Bill Text: IA SF269 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to civil liability associated with secondary students participating in work-based learning programs and the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve in school districts and charter schools, establishing a career and technical education teachers grant program within the department of education, making appropriations, and requiring the department of education to convene a senior year plus program task force.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. []. [SF269 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF269-Introduced.html
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BY
ZAUN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
modifying
provisions
1
related
to
civil
liability
associated
with
secondary
2
students
participating
in
work-based
learning
programs
and
3
the
career
and
technical
education
instruction
provided
4
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
in
5
school
districts
and
charter
schools,
establishing
a
career
6
and
technical
education
teachers
grant
program
within
7
the
department
of
education,
making
appropriations,
and
8
requiring
the
department
of
education
to
convene
a
senior
9
year
plus
program
task
force.
10
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
92.24
Employer
liability
in
1
work-based
learning.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
3
otherwise
requires:
4
a.
“Business”
means
any
city,
county,
or
township,
including
5
but
not
limited
to
a
fire
department
or
law
enforcement
6
office
or
department,
public
university,
municipal
university,
7
community
college,
technical
college
or
not-for-profit
8
private
postsecondary
educational
institution,
corporation,
9
association,
partnership,
proprietorship,
limited
liability
10
company,
limited
partnership,
limited
liability
partnership,
11
organization
or
other
legal
entity,
whether
for-profit
or
12
not-for-profit,
that
does
all
of
the
following:
13
(1)
Enters
into
an
agreement
with
a
school
district
for
a
14
work-based
learning
program.
15
(2)
Directly
supervises
a
student
who
is
participating
in
16
the
work-based
learning
program,
either
on
the
premises
of
the
17
business
or
at
another
location.
18
b.
“Work-based
learning
program”
means
a
learning
program
to
19
which
all
of
the
following
apply:
20
(1)
The
program
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
work-related,
21
on-the-job
training,
job
shadowing,
internships,
clinicals,
22
practicums,
registered
apprenticeships,
co-ops,
supervised
23
agricultural
experiences,
and
industry-led
service-learning
24
projects.
25
(2)
The
program
is
incorporated
into
secondary
coursework
26
or
related
to
a
specific
field
of
study.
27
(3)
The
program
integrates
knowledge
and
theory
learned
28
in
the
classroom
or
other
school-approved
setting
with
29
the
practical
application
and
development
of
skills
and
30
proficiencies
in
a
professional
work
setting.
31
2.
A
business
that
accepts
a
secondary
student
in
a
32
work-based
learning
program
shall
not
be
subject
to
civil
33
liability
for
any
claim
arising
from
the
student’s
negligent
34
act
or
omission
during
the
student’s
participation
in
the
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work-based
learning
program
on
the
premises
of
the
business
or
1
at
another
location.
2
3.
A
business
that
accepts
a
secondary
student
in
a
3
work-based
learning
program
shall
not
be
subject
to
civil
4
liability
for
any
claim
for
bodily
injury
to
the
student
or
5
another
person
or
sickness
or
death
by
accident
of
the
student
6
arising
from
the
student’s
driving
in
between
worksites
or
to
7
or
from
the
premises
of
the
business
or
another
location
to
8
participate
in
the
work-based
learning
program.
9
4.
A
business
that
accepts
a
secondary
student
in
a
10
work-based
learning
program
shall
not
be
subject
to
civil
11
liability
for
any
claim
for
bodily
injury
to
the
student
or
12
sickness
or
death
by
accident
of
the
student
arising
from
the
13
business’s
negligent
act
or
omission
during
the
student’s
14
participation
in
the
work-based
learning
program
on
the
15
premises
of
the
business
or
at
another
location.
