Bill Text: IA HSB592 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill relating to core content standards, assessments, curricula relating to student academic progress, and to the collection of and access to student data.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-02-03 - In Education [HSB592 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HSB592-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
592
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JORGENSEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
core
content
standards,
assessments,
1
curricula
relating
to
student
academic
progress,
and
to
the
2
collection
of
and
access
to
student
data.
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,
Code
1
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(03)
In
addition
to
administering
3
any
assessment
of
student
progress
required
pursuant
to
4
this
subsection,
a
school
district
may
administer
additional
5
assessments
to
measure
student
academic
progress.
The
results
6
of
the
additional
assessment
may
be
reported
to
the
department
7
and
the
local
community
in
accordance
with
paragraph
“c”
,
but
8
the
additional
assessments
shall
not
replace
any
district-wide
9
assessment
required
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
c,
Code
11
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
c.
Adopt
rules
authorizing
the
board
of
directors
of
a
13
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
14
nonpublic
school
to
adopt
core
content
standard
appendices,
15
including
but
not
limited
to
core
content
test
exemplars;
16
core
content
sample
performance
tasks;
core
content
samples
17
of
student
writing;
and,
for
grades
nine
through
twelve,
18
mathematics
coursework.
The
core
content
standards
shall
19
not
dictate
curriculum
or
prescribe
a
particular
method
of
20
instruction
to
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
21
schools.
Neither
the
state
board
nor
the
department
shall
22
require
school
districts
or
accredited
nonpublic
schools
23
to
adopt
a
specific
textbook,
textbook
series,
or
specific
24
instructional
methodology,
or
acquire
specific
textbooks,
25
curriculum
materials,
or
educational
products
from
a
specific
26
vendor
in
order
to
meet
the
core
curriculum
requirements
of
27
this
subsection
or
the
core
content
standards
adopted
pursuant
28
to
subsection
28
.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
29
that
creation
and
implementation
of
curriculum,
textbooks,
30
educational
materials,
and
instructional
methods
remain
with
31
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
and
not
with
32
the
state
or
federal
government.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
256.9,
subsection
54,
Code
2014,
is
amended
34
to
read
as
follows:
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54.
a.
Maintain
an
internet
site
where
persons
may
access
1
up-to-date
information
regarding
the
core
curriculum
and
the
2
core
content
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
section
256.7.
3
Periodically,
beginning
January
1,
2015,
the
state
board
4
shall
review,
accept
public
comment
regarding,
and
revise
as
5
necessary,
the
core
curriculum
and
the
core
content
standards.
6
b.
Submit
an
annual
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
7
January
February
1
regarding
activities,
findings,
and
student
8
progress
under
the
core
curriculum
established
and
the
core
9
content
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
section
256.7
,
subsection
10
26
.
The
annual
report
shall
include
the
state
board’s
11
department’s
findings
and
recommendations
,
including
but
not
12
limited
to
recommendations
relating
to
any
proposal
to
amend
13
or
modify
the
core
curriculum
and
the
core
content
standards
14
adopted
by
the
state
board.
A
revision
or
modification
to
the
15
core
curriculum
or
to
the
core
content
standards
adopted
by
16
the
state
board
shall
not
be
implemented
by
the
director
until
17
the
annual
report
has
been
submitted
to
the
general
assembly
18
while
the
general
assembly
is
in
session
or
until
the
director
19
appears
before
the
standing
committees
of
the
senate
and
house
20
of
representatives
having
jurisdiction
over
education
to
report
21
on
the
revision
or
modification,
whichever
occurs
first
.
22
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.34
Student
data
collection
——
23
policies
and
plans.
24
1.
The
department
shall
establish
data
collection,
data
25
privacy,
and
data
sharing
policies
for
data
relating
to
26
students
collected
by
the
department,
school
districts,
and
27
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
28
2.
The
department
shall
annually
conduct
an
inventory
of
and
29
categorize
the
data
collected
on
students
and
the
purposes
for
30
which
the
data
is
collected,
and
shall
report
to
the
general
31
assembly
by
November
1,
2014,
and
by
November
1
each
succeeding
32
year,
the
department’s
findings
and
recommendations.
33
3.
The
department
shall
create
a
detailed
student
data
34
security
plan
that
includes
privacy
compliance
standards,
a
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data
breach
plan,
data
retention
or
destruction
plans,
and
1
guidelines
for
authorizing
parental
access
to
student
data.
2
4.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
state
or
federal
law,
the
3
department,
school
districts,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
4
shall
not
include
biometric,
health,
and
criminal
or
juvenile
5
justice
records
in
student
data
files.
6
5.
a.
Student
data
shall
be
kept
confidential
by
the
7
department,
a
school
district,
or
an
accredited
nonpublic
8
school
unless
otherwise
ordered
by
a
court,
by
the
lawful
9
custodian
of
the
records,
or
by
another
person
duly
authorized
10
to
release
such
information,
and
except
as
necessary
to
carry
11
out
the
duties
and
responsibilities
of
the
state
board
or
the
12
department.
