Bill Text: IA SF30 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa core curriculum and to assessment and content standards for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-29 - Subcommittee Meeting: 01/31/2019 11:30AM Senate Lobbyist Lounge. [SF30 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF30-Introduced.html
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BY
ZAUN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
Iowa
core
curriculum
and
to
assessment
1
and
content
standards
for
school
districts
and
accredited
2
nonpublic
schools
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
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,
1
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
divisions
(b)
and
(d),
Code
2
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(b)
That
the
assessment,
at
a
minimum,
assess
the
core
4
academic
indicators
identified
in
this
paragraph
“b”
;
be
5
aligned
with
the
Iowa
common
core
academic
standards
in
both
6
content
and
rigor;
accurately
describe
student
achievement
and
7
growth
for
purposes
of
the
school,
the
school
district,
and
8
state
accountability
systems;
provide
valid,
reliable,
and
9
fair
measures
of
student
progress
toward
college
or
career
10
readiness;
and
meet
the
summative
assessment
requirements
of
11
the
federal
Every
Student
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95.
12
(d)
That
the
assessment
be
peer-reviewed
by
an
independent,
13
third-party
evaluator
to
determine
that
the
assessment
is
14
aligned
with
the
Iowa
core
academic
standards,
provides
a
15
measurement
of
student
growth
and
student
proficiency,
and
16
meets
the
summative
assessment
requirements
of
the
federal
17
Every
Student
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95.
The
assessment
18
developed
by
the
Iowa
testing
program
within
the
university
of
19
Iowa
college
of
education
shall
be
adjusted
as
necessary
to
20
meet
the
requirements
of
this
subparagraph
(2)
as
determined
21
by
the
peer
review.
22
Sec.
2.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
23
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
Adopt
rules
that
establish
a
core
curriculum
and
high
school
26
graduation
requirements
for
all
students
in
school
districts
27
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
that
include
at
a
minimum
28
satisfactory
completion
of
four
years
of
English
and
language
29
arts,
three
years
of
mathematics,
three
years
of
science,
and
30
three
years
of
social
studies.
31
Sec.
3.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
32
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
striking
the
33
subparagraph.
34
Sec.
4.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
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Code
2019,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
1
Sec.
5.
Section
256.7,
subsection
28,
Code
2019,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
28.
Adopt
a
set
of
core
content
standards
applicable
to
all
4
students
in
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
in
every
school
5
district
and
accredited
nonpublic
school.
For
purposes
of
this
6
subsection
,
“core
content
“content
standards”
includes
reading,
7
mathematics,
and
science.
School
districts
and
accredited
8
nonpublic
schools
shall
include,
at
a
minimum,
the
core
content
9
standards
adopted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
in
any
set
of
10
locally
developed
content
standards.
School
districts
and
11
accredited
nonpublic
schools
are
strongly
encouraged
to
set
12
higher
expectations
in
local
standards.
As
changes
in
federal
13
law
or
regulation
occur,
the
state
board
is
authorized
to
amend
14
the
core
content
standards
as
appropriate.
15
Sec.
6.
Section
256.7,
subsection
32,
paragraph
b,
16
subparagraph
(1),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
Adopt
rules
which
require
that
educational
instruction
19
and
course
content
delivered
primarily
over
the
internet
be
20
aligned
with
the
Iowa
core
academic
standards
as
applicable.
21
Under
such
rules,
a
school
district
may
develop
and
offer
to
22
students
enrolled
in
the
district
educational
instruction
and
23
course
content
for
delivery
primarily
over
the
internet.
A
24
school
district
providing
educational
instruction
and
course
25
content
that
are
delivered
primarily
over
the
internet
shall
26
annually
submit
to
the
department,
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
27
the
department,
data
that
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
the
28
following:
29
Sec.
7.
Section
256.9,
subsection
49,
paragraph
a,
Code
30
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
a.
Develop
and
distribute,
in
collaboration
with
the
area
32
education
agencies,
core
curriculum
technical
assistance
and
33
implementation
strategies
that
school
districts
and
accredited
34
nonpublic
schools
shall
may
utilize,
including
but
not
limited
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to
the
development
and
delivery
of
formative
and
end-of-course
1
model
assessments
classroom
teachers
may
use
to
measure
student
2
progress
on
the
core
curriculum
academic
standards
adopted
3
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26.
The
department
4
shall,
in
collaboration
with
the
advisory
group
convened
in
5
accordance
with
paragraph
“b”
and
educational
assessment
6
providers,
identify
and
make
available
to
school
districts
7
end-of-course
and
additional
model
end-of-course
and
additional
8
assessments
to
align
with
the
expectations
included
in
the
Iowa
9
core
curriculum
academic
standards
.
10
Sec.
8.
Section
256.42,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
6.
