Bill Text: IA SSB3030 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to standards for educational and instructional models, programs, and supplementary weighting for students identified as limited English proficient.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-01-16 - In Education [SSB3030 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB3030-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3030
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
standards
for
educational
and
instructional
1
models,
programs,
and
supplementary
weighting
for
students
2
identified
as
limited
English
proficient.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
31,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Adopt
rules,
in
collaboration
with
3
the
Iowa
reading
research
center
established
pursuant
to
4
section
256.9,
subsection
53,
to
establish
standards
for
5
the
identification,
selection,
and
use
of
research-based
6
educational
and
instructional
models
for
students
identified
as
7
limited
English
proficient,
and
standards
for
the
professional
8
development
of
the
instructional
staff
responsible
for
9
implementation
of
those
models.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
256.9,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
65.
Establish,
subject
to
an
appropriation
13
of
funds
by
the
general
assembly,
an
English
language
literacy
14
for
all
grant
program
which
shall
be
made
available
to
all
15
school
districts.
Priority
in
issuing
grants
shall
be
given
16
to
school
districts
with
the
highest
percentage
of
students
17
identified
as
limited
English
proficient.
A
grant
may
be
18
awarded
for
a
period
of
up
to
three
years.
The
department
19
and
each
school
district
receiving
a
grant
shall
enter
into
20
a
performance
agreement,
which
shall
be
renewed
annually,
21
that
identifies
clear
literacy
achievement
goals
for
limited
22
English
proficient
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district
23
and
includes
an
accountability
system
to
measure
student
24
performance
and
evaluate
program
effectiveness
to
ensure
that
25
program
goals
are
met.
School
districts
may
expend
grant
26
moneys
for
professional
development
for
professional
staff
27
providing
instructional
services
to
limited
English
proficient
28
students.
29
Sec.
3.
Section
280.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
2014,
30
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
b.
For
students
first
determined
to
be
limited
English
32
proficient
for
a
budget
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
33
2010,
the
additional
weighting
provided
under
paragraph
“a”
34
shall
be
included
in
the
weighted
enrollment
of
the
school
35
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district
of
residence
for
a
cumulative
period
of
time
not
1
exceeding
five
years
beginning
with
the
budget
year
for
2
which
the
student
was
first
determined
to
be
limited
English
3
proficient.
The
five
years
of
eligibility
for
the
additional
4
weighting
need
not
be
consecutive
and
a
student’s
eligibility
5
for
the
additional
weighting
is
transferable
to
another
6
district
of
residence.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
relates
to
standards
for
educational
and
11
instructional
models,
programs,
and
supplementary
weighting
for
12
students
identified
as
limited
English
proficient.
13
The
state
board
of
education
is
directed
to
adopt
rules,
14
in
collaboration
with
the
Iowa
reading
research
center,
to
15
establish
standards
for
the
identification,
selection,
and
16
use
of
research-based
educational
and
instructional
models
17
for
students
identified
as
limited
English
proficient,
and
18
standards
for
the
professional
development
of
the
instructional
19
staff
responsible
for
implementation
of
those
models.
20
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
is
directed
21
to
establish,
subject
to
an
appropriation
of
funds
by
the
22
general
assembly,
an
English
language
literacy
for
all
grant
23
program
for
school
districts.
Priority
must
be
given
to
school
24
districts
with
the
highest
percentage
of
limited
English
25
proficient
students.
A
grant
may
be
awarded
for
up
to
three
26
years.
The
department
and
each
school
district
receiving
a
27
grant
must
enter
into
a
performance
agreement,
which
must
be
28
renewed
annually,
that
identifies
clear
literacy
achievement
29
goals
and
includes
an
accountability
system.
School
districts
30
may
expend
grant
moneys
for
professional
development
for
31
professional
staff
providing
instructional
services
to
limited
32
English
proficient
students.
33
The
bill
permits
some
flexibility
for
the
amount
of
time
a
34
student
may
be
eligible
for
additional
weighting
as
a
limited
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