16
5.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
provide
immunity
17
for
a
student
or
business
for
civil
liability
arising
from
18
gross
negligence
or
willful
misconduct
stemming
from
a
19
work-based
learning
program.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
h,
Code
21
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
22
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(04)
Units
of
coursework
that
meet
23
the
requirements
of
any
combination
of
coursework
required
24
under
paragraph
“a”
,
“b”
,
“d”
,
“e”
,
or
“k”
and
incorporate
the
25
curriculum
required
under
subparagraph
(1)
shall
be
deemed
to
26
satisfy
the
offer
and
teach
requirements
of
this
paragraph
“h”
27
and
a
student
who
completes
such
units
shall
be
deemed
to
have
28
met
the
graduation
requirement
of
this
paragraph
“h”
.
29
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.20
Career
and
technical
education
30
teachers
——
grant
program.
31
1.
The
department
shall
establish
a
career
and
technical
32
education
teachers
grant
program
to
provide
grants
to
school
33
districts
to
supplement
the
wages
of
teachers
providing
34
instruction
pursuant
to
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
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“h”
.
1
2.
A
school
district
may
apply
to
the
department
for
grants
2
under
this
section
to
supplement
the
wages
of
teachers
employed
3
by
the
school
district
who
provide
instruction
pursuant
to
4
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“h”
.
5
3.
Moneys
awarded
under
this
section
shall
be
used
to
6
supplement,
not
supplant,
existing
public
funding
used
by
a
7
school
district
for
similar
purposes.
8
4.
A
career
and
technical
education
teachers
grant
program
9
fund
is
established
in
the
state
treasury.
The
fund
shall
be
10
administered
by
the
department
and
shall
consist
of
moneys
11
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
and
any
other
moneys
12
received
by
the
department
for
deposit
in
the
fund.
The
13
moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
for
14
the
career
and
technical
education
teachers
grant
program.
15
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
close
16
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
17
state
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
career
18
and
technical
education
teachers
grant
program
for
subsequent
19
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
20
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
21
to
the
fund.
22
5.
The
department
shall
develop
a
strategy
for
attracting
23
additional
financial
resources
for
the
career
and
technical
24
education
teachers
grant
program
from
other
sources,
which
25
may
include
the
private
sector
and
local,
state,
and
federal
26
government
funding
sources.
The
financial
resources
received
27
shall
be
credited
to
the
career
and
technical
education
28
teachers
grant
program
fund.
29
6.
The
state
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
30
to
administer
this
section,
including
rules
related
to
grant
31
application
materials,
eligibility
requirements,
and
award
32
criteria.
33
Sec.
4.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
SENIOR
YEAR
PLUS
PROGRAM
34
——
TASK
FORCE.
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1.
The
department
of
education
shall
convene
and
provide
1
administrative
support
to
a
senior
year
plus
program
task
force
2
that
shall
study
and
make
recommendations
regarding
all
of
the
3
following:
4
a.
The
supplementary
weighting
plan
that
applies
to
school
5
districts
that
send
their
resident
high
school
pupils
to
a
6
community
college
for
college-level
classes,
or
to
a
class
7
taught
by
a
community
college-employed
instructor,
under
the
8
district-to-community
college
sharing
or
concurrent
enrollment
9
program
established
under
section
261E.8.
10
b.
The
policies
and
procedures
that
apply
to
resident
high
11
school
pupils
who
are
enrolled
in
a
community
college
for
12
college-level
classes
under
the
district-to-community
college
13
sharing
or
concurrent
enrollment
program
established
under
14
section
261E.8.
15
2.
The
task
force
shall
include
the
following
members:
16
a.
A
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
who
is
participating
17
in
the
district-to-community
college
sharing
or
concurrent
18
enrollment
program
established
under
section
261E.8.
19
b.
A
student
who
is
participating
in
the
20
district-to-community
college
sharing
or
concurrent
enrollment
21
program
established
under
section
261E.8.
22
c.
A
representative
of
a
school
district.
23
d.
A
representative
of
a
community
college.
24
e.
A
representative
of
the
department
of
education.
