Amendment H-8082 to HF 2545
Relating to education, including by requiring the director of the department of education to review the state’s high school graduation requirements, core curriculum, core content standards, and educational standards, requiring the state board of education to review and revise the state’s social studies standards, requiring that the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in school districts and accredited nonpublic schools in grades seven and eight include instruction related to civics, and including effective date provisions
Ruled not germane · February 28, 2024Strike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed February 27, 2024 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that creates a task force to review Iowa's core curriculum and content standards. Instead of the Department of Education director leading the review, this task force will consist of representatives from teacher, administrator, school board, and rural school organizations.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
- TASK FORCE —— IOWA CORE REVIEW.
- The legislative council shall establish a task force to meet during the 2024 legislative interim to review, study, and make recommendations related to the core curriculum established pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26, the core content standards established pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 28, and the success the instruction related to skills and knowledge students need to be successful in the twenty-first century has had in preparing students to participate in the twenty-first century workforce.
- a. The task force shall include the following voting members: (1) One representative of an employee organization that represents teachers licensed by the board of educational examiners. (2) One representative of an employee organization that represents administrators licensed by the board of educational examiners. (3) One representative of a statewide organization that represents members of the boards of directors of school districts. (4) One representative of a statewide organization that represents schools located in rural areas. b. The task force shall include the following ex officio, nonvoting legislative members: (1) One member designated by the president of the senate. (2) One member designated by the minority leader of the senate. (3) One member designated by the speaker of the house of representatives. (4) One member designated by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
- The task force shall submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before December 31,
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- Title page, by striking lines 1 through 5 and inserting “An Act relating to the establishment of a task force to review, study, and make recommendations related to this state’s educational requirements and standards.”