| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Assessment |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Assessment of Student Progress on Core Academic Indicators
S.F. 2284 - Division II
Directs the state board to specify the approved district-wide assessments measuring student progress on core academic indicators in any rule...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Returning Dropouts and Dropout Prevention
S.F. 451
Established that appropriate uses of funding include, but are not limited to: a. Salary and benefits for instructional staff, instructional ...
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Attendance--Compulsory |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Kindergarten Requirement
S.F. 2284 - Division XIII
This section requires that a student who is enrolled in a district and is age 5 by 9/15 be considered of compulsory attendance age unless th...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. | Worker Training Programs in Community Colleges
S.F. 2321 - Division II
This section adds a new subsection requiring the Department of Workforce Development to issue a quarterly report identifying Iowa industries...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Class Sharing Agreements
S.F. 2284 -- Division XI
This section adds new language that expands the courses eligible for school aid formula supplementary weighting. A district that collaborate...
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High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Competency-Based Instruction
S.F. 2284 - Division I
Permits high school credit to be awarded to students that demonstrate competency in the subject areas required to be offered by accredited s...
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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | School Administration Manager
S.F. 2284 - Division VI
Permits the authorization of individuals that successfully complete a training program to meet Board of Educational Examiners standards to a...
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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Teacher and Administrator Matters
S.B. 2284 -- Division III
This section relates to teacher reviews, professional development, and administrator evaluations. Creates three new task forces: Statewide E...
| More... |
Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Online Learning
S.F. 2284 -- Division IV
This section requires the department to develop and establish an online learning program model. Specifies that not more than 0.18% of studen...
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Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Continuous Improvement in Undergraduate Courses
S.F. 2284 -- Division VII
Directs the State Board of Regents to develop a program for implementing continuous improvement methodologies in every undergraduate course ...
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Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Early Childhood Literacy
S.F. 2284 - Division IX
This section requires the state board to adopt, by rule, guidelines for school district implementation of basic levels of reading proficienc...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | School Instructional Time Task Force
S.F. 2284 - Division X
This section requires the director of the Department of Education to appoint members to a school instructional time task force. The task for...
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STEM |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Appropriations -- STEM Section
S.F. 2321
Adds a new section: 268.7 establishes a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative at the University ...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Executive Director, Board of Educational Examiners
S.F. 2284 -- Division V
This section requires the governor to appoint the executive director of the Board of Educational Examiners subject to confirmation by the Se...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Awards
S.F. 2284 - Division VIII
This section eliminates the end dates for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification one-time fee reimbursement aw...
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Teaching Quality--Preparation |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Practitioner Preparation Program Assessments
S.F. 2284 - Division XII
This section requires institutions with approved practitioner programs to administer a preprofessional skills test to admission candidates. ...
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Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting of school employee misconduct to the board of educational examiners.
H.F. 2383
Requires local boards, local or regional superintendents, directors of accredited nonpublic schools, etc. to report any disciplinary action ...
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Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
Postsec. | Institutional Registration Required for Online Program Offerings
S.F. 2267
Establishes registration and oversight requirements for postsecondary educational programs being offered online or virtually. Requires discl...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Background Checks for School Bus Drivers
S.F. 2221
Requires background checks for school bus drivers and makes penalties applicable.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Cate...
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School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
Postsec. | Child Abuse Reporting.
S.F. 2225
An Act relating to child abuse by prohibiting retaliation for reporting, providing for implementation of reporting policies at postsecondary...
| More... |
STEM |
Issued 08/2011 |
P-12 | STEM
Executive Order #74
Orders the the creation of the Governor's Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ("STEM") Advisory Council in order to strengthen s...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12,
Community College | Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act
H.F. 645 - Multiple Provisions
"Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act" . Establishes a pathways for academic career and employment program to provide funding to ...
| More... |
High School |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 | Regional Academies
H.F. 645 - Multiple Sections
Amends regional academies. Intead of serving 9-12th grade student, such academies are allowed to serve 7th-12-grade students. Authorizes a d...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 | Online Advanced Placement Academy STEM Initiative
H.F. 645 - Multiple Sections
Establishes the Iowa online advanced placement academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative within the international...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 | At-Risk 3-5-year Olds
H.F. 645 - Multiple Sections
Allows a grantee to direct the use of moneys received to serve any qualifying child ranging in age from three years old to five years oId, r...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Council for Agricultural Education
H.B. 592
Establishes a council for agricultural education (advisory). Sets membership and duties. The duties of the council are to review, develop, a...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Protecting Against Concussions and Brain Injuries
S.F. 367
Concerned with protecting students from concussions and other brain injuries. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF3...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. | District-to-Community College Program and Facilities Pilot Program
S.F. 424
Establishes district-to-community college program and facilities sharing pilot program. Authorizes a consortium of four or more districts an...
| More... |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Graduation Requirements
S.F. 453
Requires that the rules establishing high school graduation requirements authorize issuance of high school credit for a high school-level un...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
Postsec. | Financial Aid Reporting
S.F. 122
Relates to the College Student Aid Commission. Ensure that students receiving state-funded scholarships and grants are attending institution...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Duties and Operations
S.F. 470
Oversight/governance moves from state board for community colleges to the state board of education. Requires statewide summary of fiscal dat...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Minority Teacher Recruitment
H.B. 2432
Requires representatives of the Department of Education and Area Education Agencies and public and private colleges and universities to stud...
| More... |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Deaccreditation of Districts and/or Nonpublic Schools
S.B. 2289
Allows for the deaccreditation of districts or nonpublic schools. Allows the director of the department of education to order the positive f...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Standards for School Business Officials
H.B. 2461
Directs the state board to set standards and procedures for the approval of training programs for individuals who seek an authorization issu...
| More... |
Governance |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Review of Area Education Agency System Model
H.B. 2295
Establishes a task force to review the present mission, structure, governance, and funding of the area education agency system to determine ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
H.B. 823
Requires public schools, community colleges, institutions under the control of the State Board of Regents, and state agencies to comply with...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Protection Against Sexual Offenders
S.B. 2305
Modifies sex offender registry provisions; relates to sex offenses against minors; relates to residency restrictions near schools, public li...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Students with Disabilities Who Reach the Age of 21
S.B. 2291
Provides that if a child requiring special education reaches the age of 21 during an academic year, the child may elect to receive special e...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Minority Teacher Recruitment
H.B. 2432
Requires representatives of the department of education and area education agencies to study opportunities for recruiting racial and ethnic ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12,
Community College | Public Employee Collective Bargaining
H.B. 2485
Concerns public employee collective bargaining; provides that one of the powers and duties of the public employment relations board (PERB) i...
