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Requesting the establishment of a special education interim study committee
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: SF 316
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2019
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 316
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 316 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 316 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requests the legislative council to establish an interim study committee to study and make recommendations relating to special education program requirements and outcomes for students with individualized education programs (IEPs). The study committee shall review state and federal laws; shall determine the ways in which inclusion requirements and placements affect classrooms, teachers, and student and peer outcomes when children requiring special education are placed in a general education classroom; shall review evidence-based practices and strategies by which schools and teachers can best accommodate students with IEPs who have severe emotional, social, and behavioral problems; shall develop or identify strategies designed to improve outcomes for children requiring special education; and shall develop or identify a graduated process for the transfer of a child requiring special education from a self-contained classroom to a general education classroom.
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The study committee shall receive input from, at a minimum, the department of education, the area education agencies, and the boards of directors of school districts; school administrators; special education teachers; general education teachers; and mental health professionals with experience in children’s mental health. The study committee shall submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the general assembly and to each member of Iowa’s congressional delegation on or before December 20, 2019.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 11, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
10 for · 0 against · 19 undecided · Who →
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