Proyectos de ley › 88.ª Asamblea General
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- Hecho: Presentado7 de febrero de 2019
- Hecho: Subcomité6 de febrero de 2019
- Se detuvo: Comité de la CámaraMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Se saltó: Comité del SenadoSe saltó
- Hecho: Lo aprueba el Senado11 de marzo de 201943–3
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2020 terminó el 14 de junio de 2020, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
La explicación oficial está en inglés; todavía no hay resumen en palabras sencillas.
This bill requires school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to offer to all students in grades 9-12 opportunities to take the latest available United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test. The director of the department of education is directed to approve alternative civics tests which may be administered to a child requiring special education or to a student who is identified as limited English proficient. The bill applies to school years beginning on or after July 1, 2020.
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Nota fiscal
Resumen con IA This bill requires school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to let students in grades 9 through 12 take the naturalization civics test. The Department of Education is estimated to cost $54,200 to translate the test into three languages and develop an alternative assessment for children with intellectual disabilities. Local school districts may face additional costs for further translations, but those costs cannot be estimated. (en inglés)2
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Description
SF 209 requires school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to offer students in grades 9 through 12 at least one opportunity to take the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization civics test. The Iowa Department of Education would be required to develop an alternate form of that test for children with disabilities or children who are limited English proficient.
Background
In December 2016, the Education Commission of the States issued a 50-state comparison of civic education policies. This report found that 47 states, including Iowa, address civic education in state statute. Every state requires students to complete coursework in civics or social studies to graduate.
The Joe Foss Institute makes a sample of the civics test available on its website free of charge. There are options for the multiple-choice test ranging from 10 to 100 questions.
Assumptions
- The Department of Education has indicated it would provide translations of the examination in the seven most commonly spoken non-English languages in Iowa schools. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services offers translated versions of the test covering four of those languages. Translation to the three remaining languages is estimated to cost $1,400 per language. It is estimated that it will cost the Department $50,000 to develop and validate an alternative assessment for children with intellectual disabilities.
- Students would have the opportunity to take the test, in written or digital format, during regular class time. No additional teacher classroom time would be required.
- There may be additional costs to local school districts to provide translations of the test in additional languages. Because the test is optional for students, the extent of the need for additional translations cannot be determined.
Fiscal Impact
SF 209 is estimated to cost the Department of Education $54,200 to develop an alternative assessment for children with intellectual disabilities and to translate the test into three additional languages.
There may be additional costs to districts if local translation into additional languages is needed. Costs to local school districts cannot be estimated.
Sources
- Department of Education
- Education Commission of the States
- Joe Foss Institute
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Civics Education · 11 de febrero de 2019 · $54,200
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