13
b.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
,
student
data
shall
14
not
be
provided
outside
of
the
state
unless
necessary
to
15
facilitate
the
timely
enrollment
and
placement
of
a
student
who
16
is
transferring
to
another
school.
17
6.
The
department
shall
establish
and
maintain
a
policy
18
relating
to
the
sharing,
security,
and
confidentiality
of
19
student
data
in
compliance
with
the
federal
Family
Educational
20
Rights
and
Privacy
Act,
20
U.S.C.
§1232g.
21
7.
The
department
shall
notify
the
governor
and
the
22
general
assembly
annually
of
changes
to
existing
student
data
23
collections
maintained
by
the
department
which
are
required
24
for
any
reason,
including
changes
in
federal
reporting
25
requirements.
Changes
to
existing
student
data
collections
26
which
are
not
necessitated
by
changes
in
federal
reporting
27
requirements
shall
not
be
implemented
by
the
department
until
28
the
annual
report
has
been
submitted
to
the
general
assembly
29
while
the
general
assembly
is
in
session
or
until
the
director
30
appears
before
the
standing
committees
of
the
senate
and
house
31
of
representatives
having
jurisdiction
over
education
to
report
32
on
the
revision
or
modification
to
the
existing
student
data
33
collections
maintained
by
the
department,
whichever
occurs
34
first.
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8.
Student
data
shall
not
be
published
by
the
department
1
except
in
aggregate
form.
2
9.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
supersede
any
3
provision
of
section
22.7,
section
256.9,
subsection
48,
or
4
chapter
256H.
5
Sec.
5.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
RELATING
TO
CORE
CURRICULUM
AND
6
TO
THE
CORE
CONTENT
STANDARDS.
The
department
of
education
7
shall
initiate
a
process
to
obtain
public
input
on
the
core
8
curriculum
and
the
core
content
standards
adopted
pursuant
9
to
section
256.7,
subsections
26
and
28,
shall
identify
10
opportunities
to
strengthen
the
core
curriculum
and
the
core
11
content
standards,
and
shall
do
the
following:
12
1.
Receive
public
comments
on
its
internet
site
regarding
13
the
core
curriculum
and
the
core
content
standards.
14
2.
Hold
at
least
three
public
hearings
regarding
the
core
15
curriculum
and
the
core
content
standards.
The
public
hearings
16
shall
be
held
in
at
least
three
geographically
diverse
venues
17
around
the
state.
18
3.
Include
information
regarding
the
time,
place,
and
19
manner
in
which
persons
may
participate
in
a
public
hearing
as
20
provided
in
this
section.
21
4.
Provide
public
notice
of
any
actions
taken
by
the
state
22
board
of
education
to
strengthen,
amend,
or
modify
the
core
23
curriculum
or
the
core
content
standards
following
the
public
24
hearings
conducted
pursuant
to
this
section.
25
5.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
summarizing
its
26
activities,
findings,
and
recommendations
to
the
state
board,
27
the
governor,
and
the
general
assembly
by
February
1,
2015.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
the
core
curriculum
and
core
content
32
standards
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education,
to
33
assessments
of
student
progress,
and
to
the
collection
of
and
34
access
to
student
data.
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ASSESSMENTS
OF
STUDENT
ACADEMIC
PROGRESS.
The
bill
1
authorizes
school
districts
to
administer
assessments
to
2
measure
student
academic
progress
which
are
in
addition
to
the
3
department
of
education-approved
district-wide
assessment
of
4
student
progress
administered
for
purposes
of
the
core
academic
5
indicators
in
mathematics,
reading,
and
science.
6
CORE
CONTENT
STANDARDS
AND
CORE
CURRICULUM.
The
bill
7
authorizes
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
8
to
adopt
core
content
standard
appendices
and,
for
grades
9
9
through
12,
mathematics
coursework.
The
bill
provides
that
10
the
core
content
standards
shall
not
dictate
curriculum
or
11
prescribe
the
method
of
instruction
in
those
school
districts
12
and
schools.
The
bill
also
states
legislative
intent
that
13
the
creation
and
implementation
of
curriculum,
textbooks,
14
educational
materials,
and
instructional
methods
must
remain
15
with
the
school
districts
and
schools,
and
not
with
the
state
16
or
federal
government.
17
Under
the
bill,
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
18
must
maintain
an
internet
site
where
persons
may
access
19
up-to-date
information
regarding
the
core
curriculum
and
the
20
core
content
standards.
Periodically,
beginning
January
1,
21
2015,
the
state
board
must
review,
accept
public
comments
22
regarding,
and
revise
as
necessary,
the
core
curriculum
and
23
core
content
standards.