Coursework
offered
under
the
initiative
shall
be
13
rigorous
and
high
quality,
and
the
department
shall
annually
14
evaluate
the
quality
of
the
courses
and
ensure
that
coursework
15
is
aligned
with
the
state’s
core
curriculum
and
core
content
16
requirements
and
academic
and
content
standards
adopted
17
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsections
26
and
28
,
as
well
as
18
national
standards
of
quality
for
online
courses
issued
by
an
19
internationally
recognized
association
for
kindergarten
through
20
grade
twelve
online
learning.
21
Sec.
9.
Section
257.11,
subsection
9,
Code
2019,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
9.
Shared
classes
and
curriculum
standards.
A
school
24
district
shall
ensure
that
any
course
made
available
to
a
25
student
through
any
sharing
agreement
between
the
school
26
district
and
a
community
college
or
any
other
entity
providing
27
course
programming
pursuant
to
this
section
to
students
28
enrolled
in
the
school
district
meets
the
expectations
29
contained
in
the
core
curriculum
academic
standards
adopted
30
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26.
The
school
district
31
shall
ensure
that
any
course
that
has
the
capacity
to
generate
32
college
credit
shall
be
equivalent
to
college-level
work.
33
Sec.
10.
Section
260C.14,
subsection
22,
paragraph
b,
Code
34
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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b.
Collaborate
with
the
state
board
of
regents
to
meet
1
the
requirements
specified
in
section
262.9,
subsection
33
,
2
including
but
not
limited
to
developing
a
systematic
process
3
for
expanding
academic
discipline
and
meetings
between
the
4
community
college
faculty
and
faculty
of
the
institutions
5
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
6
developing
criteria
to
prioritize
core
curriculum
areas,
7
promoting
greater
awareness
of
articulation-related
activities,
8
facilitating
additional
opportunities
for
individual
9
institutions
to
pursue
program
articulation
agreements
for
10
career
and
technical
educational
programs,
and
developing
11
and
implementing
a
process
to
examine
a
minimum
of
eight
12
new
associate
of
applied
science
degree
programs
for
which
13
articulation
agreements
would
serve
students’
continued
14
academic
success
in
those
degree
programs.
15
Sec.
11.
Section
261E.9,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
16
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
b.
A
regional
academy
may
include
in
its
curriculum
virtual
18
or
internet-based
coursework
and
courses
delivered
via
the
Iowa
19
communications
network,
career
and
technical
courses,
core
20
curriculum
coursework,
courses
required
pursuant
to
section
21
256.7,
subsection
26
,
or
section
256.11,
subsections
4
and
5
,
22
and
asynchronous
learning
networks.
23
Sec.
12.
Section
262.9,
subsection
33,
paragraph
c,
Code
24
2019,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
25
Sec.
13.
Section
279.61,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
26
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
(1)
Prepare
the
student
for
successful
completion
of
the
28
core
curriculum
developed
high
school
graduation
requirements
29
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
section
30
256.7,
subsection
26
,
by
the
time
the
student
graduates
from
31
high
school.
32
Sec.
14.
Section
279.61,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
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report
annually
to
each
student
enrolled
in
grades
nine
through
1
twelve
in
the
school
district,
and,
if
the
student
is
under
2
the
age
of
eighteen,
to
each
student’s
parent
or
guardian,
the
3
student’s
progress
toward
meeting
the
goal
of
successfully
4
completing
the
core
curriculum
and
high
school
graduation
5
requirements
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
6
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
and
toward
achieving
the
goals
7
of
the
student’s
career
and
academic
plan.
8
Sec.
15.
Section
280.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
2.
The
minimum
educational
program
shall
be
the
curriculum
11
graduation
requirements
set
forth
in
subsection
3
of
this
12
section
256.7,
subsection
26,
and
educational
program
set
forth
13
in
section
256.11
,
except
as
otherwise
provided
by
law.
The
14
board
of
directors
of
a
public
school
district
shall
not
allow
15
discrimination
in
any
educational
program
on
the
basis
of
race,
16
color,
creed,
sex,
marital
status,
or
place
of
national
origin.
17
Sec.
16.
Section
280.3,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
18
by
striking
the
subsection.
19
Sec.
17.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
20
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
eliminates
requirements
and
references
to
the
25
(Iowa)
common
core
or
core
curriculum
and
to
core
content
26
standards,
but
continues
to
direct
the
state
board
of
education
27
to
adopt
high
school
graduation
requirements
and
academic
and
28
content
standards.
29
Provisions
directing
school
districts
to
cooperate
with
30
each
eighth
grade
student
on
a
core
curriculum
plan
to
meet
31
core
curriculum
requirements
are
amended
to
replace
“core
32
curriculum
plan”
with
“graduation
plan”
and
“core
curriculum
33
requirements”
with
“high
school
graduation
requirements”.
The
34
academic
standards
will
remain
applicable
to
all
students
in
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