25
3.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report,
including
findings
26
and
recommendations
for
policy
changes,
to
the
general
assembly
27
by
December
31,
2023.
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
education,
including
modifying
32
provisions
relating
to
civil
liability
associated
with
33
secondary
students
participating
in
work-based
learning
34
programs
and
the
career
and
technical
education
instruction
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provided
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
9
through
12
in
1
school
districts
and
charter
schools,
establishing
a
career
2
and
technical
education
teachers
grant
program
within
the
3
department
of
education
(DE),
and
requiring
DE
to
convene
a
4
senior
year
plus
program
task
force.
5
The
bill
provides
that
a
business
that
accepts
a
secondary
6
student
in
a
work-based
learning
program
shall
not
be
subject
7
to
civil
liability
for
any
claim
arising
from
the
student’s
8
negligent
act
or
omission
during
the
student’s
participation
9
in
the
program.
The
bill
also
provides
that
a
business
that
10
accepts
a
secondary
student
in
a
work-based
learning
program
11
shall
not
be
subject
to
civil
liability
for
any
claim
for
12
bodily
injury
to
the
student
or
another
person
or
sickness
or
13
death
by
accident
of
the
student
arising
from
the
student’s
14
driving
to
participate
in
the
program.
Additionally,
the
bill
15
provides
that
a
business
that
accepts
a
secondary
student
in
16
a
work-based
learning
program
shall
not
be
subject
to
civil
17
liability
for
any
claim
for
bodily
injury
to
the
student
or
18
sickness
or
death
by
accident
of
the
student
arising
from
the
19
business’s
negligent
act
or
omission
during
the
student’s
20
participation
in
the
program.
The
bill
establishes
that
these
21
provisions
shall
not
be
construed
to
provide
immunity
for
a
22
student
or
business
for
civil
liability
arising
from
gross
23
negligence
or
willful
misconduct
stemming
from
a
work-based
24
learning
program.
25
The
bill
provides
that
units
of
coursework
that
meet
the
26
requirements
of
the
science,
social
studies,
mathematics,
or
27
personal
financial
literacy
instruction,
and
that
incorporate
28
the
career
and
technical
education
curriculum,
shall
be
deemed
29
to
satisfy
the
requirements
associated
with
the
career
and
30
technical
education
curriculum.
31
The
bill
establishes
a
career
and
technical
education
32
teachers
grant
program
within
DE
to
provide
grants
to
school
33
districts
to
supplement
the
wages
of
teachers
providing
career
34
and
technical
education
instruction
to
students
enrolled
in
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grades
9
through
12.
The
bill
also
establishes
a
career
and
1
technical
education
teachers
grant
program
fund
in
the
state
2
treasury.
The
bill
requires
DE
to
develop
a
strategy
for
3
attracting
additional
financial
resources
for
the
program
4
from
other
sources
and
provides
that
the
additional
financial
5
resources
are
to
be
credited
to
the
fund.
Additionally,
the
6
bill
requires
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
rules
to
7
administer
the
program.
8
The
bill
requires
DE
to
convene
and
provide
administrative
9
support
to
a
senior
year
plus
program
task
force.
The
10
bill
establishes
that
the
task
force
is
to
study
and
make
11
recommendations
regarding
the
supplementary
weighting
12
plan
that
applies
to
school
districts
that
send
their
13
resident
high
school
pupils
to
a
community
college
for
14
college-level
classes,
or
to
a
class
taught
by
a
community
15
college-employed
instructor,
and
the
policies
and
procedures
16
that
apply
to
resident
high
school
pupils
who
are
enrolled
17
in
a
community
college
for
college-level
classes
under
the
18
district-to-community
college
sharing
or
concurrent
enrollment
19
program.
The
bill
also
establishes
the
membership
of
the
task
20
force.
The
bill
requires
the
task
force
to
submit
a
report,
21
including
findings
and
recommendations
for
policy
changes,
to
22
the
general
assembly
by
December
31,
2023.
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