| More... |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Textbooks Include Electronic Materials and Computing Devices
S.B. 2178
Expands the definition of "textbooks" to include books, electronic materials and laptop computers or other portable personal computing devic...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2010 |
Postsec. | Retirement Incentives
S.B. 2062
Establishes a state employee retirement incentive program for eligible employees of the executive branch of the state, including employees i...
| More... |
Standards--Common Core State Standards |
Adopted 02/2010 |
P-12 | Clarifies What Elementary Teachers Must Know
IAC 282-13.26(5)
Adds greater clarity to each core content area to better communicate what elementary teachers must know in order to better serve students. ...
| More... |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 | Race to the Top Initiative
S.B. 2033
Excerpts from the fiscal note: modifies Iowa Code to meet the requirements of the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) initiative. . . [e]nactment...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 | School Budget Review Committee
H.B. 2030
Modifies membership and duties of the School Budget Review Committee. Duties modify relate to review of a school district's unexpended fund ...
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 | Delay in Allowable Growth, School Foundation Program
S.B. 2045
Delays establishing the state percent of growth, also known as allowable growth, for the budget year beginning July 1, 2011, from the 2010 L...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Adopted10 10/2009 |
P-12 | Senior Year Plus Program
IAC 281-22.1(261E) thru 281-22.29(216E)
Rescinds Chapter 22, "Postsecondary Enrollment Options," and adopts a new Chapter 22, "Senior Year Plus Program." The senior year plus progr...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 09/2009 |
P-12 | Categorical State Percentage of Growth
S.B. 217
Provides for the establishment of the categorical state percentage of growth (2%) for purposes of the state school foundation program.
http:...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 09/2009 |
P-12 | 2% Foundation Formula Growth for 2010
S.B. 218
Provides for the establishment of the state percentage of growth (2%) for purposes of the state school foundation program for 2010.
http://c...
| More... |
P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Adopted 07/2009 |
P-12 | Early Childhood Council
IAC 641-Chapter 83
Establishes new rules regarding the Early Childhood Iowa Council. Sets forth membership and operating procedures for the Council and describ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 07/2009 |
P-12 | Teacher Licenses and Endorsements
IAC 282-13.10(5), -13.11(272), -13.14(1), (2)
Changes the different classes of licenses issued by the Board. Sets out to make application for licensure more user friendly by combining se...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Tuition Assistance for Veterans
S.F. 451 and S.F. 470
SF 451 makes active-duty soldiers, veterans and their families eligible for in-state tuition at Regents universities and community colleges ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Preparation |
Adopted 05/2009 |
P-12 | NCATE Accreditation
IAC 282-13.19(272)
Removes the requirement that teacher preparation programs be accredited by NCATE. ...
| More... |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Accreditation
S.B. 360
Relates to the accreditation of school districts and nonpublic schools and the reorganization of school districts. If a recommendation is fo...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Changes to Miscellaneous Provisions
H.B. 687
Deletes several requirements for reporting (i.e., simply the number of graduates, rather than specifying that the number has to be calculate...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Tax Credits for Small Wind Innovation
H.B. 810
Provides for the establishment of small wind innovation zones; provides for the applicability of tax credits; relates to a political subdivi...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Wind Energy Production
S.B. 456
Modifies provisions for facilities qualifying for wind energy production and renewable energy tax credits; provides for use by a private col...
| More... |
School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Disaster Assistance
S.B. 81
Relates to assisting schools to recover from disaster; changes the approval method for transfers of emergency fund moneys by modifying certa...
| More... |
Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Articulation from High School to College and from Community College to Four-Year
H.B. 815
Adds several new subsections of law. Requires development and implementation of a plan to provide, at least twice annually to all principals...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Single Salary System
S.B. 445
Amends existing policy and adds new section (284.3) on single salary system. S.F. 445 incorporates Phase II (general salary increases) of th...
| More... |
Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. | Registration of Postsecondary Schools
S.B. 270
Transfers the authority to register postsecondary schools from the Secretary of State to the College Student Aid Commission; adds "or other ...
| More... |
Students |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Military Children
H.B. 214
Establishes the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; establishes a council on educational opportunity for mi...
| More... |
Leadership |
Adopted 10/2008 |
P-12 | Standards for Professional Administrators
IAC 282-14.114(272), 14.114(1), 14.114(2)
Adds requirements for a professional administrative license (five year). In addition to meeting requirements for the initial license, an adm...
| More... |
Assessment--End-of-Course |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Core Curriculum
S.F. 2216 - Core Curriculum
Amends previous language to remove "voluntary model" from the establishment of core curriculum for grades 9-12, beginning with students grad...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Financial Literacy
S.F. 2216 - Financial Literacy Segment
Part of this bill makes financial literacy part of the core curriculum and defines it as: Not limited to financial responsibility and planni...
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Appropriations: Teacher Quality-Related Section
H.B. 2679
Governor and General Assembly by January 15, 2009. (Page 10, Line 20)
DIVISION IV – STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER
QUALITY PROGRAM
• Requir...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Revenue for School Infrastructure
H.F. 2663
Repeals the local option sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes by using the revenues from the increase in the state sale...
| More... |
High School--College Readiness |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Student Readiness for College or Work
S.F. 2216 - Generally
Concerns state and local measures for preparing a student for a career or for postsecondary education, including a mandated statewide core c...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Appropriations
H.F. 2679
Selected provisions:
• Creates the Senior Year Plus Program to increase access of high school students to college credit and
advanced placem...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
Postsec. | Student Financial Aid
H.F. 2690
Relates to student loans; includes the protection of students and parents from certain lenders and institutions of higher education with con...