24
The
director
is
further
directed
to
submit
an
annual
report
25
to
the
general
assembly
by
February
1
regarding
the
activities,
26
findings,
and
student
progress
under
the
core
curriculum
27
and
the
core
content
standards.
The
annual
report
shall
28
include
the
department’s
findings
and
recommendations.
The
29
bill
prohibits
the
director
from
implementing
revisions
or
30
modifications
to
the
core
curriculum
or
to
the
core
content
31
standards
adopted
by
the
state
board
until
the
annual
report
is
32
submitted
to
the
general
assembly
or
until
after
the
director
33
presents
the
proposed
changes
to
the
general
assembly’s
34
standing
committees
on
education.
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STUDENT
DATA.
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
education
1
to
establish
data
collection,
data
privacy,
and
data
sharing
2
policies
for
data
relating
to
students
collected
by
the
3
department,
school
districts,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
4
The
department
must
annually
conduct
an
inventory
of
and
5
categorize
the
data
collected
on
students
and
the
purposes
for
6
which
the
data
is
collected,
and
report
to
the
general
assembly
7
by
November
1,
2014,
and
by
November
1
each
succeeding
year,
8
the
department’s
findings
and
recommendations.
The
department
9
must
also
create
a
detailed
student
data
security
plan
that
10
includes
privacy
compliance
standards,
a
data
breach
plan,
data
11
retention
or
destruction
plans,
and
guidelines
for
authorizing
12
parental
access
to
student
data.
13
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
state
or
federal
law,
the
14
department,
school
districts,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
15
shall
not
include
biometric,
health,
and
criminal
or
juvenile
16
justice
records
in
student
data
files.
Student
data
shall
not
17
be
published
by
the
department
except
in
aggregate
form.
18
Student
data
shall
be
kept
confidential
unless
otherwise
19
ordered
by
a
court,
by
the
lawful
custodian
of
the
records,
or
20
by
another
person
duly
authorized
to
release
such
information,
21
and
except
as
necessary
to
carry
out
the
duties
and
22
responsibilities
of
the
state
board
or
the
department.
Except
23
as
provided,
student
data
shall
not
be
provided
outside
of
the
24
state
unless
necessary
to
facilitate
the
timely
enrollment
and
25
placement
of
a
student
who
is
transferring
to
another
school.
26
The
department
must
establish
and
maintain
a
policy
relating
27
to
the
sharing,
security,
and
confidentiality
of
student
data
28
in
compliance
with
the
federal
Family
Educational
Rights
and
29
Privacy
Act,
20
U.S.C.
§1232g.
30
The
department
shall
notify
the
governor
and
the
general
31
assembly
annually
of
changes
to
existing
student
data
32
collections
maintained
by
the
department
which
are
required
33
for
any
reason,
including
changes
in
federal
reporting
34
requirements.
Such
changes
which
are
not
necessitated
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by
changes
in
federal
reporting
requirements
shall
not
be
1
implemented
by
the
department
until
the
annual
report
has
2
been
submitted
to
the
general
assembly
while
the
general
3
assembly
is
in
session
or
until
the
director
appears
before
the
4
standing
committees
of
the
senate
and
house
of
representatives
5
having
jurisdiction
over
education
to
report
on
the
revision
6
or
modification
to
the
existing
student
data
collections
7
maintained
by
the
department,
whichever
occurs
first.
8
The
new
provisions
relating
to
student
data
shall
9
not
be
construed
to
supersede
any
existing
open
records
10
law
provisions,
provisions
relating
to
the
department’s
11
comprehensive
management
information
system
which
are
in
12
compliance
with
state
and
federal
reporting
requirements,
or
13
provisions
enacting
the
interstate
compact
on
educational
14
opportunity
for
military
children.
15
PUBLIC
INPUT
ON
CORE
CURRICULUM
AND
CORE
CONTENT
STANDARDS.
16
The
department
also
must
initiate
a
process
to
obtain
public
17
input
on
the
core
curriculum
and
the
core
content
standards;
18
shall
identify
opportunities
to
strengthen
the
core
curriculum
19
and
the
core
content
standards;
receive
public
comments
on
20
its
internet
site
regarding
the
core
curriculum
and
the
core
21
content
standards;
hold
at
least
three
public
hearings,
in
at
22
least
three
geographically
diverse
venues
around
the
state,
23
regarding
the
core
curriculum
and
the
core
content
standards;
24
include
information
regarding
the
time,
place,
and
manner
25
in
which
persons
may
participate
in
a
public
hearing;
and
26
provide
public
notice
of
any
actions
taken
by
the
state
board
27
to
strengthen,
amend,
or
modify
the
core
curriculum
or
the
28
core
content
standards
following
the
public
hearings.
The
29
department
shall
submit
a
report
summarizing
its
activities,
30
findings,
and
recommendations
to
the
state
board,
the
governor,
31
and
the
general
assembly
by
February
1,
2015.
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