Bill Text: IA SSB3031 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to professional development services for elementary teachers to improve students' literacy skills.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-01-16 - In Education [SSB3031 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB3031-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3031
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
professional
development
services
for
1
elementary
teachers
to
improve
students’
literacy
skills.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
279.68,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
The
department
of
education
shall
3
collaborate
with
the
area
education
agencies
and
the
Iowa
4
reading
research
center
established
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
5
subsection
53,
to
develop
and
offer
to
school
districts,
at
no
6
cost,
professional
development
services
to
enhance
the
skills
7
of
elementary
teachers
in
the
use
of
evidence-based
strategies
8
to
improve
the
literacy
skills
of
all
students.
From
any
9
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
of
education
for
purposes
10
of
paragraph
“b”
,
the
department
may
use
a
reasonable
amount
11
to
cover
the
administrative
costs
of
developing
and
deploying
12
these
professional
development
services.
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
collaborate
17
with
the
area
education
agencies
and
the
Iowa
reading
research
18
center,
which
the
director
of
the
department
was
required
to
19
establish
in
legislation
enacted
in
2012,
to
develop
and
offer
20
to
school
districts,
at
no
cost,
professional
development
21
services
to
enhance
the
skills
of
elementary
teachers
in
the
22
use
of
evidence-based
strategies
to
improve
the
literacy
skills
23
of
all
students.
The
bill
permits
the
department
to
use,
24
from
any
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
and
allocated
25
to
school
districts
to
provide
professional
development
26
services
to
enhance
the
skills
of
elementary
teachers
to
27
respond
to
children’s
reading
needs,
a
reasonable
amount
to
28
cover
the
administrative
costs
of
developing
and
deploying
the
29
professional
development
services.
30
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