| More... |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Required Textbooks (Higher Education)
H.F. 2197
Recommends that every public and private institution of higher education in the state post the list of required textbooks for all courses an...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Desegregation and Diversity Plans
H.F. 2164
Relates to voluntary diversity or court-ordered school desegregation plans under the state's open enrollment law. Deletes provision that "co...
| More... |
Education Research |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | State Research and Development PreK-12 School
S.F. 2307
Establishes committees to formulate plans to expand for a state research and development prekindergarten through grade twelve school and pro...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Eye Examinations
S.F. 2251
Relates to student eye care; requires certification of the performance of an eye examination, and submission of the results of such examinat...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 | Dental and Lead Screenings
S.B. 2111
Requires local boards to annually submit evidence by June 30 that students attending schools in their jurisdictions (public or private) have...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 02/2008 |
P-12 | Percent of Growth for Foundation Program
H.F. 2140
Provides for the establishment of the state percent of growth (4%) for purposes of the State School Foundation Program; provides for computa...
| More... |
Leadership |
Adopted 02/2008 |
P-12 | GENERAL ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
IAC 281-12.7(256,284,284A), 12.7(1), 12.7(2), 72.9(1), 281-Chapter83, 281-83.1(284,284A), 281- 83.2(284,248A), 281-83.3(284), 83.3(1) through,83.3(4), 281-83.4(284),
Implements changes made to the Student Achievement and Teacher Quality program and the Beginning Administration Mentoring and Induction prog...
| More... |
P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Adopted 11/2007 |
P-12 | Accreditation Standards Related to Discrimination and Prekindergarten
IAC 281, 12.1(1), 281-12.2(256), 12.3(6), 12.3(13), 12.8(1)
Reflects that education programs are not to discriminate on the basis of the added characteristics of sexual orientation and gender identity...
| More... |
Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12 | School Nurse, School Guidance Counselor
IAC 281-12.2(256), 12.3(11), 12.4(12)
Requires that each school district have a school nurse and a qualified (i.e., licensed by the Board of Education Examiners) guidance counsel...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Student Information Systems
H.F. 468
Directs the department of education to conduct a study on the student information systems currently in use in the state, the types of data c...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 | On-Site Fiscal Review
H.F. 317
Relates to an on-site fiscal review to be conducted under phase II of the accreditation process upon recommendation by the school budget rev...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 | Blood Lead Test
H.F. 158
Requires children to receive a blood lead test by age six or prior to enrollment in an elementary school. Strongly encourages parents to hav...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12 | Community Empowerment Initiative
H.F. 396
Expands the scope of services under an existing appropriation for the Community Empowerment Initiative involving preschool tuition services....
| More... |
Special Education |
Adopted 07/2007 |
P-12 | Substitutes in K-6 Special Education Classrooms
IAC 282-14.143(272)
Expands the ability of a paraeducator holding a substitute authorization to work in K-6 special education classrooms. IOWA 5764...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Dental Screenings
H.F. 906
Requires children to have a dental screening as a condition of enrollment in elementary or high school; provides for exceptions. http://cool...
| More... |
Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Student Achievement/Teacher Quality program
S.F. 277 - funding provisions
Allocates $173,943,894 -- $69,600,000 above FY07. Includes $20 million for professional development; $250,000 for new administrator mentorin...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program
H.F. 877
Creates a statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children. Provides that preschool teachers in the program must be certifie...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship Program
S.F. 588 (Sec. 28)
Creates the All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship program for students with a minimum 2.5 high school grade point average and who demonstrate fin...
| More... |
School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | No Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation
S.F. 427
Defines "gender identity" and "sexual orientation." Provides that no educational institution (preK through postsecondary) may discriminate o...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Sharing and Efficiency of Operations
S.F. 447
Reinstates whole grade sharing incentives and reorganization incentives. Creates operational sharing incentives; Mandates a statewide study ...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Background Checks
S.F. 277 (Section 11)
Requires that a national background check be conducted of any teacher who holds a license other than an initial license issued by the board ...
| More... |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Students as Precinct Election Board Members
H.F. 618
Allows a county commissioner of elections to appoint high school students in good standing to serve as precinct election board members. http...
| More... |
Curriculum--Sex Education |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Human Growth and Development Curriculum
H.F. 611
Defines "age-appropriate" and "research-based." Directs the department of education to develop age-appropriate and research-based materials ...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Generation Iowa Commission
H.F. 617
Establishes the generation Iowa commission within the department of economic development for purposes of advising and assisting in the reten...
| More... |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Board of Educational Examiners
H.F. 615
Extends the membership of the board of educational examiners to include the director of the department of education, or the director's desig...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | School Administrator Standards
S.F. 277 (Section 2 and 3)
Directs the director of the department of education to develop Iowa standards for school administrators, including knowledge and skill crite...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Administrator Mentoring and Induction Program
S.F. 277 (Section 10)
Strikes section 272.9A, which directed the board of educational examiners to adopt rules for administrator professional development programs...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Waivers from Certain Staffing Requirements
S.F. 277 (Section 5 and 8)
Section 5: Strikes and rewrites section 256.11A. Authorizes the board of directors of a school district to file a request by August 1, 2007 ...
| More... |
Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Guidance and Counseling Programs
S.F. 277 (Section 4)
Beginning July 1, 2007, requires every school district to have a qualified guidance counselor licensed by the board of educational examiners...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Team-Based Variable Pay
S.F. 277 (Section 12)
Removes all references to Team-based Variable Pay Pilots. Strikes section 284.1, subsection 4, which establishes as one of the elements of t...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Performance Reviews
S.F. 277 (Section 28)
Strikes Section 284.7, subsection 4, which provided that if a performance review for a teacher is conducted in the 5th year of the teacher's...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Professional Development
S.F. 277 (Section 23)
Directs each attendance center to develop an attendance center professional development plan to promote group professional development. Pro...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher Quality Committee
S.F. 277 (Section 17)
Strikes Section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph c, which made a district eligible for student achievement and teaching quality monies if the ...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Anti-Harassment and Anti-Bullying Policies
S.F. 61
Relates to the establishment of state and school antiharassment and antibullying policies, Creates specifi protections for sexual orientatio...
