Bill Text: IA SF310 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a transitional bilingual education pilot program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-18 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SF310 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF310-Introduced.html
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BY
CARLIN
,
GOODWIN
,
KRAAYENBRINK
,
DRISCOLL
,
GREEN
,
REICHMAN
,
and
COURNOYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
a
transitional
1
bilingual
education
pilot
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.24
Transitional
bilingual
1
education
pilot
program.
2
1.
Subject
to
an
appropriation
of
sufficient
funds
by
the
3
general
assembly,
the
department
shall
establish
a
transitional
4
bilingual
education
pilot
program
designed
to
allow
students
5
who
are
limited
English
proficient
to
achieve
long-term
6
academic
success
through
English-medium
instruction
in
general
7
education
classrooms
that
initially
includes
at
least
two
hours
8
of
instruction
to
the
student
each
school
day
in
the
student’s
9
native
language;
provided,
however,
that
the
native
language
10
of
the
student
who
is
limited
English
proficient
is
used
to
11
support
the
student’s
development
of
English
and
content
12
learning
and
is
then
gradually
phased
out
of
instruction
as
a
13
student’s
English
proficiency
increases.
14
2.
The
program
shall
consist
of
three
pilot
projects,
with
15
one
located
in
an
elementary
school,
one
located
in
a
middle
16
school,
and
one
located
in
a
high
school.
Each
pilot
project
17
shall
be
conducted
for
a
minimum
of
one
year,
subject
to
an
18
appropriation
by
the
general
assembly
to
the
department
for
19
that
purpose.
20
3.
The
department
shall
establish
a
pilot
project
21
grant
application
process
that
specifies
the
design
and
22
implementation
expectations
of
each
grantee;
criteria
for
the
23
selection
of
participating
public
or
accredited
nonpublic
24
schools;
and
objective,
valid,
and
reliable
assessments
which
25
all
grantees
will
use
to
assist
teachers
and
the
department
in
26
measuring
and
evaluating
the
academic
achievement
of
students
27
assigned
to
the
pilot
project
in
comparison
with
students
at
28
the
same
grade
level
who
are
limited
English
proficient
and
are
29
participating
in
an
English
immersion
program.
30
4.
A
student
enrolled
in
the
pilot
program
shall
be
assigned
31
additional
weighting
as
provided
in
section
280.4.
32
5.
The
department
may
retain
up
to
five
percent
of
33
the
amount
appropriated
for
the
pilot
program
for
the
34
administration
of
the
program
and
for
the
development
and
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implementation
of
an
independent,
external
program
and
results
1
evaluation.
2
6.
The
department
shall
submit
a
final
report
that
3
includes
a
summary
of
the
results
of
the
pilot
projects
and
4
the
department’s
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
5
assembly
by
January
15,
2026.
6
7.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
unencumbered
or
7
unobligated
funds
remaining
on
June
30
of
a
fiscal
year
8
ending
on
or
before
June
30,
2026,
for
which
the
funds
were
9
appropriated
for
the
pilot
program
shall
not
revert
but
shall
10
be
available
for
expenditure
for
the
following
fiscal
year
for
11
purposes
of
this
section.
12
8.
This
section
is
repealed
July
1,
2026.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
education
to
establish,
17
subject
to
an
appropriation
of
sufficient
funds
by
the
general
18
assembly,
a
transitional
bilingual
education
pilot
program
19
designed
to
allow
a
student
who
is
limited
English
proficient
20
to
achieve
long-term
academic
success
through
English-medium
21
instruction
in
general
education
classrooms
that
also
includes
22
initially
at
least
two
hours
a
day
of
instruction
in
the
23
student’s
native
language;
provided,
however,
that
the
native
24
language
of
the
student
who
is
limited
English
proficient
25
is
used
to
support
the
student’s
development
of
English
26
and
content
learning
and
is
then
gradually
phased
out
of
27
instruction
as
a
student’s
English
proficiency
increases.
28
The
program
shall
consist
of
three
pilot
projects,
located
29
in
an
elementary
school,
a
middle
school,
and
a
high
school.
30
Each
pilot
project
shall
be
conducted
for
a
minimum
of
one
31
year.
32
The
department
must
establish
an
application
process,
33
criteria
for
the
selection
of
participating
public
or
34
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
assessments
which
all
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grantees
will
use
to
measure
and
evaluate
the
academic
1
achievement
of
the
students
in
comparison
with
students
at
the
2
same
grade
level
who
are
limited
English
proficient
and
are
3
participating
in
an
English
immersion
program.
4
A
student
enrolled
in
the
pilot
program
shall
be
assigned
5
additional
weighting
as
provided
in
statute
for
limited
English
6
proficient
students.
7
The
department
may
retain
up
to
5
percent
of
the
amount
8
appropriated
for
the
pilot
program
for
the
administration
of
9
the
program
and
for
the
development
and
implementation
of
the
10
evaluation.
11
The
department
shall
submit
a
final
report
that
includes
12
a
summary
of
the
results
of
the
pilot
projects
and
the
13
department’s
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
14
assembly
by
January
15,
2026.
15
Moneys
appropriated
for
purposes
of
the
program
do
not
16
revert
at
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
but
remain
available
for
17
expenditure
for
the
following
fiscal
year
for
purposes
of
the
18
program.
19
The
Code
section
establishing
the
program
is
repealed
July
20
1,
2026.
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