
school
district
shall
continue
to
provide
19
personalized
reading
plans
to
students
in
grade
three
through
20
the
end
of
grade
six
if
necessary,
until
the
student
is
reading
21
at
grade
level,
as
determined
by
the
student’s
consistently
22
proficient
performance
on
valid
and
reliable
measures
of
23
reading
ability.
24
Sec.
3.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
25
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
Act.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
elementary
literacy
by
modifying
30
teacher
preparation
program
requirements,
requiring
31
personalized
reading
plans
for
certain
students,
and
providing
32
parent
and
guardian
discretion
for
their
students
to
be
33
retained
at
grade
level.
34
The
bill
requires
higher
education
institutions
providing
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practitioner
preparation
programs
to
administer,
prior
to
a
1
student’s
completion
of
the
program,
an
examination
identical
2
to
the
foundations
of
reading
assessment
administered
in
2012
3
as
part
of
the
Massachusetts
tests
for
educator
licensure,
4
or
the
most
current
version
of
such
assessment.
The
bill
5
establishes
that,
to
successfully
complete
the
program,
6
a
student
must
attain
a
score
on
the
assessment
that
is
7
at
or
above
the
minimum
passing
score
established
by
the
8
department.
In
establishing
the
minimum
passing
score,
the
9
bill
requires
the
department
to
consider
the
minimum
passing
10
score
recommended
by
the
developer
of
the
assessment
and
the
11
current
teaching
standards
in
this
state.
The
bill
requires
12
higher
education
institutions
to
report
to
the
department
13
annually
the
scores
students
receive
on
the
assessment
and
14
any
services
or
opportunities
the
institution
makes
available
15
to
students
who
fail
the
assessment.
Additionally,
the
bill
16
requires
the
department
to
compile
these
reports
and
publish
17
on
the
department’s
internet
site
the
compiled
reports
related
18
to
students
enrolled
in
the
program
who
plan
to
teach
in
19
kindergarten
through
grade
six.
20
The
bill
requires
a
school
district
to
provide
written
21
notice
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
any
student
in
grade
22
three
who
is
not
reading
proficiently
of
the
student’s
level
23
of
reading
or
reading
readiness.
The
bill
provides
that
the
24
written
notice
shall
indicate
that
if
the
parent
or
guardian
25
submits
a
request
that
the
student
be
retained
in
grade
three,
26
the
school
district
shall
not
promote
the
student
to
grade
four
27
but
shall
retain
the
student
at
grade
three
for
the
subsequent
28
school
year.
However,
the
bill
establishes
that,
if
during
the
29
student’s
grade
three
year,
the
administrator
and
the
student’s
30
classroom
teacher
provide
evidence
to
the
student’s
parent
or
31
guardian
that
the
student
has
made
adequate
progress
and
is
32
reading
at
grade
level,
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
may
33
withdraw
the
request
and
the
school
district
may
promote
the
34
student
to
grade
four.
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The
bill
requires
a
school
district
to
provide
to
students
1
who
are
not
reading
proficiently
at
the
start
of
the
student’s
2
grade
three
school
year
with
a
personalized
reading
plan.
3
The
bill
provides
that
the
school
district
shall
continue
to
4
provide
such
plans
to
students
in
grade
three
through
the
end
5
of
grade
six
if
necessary.
6
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
7
section
25B.3.
The
bill
makes
inapplicable
Code
section
25B.2,
8
subsection
3,
which
would
relieve
a
political
subdivision
from
9
complying
with
a
state
mandate
if
funding
for
the
cost
of
10
the
state
mandate
is
not
provided
or
specified.
Therefore,
11
political
subdivisions
are
required
to
comply
with
any
state
12
mandate
included
in
the
bill.
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