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Desegregation |
Adopted 02/2007 |
P-12 | Student Assignments May Not Be Based Solely or Primarily on Race
IAC 281-17.2(282), 17.6(2), 281-17.14(282), 17.14(1) through 17.14(5)
These amendments are in response to the June 28, 2007, decision of the United States Supreme Court that student assignments may not be based...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Adopted 12/2006 |
P-12 | Testing for teachers who are not prepared by state institutions
IAC 282-14.103(272), 14.103(1), 14.103(2), 282- 14.115(272),14.120(1)
Adds a testing requirement for individuals who apply for licensureafter completing a teacher education program at a non-Iowa institution. IO...
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Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
Adopted 07/2006 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Community College Accreditation
IAC 281-Chapter 24, 281-24.1(260C) through 281- 24.4(260C), 24.4(1)through 24.4(5), 281-24,5(260C), 24.5(1) through 24.5(4), 281-24.6(260C),24.6(1) through 24.6(4)
Relates to the evaluation of the colleges' institutional effectiveness in a framework of CQI standards and benchmarks. Creates a new chapter...
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Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | District Financial Reports
S.B. 2272 - Section 14-15
Directs each local board to annually develop, maintain, and distribute a financial report. Provides that the objective of the financial rep...
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Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Extended School Program for Adults
S.B. 2272 - Section 38
Deletes provision that a local board may provide an extended school tuition-free program for district residents over the maximum school age ...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | K-3 Diagnostic Assessments
S.B. 2272 - Section 5
If the diagnostic assessments administered to K-3 students indicate that a child is reading below grade level, requires the district to subm...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Dropout Assistance and Dropout Prevention
S.B. 2272 - Section 28
Beginning January 15, 2007, requires the department to submit an annual report to the legislature that includes the ways districts in the pr...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Background Checks
S.B. 2272 - Section 9
Gives board of educational examiners authority to require that a background investigation be conducted by the division of criminal investiga...
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Background Checks |
Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 |
P-12 | Renewal of Licenses
IAC 282-17.1(272), 17.1(1), 17.1(2)
Requires the Board to review the sex offender registry information, the central registry for child abuse information, and the dependent adul...
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Business Involvement |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Community Empowerment Initiative
H.B. 2769
Increases membership on the community empowerment state board. Requires family support services in the community empowerment initiative to ...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. | Identifying Quality Instructional Centers at Community Colleges
S.B. 2272 - Section 18
Deletes provision requiring the director of the department of education to develop an application and review process for the identification ...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Charter Schools
S.B. 2272 - Section 7
Increases from 10 to 20 the number of charter school applications the state board may approve. Deletes provision that if the state board rec...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Open Enrollment Eligibility
S.B. 2272 - Section 43
Clarifies that the interdistrict open enrollment program is open to students in grades K-12. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/defau...
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Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Tax Credits
S.B. 2409
Allows individual income tax credits for contributions made to tax-exempt school tuition organizations. Establishes eligibility criteria. D...
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Class Size |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Class Size and Other Block Grant Funds
S.B. 2272 - Section 6
Extends repeal date of Iowa Early Intervention and School Improvement Technology Block Grant Programs to July 2007. (Includes funds for K-3 ...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Sharing Property Taxes
H.B. 2764
Authorizes a school district to share its portion of incremental property taxes with a contiguous school district. http://coolice.legis.stat...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Property Taxation Interim Study Committee
H.B. 2792 - Section 48
Requests the legislative council to establish an equity in property taxation interim study committee to review the provisions of chapter 257...
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High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | High School
S.B. 2272 - Section 1-4
Directs school districts and nonpublic accredited schools to report graduation rates using the definition of graduation rate specified by th...
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High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12,
Community College | Reporting GED Students
S.B. 2272 - Section 8
Requires board of directors of each community college to request that a student pursuing or receiving a high school equivalency diploma prov...
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High School--GED (General Education Development) |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | GED Test Areas
S.B. 2272 - Section 29
Modifies subject areas covered in tests for high school equivalency diploma. States that equivalency diploma tests must cover reading, the a...
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High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Graduation Requirements
H.B. 2792 - Section 33 and 50
Directs the department of education to use funds appropriated for graduation requirements under division II of the bill to assist districts ...
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Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Homeschooling Student Records
S.B. 2272 - Section 48
Provides that personal information in state agency records regarding a child receiving home instruction must be kept confidential in the sam...
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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 |
P-12 | Practitioners' Licenses
IAC 282-14.114(272), 14.114(1), 14.114(2)
Relates to the issuance of practitioner's licenses and endorsements. Carries out the directive of 2006 Iowa Acts, House File 2792. Creates "...
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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Beginning Administrator Mentoring and Induction Program
H.B. 2792 - Section 28 - 30
Creates a beginning administrator mentoring and induction program to promote excellence in school leadership, improve classroom instruction,...
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P-16 or P-20 |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Education Efficiency and Improvement Plan
H.B. 2792 - Section 31
Directs the institute for tomorrow's workforce to develop an Iowa education efficiency and improvement plan, the goal of which is to establi...
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P-16 or P-20 |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Education Efficiency and Improvement Plan
H.B. 2792 - Section 31
Directs the institute for tomorrow's workforce to develop an Iowa education efficiency and improvement plan, the goal of which is to establi...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Tuition Grants
H.B. 2792 - Section 43
Makes an appropriation to cover tuition grants for students attending for-profit accredited private institutions in Iowa. http://coolice.leg...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Financial Aid
H.B. 2792 Section 36 - 37
Provides educational assistance to the child of a person who died on or after September 11, 2001, during active federal military service whi...
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Private Schools |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Services to Special Education Students in Nonpublic Schools
S.B. 2272 - Section 19
Requires service activities to students enrolled in nonpublic schools to be similar to those undertaken for public school students. Allows ...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Teacher Librarians
H.B. 2792 - Section 2, 3 and 49
Beginning July 1, 2006, requires each school district to have a qualified teacher librarian licensed by the board of educational examiners. ...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Certificate of Physical Fitness
S.B. 2272 - Section 45
Strikes subsection that requires drivers of school buses to present a certificate of physical fitness each year before being permitted to op...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Bus Drivers
S.B. 2272 - Section 51
Specifies that the department of education has authority to suspend bus drivers' authorization to drive a school bus. Requires the departmen...
