Bill Text: IA SF173 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a special education alternative reading instruction pilot program and including a contingency clause and effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF173 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF173-Introduced.html
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BY
McKINLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
special
education
alternative
reading
1
instruction
pilot
program
and
including
a
contingency
clause
2
and
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
PILOT
PROGRAM
——
READING
1
LABORATORY.
2
1.
Recognizing
the
state’s
desire
to
assist
children
to
3
grow,
develop,
and
learn
to
their
fullest
extent
and
empower
4
young
readers
in
grades
kindergarten
through
three,
and
to
5
support
student
achievement
and
overall
academic
performance,
6
and
recognizing
that
instructional
methodologies
and
strategies
7
are
important
considerations
in
determining
the
appropriate
8
education
for
a
child
with
a
learning
disability,
a
reading
9
laboratory
pilot
program
is
established.
The
objective
of
10
the
program
shall
be
to
evaluate
methodologies
and
strategies
11
used
to
teach
reading
that
could
be
implemented
to
ensure
that
12
the
state
is
meeting
the
unique
needs
of
individual
children;
13
and
to
assist
with
student
placement
decisions
in
education
14
programs,
including
placement
in
the
special
education
program.
15
2.
The
program
shall
be
administered
by
the
department
16
of
education,
and
shall
afford
a
private
education
provider
17
the
opportunity
to
demonstrate
effective
methodologies
18
and
strategies
in
teaching
reading
for
students
in
grades
19
kindergarten
through
three
identified
with
special
needs.
A
20
private
education
provider
shall
be
selected
by
the
department,
21
which
meets
the
following
criteria
from
among
those
submitting
22
an
application
for
consideration:
23
a.
The
provider
shall
be
doing
business
in
at
least
two
24
locations
in
a
county
which
contains
a
school
district
with
an
25
enrollment
of
at
least
twenty-five
thousand
pupils
in
grades
26
kindergarten
through
twelve.
27
b.
The
provider
shall
possess
at
least
fifteen
years
of
28
business
experience
in
the
application
of
methodologies
and
29
strategies
designed
to
improve
reading
skills
for
students
in
30
grades
kindergarten
through
twelve.
31
c.
The
provider
shall
employ
at
least
forty
trained
staff,
32
including
at
least
one
staff
member
who
is
a
licensed
special
33
education
consultant.
34
d.
The
provider
shall
be
able
to
document
success
in
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improving
student
achievement
in
reading
skills
in
grades
1
kindergarten
through
three.
2
3.
The
department
shall
develop
private
provider
3
application
forms,
and
shall
publish
notice
and
provide
4
information
on
the
department’s
internet
site
regarding
the
5
existence
of
the
pilot
program,
application
procedures,
and
6
program
participation.
The
private
education
provider
which
7
meets
all
of
the
eligibility
criteria
set
forth
in
this
section
8
shall
be
selected
by
the
department,
and
the
selection
process
9
shall
be
conducted
without
bidding.
10
4.
Students
in
grades
kindergarten
through
three,
11
residing
in
a
county
which
contains
a
school
district
with
an
12
enrollment
of
at
least
twenty-five
thousand
students
in
grades
13
kindergarten
through
twelve,
and
who
have
been
identified
14
by
the
school
district
as
qualifying
for
special
education
15
services
with
mild
or
moderate
learning
disabilities
involving
16
difficulty
in
reading,
shall
be
eligible
to
participate
in
the
17
program.
School
districts
shall
be
responsible
in
coordination
18
with
the
local
area
education
agency
for
determining
the
19
students
who
meet
the
eligibility
requirements,
for
notifying
20
parents
and
guardians
regarding
the
existence
of
the
program
21
and
providing
an
application
form
and
any
other
necessary
22
information,
and
for
submitting
applications
to
the
department.
23
The
department
shall
select
a
maximum
of
fifty
students
24
from
those
students
submitting
an
application.
Selection
of
25
students
shall
be
done
randomly
in
the
event
that
more
than
26
fifty
students
submit
applications,
beginning
with
students
27
in
the
third
grade,
then
second,
then
first,
and
finally
28
kindergarten,
with
students
eligible
for
free
and
reduced-price
29
meals
under
the
federal
National
School
Lunch
Act
and
the
30
federal
Child
Nutrition
Act
of
1966,
42
U.S.C.
