HSB 611: HSB 611

What it does

This bill relates to education, including the education of students who are not fully English proficient and the standards applicable to the hiring, developing, and evaluation of community college faculty. The bill modifies the Code to replace references to a student who is “limited English proficient” with “English learner”. Current law requires a community-college administration to establish a committee consisting of instructors and administrators to develop a plan for hiring and developing quality faculty that includes several provisions.

House subcommittee · named February 3, 2022

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R)
• Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D) · ruth.ann.gaines@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Department of Education

In plain words

1. January 25, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. January 25, 2022House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Cahill and Dolecheck
3. February 3, 2022House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Dolecheck and Gaines
4. February 9, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
5. February 14, 2022Approved by the House committee
6. February 14, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2409