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Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Plan for Completing Core Curriculum
S.B. 2272 - Section 13
Requires each high school student's plan for completing the core curriculum to include career options and to identify the coursework needed ...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 06/2006 |
P-12 | Renewal of Licenses
IAC 282-17.13(272), 17.13(1), 17.13(2)
Requires the educational examiners board to randomly audit at least 10% of the applications for renewal of the standard, master educator, an...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | NBPTS Registation Fees
H.B. 2792 - Section 4
Extends to June 30, 2007 eligibility for teachers to receive a one-time initial reimbursement award for up to half of the registration fee f...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Board of Educational Examiners
S.B. 2272 - Section 10-12 and 16
Relates to membership of the board of educational examiners. Moves the director of the department of education, or the director's designee, ...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Merit-Based Teacher Pay
H.B. 2792 - Section 24 - 27
Rewrites section 284.11 (former "Pilot program for team-based variable pay for student achievement"). New section 284.11 encourages school ...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
Issued 06/2006 |
P-12 | Pay-for-Performance Program and Study
E.O. 48
Directs the Institute for Tomorrow's Workforce to propose a design for a pay-for-performance program and conduct a study of the design to me...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Teacher Issues
H.B. 2792 - Section 5 - 23
Adds "evaluation of teachers against the Iowa teaching standards" as fifth element of the student achievement and teacher quality program. C...
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Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | College Admissions Requirements
H.B. 2395
Directs the board of regents to conduct a study of the admissions requirements common to the state universities. Requires the board to repor...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Iowa Studies
S.B. 2320
Requires the department of cultural affairs to develop an Iowa studies professional development plan that includes professional development ...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Healthy Children Task Force
S.B. 2251
Directs the department of education and the department of public health to convene a healthy children task force to:
a. Assess current poli...
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Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Adopted 04/2006 |
P-12 | Class G Guidance Counselor License
IAC 282-14.132(272), 14.132(1) through 14.132(3)
Addresses the shortage of school guidance counselors. Creates new class of guidance counselor license. Page 80 of 100: http://www.legis.stat...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Background Checks on Nursing Students
H.B. 2464
Authorizes an approved nursing education program to initiate criminal and child and dependent adult abuse record checks of students and pros...
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Health |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Obesity Prevention Program
S.B. 2124
Establishes a nutrition and physical activity community obesity prevention grant program. Provides that the purpose of the program is to in...
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Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Adopted 03/2006 |
P-12 | Extracurricular Activities
IAC 281-36.1(280), 36.4(3), 36.14(2), 36.14(7), 36.15(2) through36.15(5), 281-36.16(280)
Implements statutory language and to make enforcement of the athletic rules more uniform for all students participating in extracurricular a...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 12/2005 |
P-12 | Qualifications for Substitute Teachers
IAC 14.119(1), 14.119(3)
Allows a substitute teacher's license to be issued to an individual who has successfully completed all requirements of an approved Iowa teac...
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High School |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 | Model Core Curriculum
S.F. 245
Requires the state board to develop a model core curriculum, taking into consideration the recommendations of the American college testing p...
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P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 | Impact of Early Intervention Block Grants
H.F. 742
Relates to the Iowa Early Intervention Block Grant Program. Requires a report that includes district-by-district information showing the all...
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Technology |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Technology Initiatives
H.F. 739
Establishes a research triangle, defined by the three institutions of higher learning under the board's control, and clearinghouse for purpo...
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P-16 or P-20 |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Postsecondary School Registration
H.F. 276
Requires that certain meetings held by the Iowa Coordinating Council for Post High School Education be open to the public. http://coolice.le...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | State Percent of Growth
S.F. 36
Provides for the establishment of the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation program. http://coolice.legis.stat...
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Finance--Student Fees |
Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2004 |
Postsec. | College Application Fees
681 IAB 1.2, 1.7, 2.27
Removes references to specific amounts for application fees in Chapters 1 and 2; creates a new rule with all application fees listed.
1.2 a...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Adopted 09/2004 |
Postsec. | License Sanction Program
283 IAC 37.1 thru 37.4
Specifies that the College Student Aid Commission may apply administrative wage garnishment procedures in the collection of all delinquent s...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 09/2004 |
Postsec. | Workforce Development
S.F. 2311
Relates to appropriations for economic development purposes, workforce development field offices, workforce training and economic developmen...
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Special Education |
Adopted 09/2004 |
P-12 | Requirements for Special Education Endorsements
282 IAC 15.3
Modifies the requirements for the director of special education. Clarifies the authorization to include the 'director of special education o...
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Special Education |
Adopted 09/2004 |
P-12 | Requirements for Special Education Endorsements
282 IAC 15.3
Modifies the requirements of the special education consultant. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/iac/282iac/28215/28215pp7.pdf...
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Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Issued 08/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | IOWA LEARNS COUNCIL
Executive Order No. 30 - 2003
Creates the IOWA LEARNS COUNCIL. The Iowa Learns Council shall work towards the ambitious goal of 90% of Iowa children having a quality pre-...
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Desegregation |
Adopted 06/2004 |
P-12 | Open Enrollment
281 IAC 17.2 thru .14 (non seq)
Codifies open enrollment policies and procedures from the department's guidelines and decisions. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2004/iac...
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Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Adopted 06/2004 |
Postsec. | Admission Rules
681 IAC 1.1, 1.2, 2.27
Amends admission rules common to the three State Universities and supplemental specific rules for each institution. Eliminates references to...
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Special Populations--Homeless Education |
Adopted 06/2004 |
P-12 | Educating the Homeless
281 IAC 33.1 thru 33.11
Implements the provisions of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/iac/281iac/28133/28...
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Vetoed 05/2004 |
P-12 | Tax Credits
S.F. 2295
Allows individual income tax credits for contributions made to certain school tuition organizations and including an applicability date prov...
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Civic Education |
Vetoed 05/2004 |
P-12 | Healthy Iowans Tobacco Trust Fund
H.F. 2577
Relates to and making appropriations from the healthy Iowans tobacco trust and the tobacco settlement trust fund and providing an effective ...
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Curriculum |
Vetoed 05/2004 |
P-12 | Driver Education By A Teaching Parent.