§
1751-1785,
31
given
priority.
Additional
eligibility
requirements
may
be
32
established
by
the
private
education
provider,
including
33
intelligence
quotient
testing
scores,
in
order
to
provide
34
reliable
and
beneficial
program
results.
Students
submitting
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an
application
shall
be
provided
with
an
intelligence
test
1
selected
by
the
department
and
administered
by
the
local
2
area
education
agency.
The
results
of
the
test
shall
remain
3
confidential
and
shall
only
be
used
by
the
area
education
4
agency
to
determine
eligibility
and
participation
in
the
pilot
5
program.
6
5.
Pilot
program
instruction
shall
be
provided
on
7
the
premises
of
the
private
education
provider.
Student
8
instruction
shall
be
provided
over
a
nine-week
period
during
9
the
months
of
June,
July,
and
August
2011.
The
private
10
education
provider
shall
ensure
that
each
student
receives
11
reading
instruction
appropriate
for
the
student,
for
a
12
minimum
of
seven
hours
per
week,
with
the
instruction
received
13
considered
separate
and
distinct
from
the
student’s
current
14
individual
education
plan.
The
school
district
shall
provide
15
transportation
expenses
for
the
student
to
the
private
16
education
provider’s
location,
or
shall
provide
reimbursement
17
for
transportation
expenses
to
parents
or
guardians
in
an
18
amount
determined
by
the
school
district
board
of
directors.
19
6.
The
private
education
provider
shall
gather
performance
20
data
to
provide
for
program
accountability,
including
but
not
21
limited
to
pretesting
and
posttesting,
to
measure
improvement
22
by
each
student
during
instruction,
and
upon
the
conclusion
23
of
the
program.
The
private
education
provider
shall
consult
24
with
the
local
area
education
agency
for
assistance
with
25
pretesting
and
posttesting,
and
the
area
education
agency
shall
26
approve
the
tests
utilized.
The
private
education
provider
27
shall
provide
progress
reports
to
the
parents
or
guardians
of
28
participating
students,
to
the
school
district
in
which
the
29
participating
students
are
enrolled,
and
to
the
department.
30
The
department,
in
conjunction
with
the
legislative
services
31
agency
and
the
private
provider,
shall
review
and
analyze
the
32
data
collected
and
submitted
by
the
private
education
provider.
33
Full
assurance
relating
to
confidentiality
of
identification
of
34
individual
students’
scores
shall
be
provided.
The
department
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shall
submit
a
cost-benefit
analysis
report
to
the
members
1
of
the
general
assembly
by
January
1,
2012,
summarizing
the
2
results
of
the
pilot
program.
The
report
shall
include
an
3
analysis
of
the
student
improvement
as
measured
through
test
4
scores,
and
a
short-term
and
long-term
cost
savings
analysis
5
for
implementing
the
private
education
provider’s
instruction
6
methodology
and
strategies.
The
analysis
of
the
cost
savings
7
shall
include
savings
due
to
a
reduction
in
the
statewide
8
average
length
of
participation
in
the
special
education
9
program.
The
report
shall
also
include
recommendations
10
relating
to
statewide
implementation
of
the
pilot
program.
11
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
conduct
a
survey
of
12
other
reading
studies
conducted
in
the
state
and
shall
include
13
in
the
report
results
relating
to
public
school
reading
14
initiatives.
The
department
shall
submit
a
follow-up
report
15
by
January
1,
2013,
tracking
continued
improvement
by
students
16
who
participated
in
the
program,
and
including
the
number
of
17
students
who
are
no
longer
identified
as
requiring
special
18
education
instruction.
19
7.
The
implementation
of
the
pilot
program
pursuant
to
this
20
section
shall
be
contingent
upon
the
appropriation
of
an
amount
21
sufficient
to
fund
the
costs
of
the
program
for
the
fiscal
year
22
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
June
30,
2012.
23
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
24
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
25
EXPLANATION
26
This
bill
provides
for
the
establishment
of
a
special
27
education
alternative
instruction
pilot
program
focusing
on
28
improving
reading
skills
in
grades
kindergarten
through
three.
29
The
bill
provides
intent
language
supporting
the
30
establishment
of
the
program.
