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Relating to the offer and teach requirements under the educational standards
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 5, 2019
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
42, relating to the Iowa learning online initiative, to require that the department of education waive for one year the educational standards for additional subjects when a school district or accredited nonpublic school proves to the satisfaction of the department that the school district or school has made every reasonable effort but is unable to meet the standard for the specified subject. The bill also provides that if fewer than students typically register for a specified unit of coursework under the minimum program, the unit need not be taught each year but must be taught not less than once every three years.
Read the full explanation
42 provides that the state’s educational program “offer and teach” course requirements at the high school level shall not apply for up to two specified subjects at a school district or accredited nonpublic school if the district or school makes every reasonable effort to employ a licensed teacher for the class but is unable to staff the class, or if fewer than students typically register for the course. In addition, the department is authorized to issue a one-year waiver for additional subjects. However, if the school district or school meets the specified conditions or the department issues a waiver, the courses must be provided by the department’s Iowa learning online initiative unless it lacks the capacity, in which case the course may be offered by the school district or school through an online platform or through a private provider that meets standards approved by the director of the department.
House subcommittee
Named March 5, 2019. Meeting: Wednesday, March 6 · 9:30 AM · House Lounge.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
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