H.F. 2394
Creates new section allowing driver's education to be provided by a teaching parent. Teaching parent must provide, among other requirements...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Vetoed 05/2004 |
Postsec. | Individual Income Tax Deduction
S.F. 2303
Provides for an individual income tax deduction for contributions made to a qualified tuition program established by certain educational ins...
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Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec. | College Student Aid Commission
H.F. 2559
Relates to the duties of the College Student Aid Commission and the approval and registration of postsecondary schools by the commission, th...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Enrollment Of Students Required to Register as Sex Offenders
H.F. 2460
Requires district, prior to enrolling student required to register as a sex offender, to determine the educational placement of the student....
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
Postsec. | University-based Research Utilization Program
H.F. 2431
The department of economic development shall establish and administer a university-based research utilitzation program for the purpose of en...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | Nomination Petitions for School Board Elections
H.F. 2419
Relates to the number of signatures required on nomination petitions for school board elections. Specifies that no more than 50 signatures n...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | Asthma Medication
S.F. 2177
Creates new section requiring local boards and authorities of nonpublic schools to allow students to possess and self-administer asthma medi...
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High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | Military Basic Training Completion Credit
H.F. 2241
Authorizes school districts and nonpublic schools to apply credit toward graduation under the state education program for successful complet...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
Postsec. | Iowa Educational Savings Plan
H.F. 2553
Relates to technical and substantive changes regarding the Iowa educational savings plan trust and the establishment of an additional option...
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Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
Postsec. | State Board of Regents Appointment
S.F. 2174
Relates to the appointment of the ninth member of the state Board of Regents....
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Vetoed 03/2004 |
P-12 | Education Funding
S.F. 2124
Relates to education funding, providing for the establishment of the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation pro...
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Leadership |
Adopted 03/2004 |
P-12 | Superintendent Endorsement
282 IAC 14.142
Clarifies rules to combine the superintendent endorsement with the AEA administrator endorsement and modifies requirements to include nation...
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Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Adopted 01/2004 |
P-12 | Teacher Quality Program
281 IAC 83.6
Clarifies rules regarding the Teacher Quality Program. Provides requirements for school district professional development, including profess...
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Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Adopted 10/2003 |
P-12 | Paraeducator Certificates
282 IAC 22.6, 22.7, 22.13
Modifies requirements regarding Paraeducator Certificates. Adds a new area of concentration, School Library Media PK-grade 12. Clarifies tha...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 09/2003 |
P-12 | Charter Schools
Iowa Admin. Code 281-68.1 (256F)
Adds a new chapter to implement Iowa Code Sec. 256F. Addresses review of two types of applications: planning and charter status. Requires th...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Student Achievement Reporting
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Specifies that the state board must incorporate reporting of student achievement into the standards and accreditation system. NEW SUBSECTIO...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Early Intervention Block Grant Program Repeal Date
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Changes repeal date from 2003 to 2004 on chapter establishing statewide early intervention block grant program. Components of this program i...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Requirement to Report School Employee Nonrenewal or Termination Due to Alleged or Actual Misconduct
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Requires any local board, superintendent or head of any nonpublic school to report to the state educational examiners board every instance o...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Temporary Contract to Fill Military Leave Vacancy
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Allows a temporary contract to be issued to a teacher to fill a vacancy created by a leave of absence occasioned by a teacher's taking of mi...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Grounds for Disqualification from or Revocation of Teaching License
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Requires the state board of educational examiners to disqualify an individual from obtaining a teaching license or revoke the teaching licen...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Definition of Career Pathways Program
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Deletes language defining a career pathways program as "a comprehensive school transformation program under section 294A.14."
http://www.leg...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Workstart Programs
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Eliminates provision that allows districts to use Phase III "and other available school funds" to establish workstart programs. Eliminates ...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Character Education Program Funding
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Eliminates language allowing schools to use phase III funds to establish character education programs. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund
H.F. 685
Makes appropriation from the healthy Iowans tobacco trust and the tobacco settlement trust fund for various initiatives, including for a $40...
| More... |
Desegregation |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Desegregation and Funding Concerns in Open Enrollment Program
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Specifies that the superintendent of a district subject to voluntary or court-ordered desegregation may not deny a request for transfer unde...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | School Infrastructure Financing Program
S.F. 445
Relates to the establishment of a school infrastructure financing program by providing for a local option school infrastructure sales tax an...
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Governance--School Boards |
Adopted 05/2003 |
P-12 | Attendance Center Closure and Grade Realignment
281 IAC 19.1, 19.2, 19.3
Promulgates administrative rules regarding attendance centers. Specifies that local board of a school district has discretion as to the numb...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Length of School Board Officers' Terms
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Deletes language barring local board secretary or treasurer from serving term of more than one year from date of appointment. (Secretary or ...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Eligibility, Election and Vacancy Filling to Area Education Agency Boards of Directors
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Clarifies subsection specifying how members of area education agency boards of directors are to be elected, who is eligible to be elected, a...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Licensure of Elementary and Secondary Principals
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Requires the state board of educational examiners to adopt criteria for administrative endorsements that allow one to obtain an endorsement ...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Temporary Administrator Contracts
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Allows a temporary contract to be given to an administrator to fill a vacancy created by an administrator's taking of military leave. The c...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Concurrent Employment as Superintendent and Secondary School Principal
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Adds that an individual working for a school or school district may also be employed as a secondary principal in the same school or district...
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No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
Vetoed Sec. Five 05/2003 |
P-12 | Statewide Testing and Reporting System
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Creates statewide testing and reporting system. Assigns unique identifier to each student in grades K through 12. Requires department to ma...
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Family Support Programs
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Eliminates language requiring any district providing a family support program and that is requesting additional Phase III funding to meet th...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Adopted 05/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Faculty Licensure
281 IAC 21.3(1)
Updates rules governing community college faculty planning. Eliminates the state licensure requirement for community college faculty in lieu...
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Reading/Literacy |
Vetoed 05/2003 |
P-12 | Reading Instruction Pilot Program
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Establishes a reading instruction pilot program for students in grades K-8, to be conducted in 2003-04 school year for any district or conso...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
Postsec. | Policy Forbidding Harassment of Wearers of U.S. Military Uniforms on Postsecondary Campuses
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Requires the state board of regents to create a policy by August 1, 2003 that every postsecondary institution under the regents' control mus...