The
bill
states
that
the
31
objective
of
the
program
shall
be
to
evaluate
methodologies
and
32
strategies
used
to
teach
reading
that
could
be
implemented
to
33
ensure
that
the
state
is
meeting
the
unique
needs
of
individual
34
children,
and
to
assist
with
student
placement
decisions
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in
education
programs,
including
placement
in
the
special
1
education
program.
2
The
program
shall
be
administered
by
the
department
of
3
education,
and
shall
involve
instruction
by
a
private
education
4
provider
intended
to
demonstrate
effective
methodologies
5
and
strategies
in
teaching
reading
for
students
in
grades
6
kindergarten
through
three
identified
with
special
needs.
The
7
bill
provides
that
a
private
provider
that
meets
specified
8
criteria
shall
be
selected
by
the
department.
The
department
9
shall
develop
private
provider
application
forms
and
shall
10
publish
notice
regarding
the
program,
and
the
selection
process
11
shall
be
conducted
without
bidding.
12
The
bill
provides
that
eligible
students
shall
be
in
grades
13
kindergarten
through
three,
residing
in
a
county
containing
14
a
school
district
with
an
enrollment
of
at
least
25,000
15
students
in
grades
kindergarten
through
12,
and
shall
have
been
16
identified
as
qualifying
for
special
education
services
with
17
mild
or
moderate
learning
disabilities
involving
difficulty
18
in
reading.
The
bill
provides
that
school
districts
shall
19
be
responsible
for
determining
the
students
who
meet
the
20
eligibility
requirements,
in
coordination
with
the
local
area
21
education
agency.
The
bill
provides
that
the
department
shall
22
select
a
maximum
of
50
students
from
those
students
submitting
23
an
application.
The
bill
provides
that
additional
eligibility
24
requirements
may
be
established
by
the
private
provider,
and
25
that
students
submitting
an
application
shall
be
provided
26
with
an
intelligence
test
selected
by
the
department
and
27
administered
by
the
local
area
education
agency.
The
bill
28
provides
that
the
results
of
the
test
shall
remain
confidential
29
and
shall
only
be
used
by
the
area
education
agency
to
30
determine
eligibility
and
participation
in
the
pilot
program.
31
The
bill
provides
that
instruction
shall
be
provided
on
the
32
premises
of
the
private
provider
over
a
nine-week
period
during
33
the
months
of
June,
July,
and
August
2011,
for
a
minimum
of
34
seven
hours
per
week,
with
the
instruction
received
considered
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separate
and
distinct
from
the
student’s
current
individual
1
education
plan.
The
bill
provides
that
the
school
district
2
shall
provide
transportation
for
the
student
to
the
private
3
provider’s
location,
or
reimbursement
to
parents
or
guardians
4
for
transportation
expenses.
5
The
bill
provides
that
the
private
provider
shall
gather
6
performance
data
to
provide
for
program
accountability,
with
7
the
assistance
of
the
local
area
education
agency,
and
shall
8
provide
progress
reports
to
the
parents
or
guardians
of
9
participating
students,
to
the
school
district
in
which
the
10
participating
students
are
enrolled,
and
to
the
department.
11
The
bill
provides
that
the
department,
in
conjunction
with
the
12
legislative
services
agency
and
the
private
provider,
shall
13
review
and
analyze
the
data,
with
full
assurance
relating
to
14
confidentiality
of
identification
of
individual
students’
15
scores,
and
that
the
department
shall
submit
a
cost-benefit
16
analysis
report
to
the
members
of
the
general
assembly
by
17
January
1,
2012,
summarizing
the
results
of
the
pilot
program.
18
The
bill
provides
that
the
report
shall
include
an
analysis
19
of
the
student
improvement
as
measured
through
test
scores,
a
20
short-term
and
long-term
cost
savings
analysis
for
implementing
21
the
provider’s
instruction
methodology
and
strategies,
22
recommendations
relating
to
statewide
implementation
of
23
the
program,
and
results
relating
to
public
school
reading
24
initiatives
surveyed
by
the
legislative
services
agency.
25
The
bill
provides
for
a
follow-up
progress
report
regarding
26
students
who
had
participated
in
the
program
by
January
1,
27
2013.
28
The
bill
provides
that
implementation
of
the
program
shall
29
be
contingent
upon
an
appropriation
to
fund
the
costs
of
the
30
program
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
and
ending
31
June
30,
2012.
32
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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