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School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Sexual Abuse or Sexual Exploitation by School Employee
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Creates five-year statute of limitations for action for damages suffered as result of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation by a school employ...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | District Reorganization
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Changes from March to December 1 the date by which a petition to reorganize districts must be filed with the affected area education agency ...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Vetoed 05/2003 |
P-12 | Removal of Contract Requirement for Part-Time and Substitute Bus Drivers
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Removes the contract requirement for substitute and part-time school bus drivers.
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/Session.1/HJournal/02...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | School Bus Drivers Who Are Insulin-Dependent Diabetics
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Adds that school bus driver must be immediately suspended from duties, pending termination hearing by district board or authorities of nonpu...
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Standards |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | State Standards
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Specifies that the state superintendent must "develop core knowledge and skill criteria" rather than "develop core knowledge and skill crite...
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State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Comprehensive Management Information System
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Requires the state superintendent to create and implement a comprehensive management information system in order to conduct standardized ele...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Performance Pay Component of Iowa Educational Excellence Program
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Eliminates phase in the Iowa educational excellence program that pertains to enhancement of the quality and effectiveness of teachers throug...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Team-Based Variable Pay Pilot Program
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Adds that another goal of statewide team-based variable pay pilot program is to compare student achievement gains in participating districts...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Extra Contract Days for Teacher Development Program Districts
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Changes from fourth to fifth year the year in which a school district participating in the teacher quality program must provide two noninstr...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Fund Distribution
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Eliminates language ending fund distribution program on June 30, 2003. See Section 46: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Performance Pay (Phase III) Program
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Repeals sections of code relating to Phase III program, which establishes system of teacher performance pay. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cg...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Establishes minimum teacher salary requirements for the 2003-04 fiscal year. See Section 68: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislati...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Inclusion of State Teaching Standards in Performance Evaluations
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Moves from July 1, 2004 to July 1, 2005 the date by which a local board must provide evaluations that include at least the state teaching st...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Inclusion of State Teaching Standards and Mock Evaluation in Student Teacher Programs
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Requires approved teacher preparation programs to include in the student teaching experience opportunities for the student teacher to become...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Review of Teacher Development Plan
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Adds that, subsequent to a teacher's evaluation, the individual teacher's evaluator, not just the teacher's supervisor, must review, modify,...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Intensive Assistance Program
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Changes from July 1, 2004 to July 1, 2005 date by which all districts must be ready to offer an intensive assistance program for any teacher...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Auditing of Teacher Evaluators' Evaluations
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Clarifies that, in addition to auditing comprehensive evaluations, regional review panels established by department may randomly audit teach...
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Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Exemption from Beginning Teacher Mentoring and Induction Program
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Eliminates provision that the three years of successful teaching experience that exempts a teacher who previously taught in an accredited no...
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Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Vetoed 05/2003 |
P-12 | Automatic Salary Deduction to Pay Professional Organization Membership Fees
S.F. 173
Authorizes school districts, upon a teacher or administrator's written request, to deduct a specified amount from the teacher or administrat...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Public Charter School Pilot Program
S.F. 172
Requires the state board to apply for a federal grant under the No Child Left Behind Act to provide financial assistance in planning, design...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Service Learning, Character Education
H.F. 180
Local boards or heads of a nonpublic school may require service learning units for a service learning endorsement on a high school diploma o...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | School Health Insurance Reform Team Study and Recommendations
S.F. 386
Requires the insurance division of the department of commerce to establish a school health insurance reform team study and to make recommend...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community Colleges Teachers and Administrators Defined
H.F. 341
Specifies that a "teacher" in a community college includes anyone who is an instructor, but does not include an adjunct instructor; a librar...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 | Report on Praxis II Results of Provisional Teaching License Candidates
S.F. 201
Repeals as of June 30, 2004 a subsection requiring the board of educational examiners to compile statistics from Praxis II examinations admi...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | State School Foundation Program
S.F. 211
Provides for an establishment of the State percent of growth for purpose of the State School Foundation Program for the school budget year b...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Adopted 03/2003 |
P-12 | Beginning Teacher Mentoring and Induction Program and Non-Beginning Teacher Evaluation and Individual Teacher Career Development Plan
281 IAC 83.2 thru 83.6
Amends rules regarding the Teacher Quality Program. Includes preschool teachers in "beginning teacher" definition for purposes of beginning ...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Adopted 01/2003 |
P-12 | Open Enrollment
281 IAC 17.4
Establishes rules conforming to the statute, Iowa Code section 282.18, by clarifying the open enrollment application deadline and clarifying...
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Governance |
Adopted 01/2003 |
P-12 | Organization and Operation
281 IAC 1.1, 1.2, 1.4
Establishes rules giving public secondary students in Iowa a voice, although not a vote, on the State Board of Education. Gives voting Board...
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Postsecondary |
Adopted 11/2002 |
Postsec. | Iowa Tuition Grant Program
283 IAC 12.2
Clarifies the definitions used to administer the Iowa Tuition Grant Program. Requires that students receiving Iowa Tuition Grants attend an ...
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Teaching Quality--Preparation |
Adopted 11/2002 |
P-12 | Standards for Teacher Intern Preparation Programs
281 IAC 77.4, 77.5
Establishes rules relating to standards for teacher intern preparation programs. Governs approval of the criteria for practitioner preparati...
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No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 09/2002 |
P-12 | Supplemental Education Services
N/A
Supplemental Education Services application; closing date 9/13/02: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/asis/titlei/doc/sespapp04.pdf...
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No Child Left Behind |
Active 06/2002 |
P-12 | 2002 Consolidated Plan
N/A
2002 Consolidated Plan (dated 6/12/02): http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/nclb/doc/consapp.pdf...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 | Two percent growth
S.B. 2328
Provides for the establishment of the state 2 percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation program....
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Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 | Teacher Induction, Evaluation, Early Retirement Incentives, Administrator Preparation and Certification, Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements, Statewide Career Path Pilot Program
H.B. 2549
Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher ca...
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P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 | School Ready Children Grants Account
H.B. 2615
Appropriates $1,153,250 from the Healthy Iowans tobacco trust to the school ready children grants account. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/7...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 | Residency Restrictions of Registered Sex Offenders
S.B. 2197
Prohibits a registered sex offender from residing within 2,000 feet of a public or nonpublic school or child care facility. Also prohibits p...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Numerous Program Changes
H.B. 2515
Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Licensee Investigations and Proceedings
H.B. 2482
Expands the board of educational examiners' authority with regard to licensee disciplinary investigations and proceedings....
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Pilot Charter School Program
S.B. 348
Establishes pilot charter school program in Iowa; establishes procedures for approval/denial of charter school applications; establishes req...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Districts Encouraged to Implement Character Education Programs
H.B. 2454
Encourages school districts to establish character education programs and directing the department of education to partner with local educat...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Iowa School Taxes
H.B. 2116
Updates the Iowa Code references to the Internal Revenue Code, repealing an adjustment to net income for capital gains from installment sale...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | LEP Student Weighting
H.B. 2404
Provides for an additional weighting for students identified as limited English proficient of twenty- two hundredths....
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Changes to Statutes Regarding School Raffles
H.B. 2109
Relates to the regulation of games of skill or chance and raffles conducted for fundraising by charitable, religious, educational, public, c...
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High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Various Modifications
S.B. 2259
Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuit...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. | Sanctions against Defaulters of Designated Loan and Scholarship Programs
H.B. 2467
Provides for licensure sanctions against defaulters of designated loan and scholarship programs; provides that each licensing board shall es...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Quality Faculty Plans and Related Activities
H.B. 2394
Eliminates licensure of community college faculty and instead requires each college to develop a plan for hiring and developing quality facu...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Teaching License Denial or Revocation
S.B. 2258
Modifies circumstances under which Board of Educational Examiners' may deny or revoke a teaching license. Requires board to deny or revoke l...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
H.B. 2532
Modifies requirements of Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System, including access to confidential records, purchase of service credit, and...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Change of Number of Members or Method of Election
H.B. 2183
Relates to the authority of the board of directors of a school district to change the number of directors or the method of election of direc...
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Instructional Approaches--Official English |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act of 2001
S.B. 165
Enacts the Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act of 2001; declares that English is the official language of the state ; requires all state...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
H.B. 2138
Authorizes the College Student Aid Commission to waive or modify statutory or regulatory provisions applicable to State financial aid progra...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
Postsec. | Vocational Technical Tuition Grant Amount Increase
H.B. 2139
Increases the maximum amount of a vocational technical tuition grant to a qualified full-time student from $650 to $1,200. http://www.legis....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | School Security and Emergency Preparedness Procedures
H.B. 2151
Adds certain information concerning school security procedures or emergency preparedness to the list of public records kept confidential....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Sex Offenders Employed/Studying at Postsecondary Institutions
H.B. 2338
Requires sex offender to register as such within five days of moving into a county where an institution of higher education is located, if t...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | District Reorganization
S.B. 2260
Relates to the reception or dissolution of area education agencies....
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Attendance |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Compulsory Attendance
S.B. 412
Relates to the compulsory attendance age and attendance at school during the regular school calendar by a child who has reached the age of 1...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Comprehensive review of the licensing of community college faculty
S.B. 480
Directs the Department of Education to establish a task force to conduct a comprehensive review of the licensing of community college facult...
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Curriculum--Drivers Education |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Driver education course
H.B. 353
Relates to the amount of classroom instruction offered in an approved driver education course as programmed by the Department of Education....
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Suspension of a practitioner by a board
H.B. 389
Relates to the duties of the Board of Directors of a school district; includes those related to the suspension of a practitioner by the boar...
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Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
H.B. 191
Provides for the establishment of the state percent growth for purposes of the state school foundation program. The state budget is set to ...
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Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Accreditation Standards
H.B. 2474
Provides for the adoption of administrative rules; requires school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to adopt policies relating to ...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Supplemental Funding for Choice and At-Risk Programs
H.B. 2496
Provides supplementary weighting for funding and for determining enrollment in school districts involved in district-to-district or district...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Background Checks
S.B. 228
Authorizes school districts and nonpublic schools to perform certain criminal and abuse record checks....
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Investigative Information Confidential
S.B. 292
Provides for the designation of investigative information possessed by the board of educational examiners as privileged and confidential; re...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Accelerated Career Education Program
S.B. 2439
Relates to the accelerated career education program; provides a tax credit from withholding; creates an accelerated career education educati...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Infrastructure Program/Fund
S.B. 2447
Provides financial assistance to communities and school districts by creating a school infrastructure program and fund; continues the commun...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Finance Formula
S.B. 2252
Eliminates the future repeal of the school finance formula; provides for periodic legislative review....
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Potential Conflicts of Interest
S.B. 2331
Relates to the interest a member of the board of directors of a school corporation may have in a contract with the directors' school corpora...
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Health |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Tobacco Use Prevention
H.B. 2565
Relates to tobacco use prevention and control, especially among youth; establishes an initiative; creates a department and a commission on t...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
Postsec. | Educational Savings Plan
H.B. 2550
Relates to the educational savings plan trust; provides an effective date....
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College Governance
H.B. 2433
Relates to community college governance; requires annual reports on workforce preparation....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Immunity for School Employees
H.B. 2473
Relates to school violence; provides civil criminal immunity for a school employee; relates to the employee's participation in reporting and...
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Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
Postsec. |
H.B. 2437
Relates to disclosure by a postsecondary education institution of information to the parent or guardian of a student; relates to personal in...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | Asbestos Removal - Funding
H.B. 2435
Repeals provision authorizing the raising of an additional enrichment amount to fund asbestos removal projects; provides that asbestos remov...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | Reorganization Study
H.B. 2198
Directs the Department of Education to conduct a feasibility study of reorganization and sharing incentives for school districts....
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Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | Para-Educators/Practitioners
H.B. 2146
Relates to the authority of the Board of Educational Examiners over certification and licensing of para-educators and practitioners; broaden...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | School to Career
H.B. 2179
Relates to the certified school to career program....
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Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
Signed into law 02/2000 |
P-12 | Foundation Funding
S.B. 2082
Relates to the establishment of the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation program; provides an applicability d...
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