Bills › 89th General Assembly
Establishing a learning recovery task force
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: SF 452
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 4, 2021
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary A new task force will study how much students from pre-kindergarten through high school lost in learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This group, which includes teachers, parents, and school leaders, will look at different ways students were taught like in-person or remote learning. They will then suggest ways to help students catch up, such as through tutoring or changes to the school calendar.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes a learning recovery task force to evaluate the degree and types of learning losses students, using in-person, hybrid, or remote learning methods of instruction, enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force shall study, identify, and recommend remedial measures, including but not limited to alterations in the school calendar, remedial classwork, special individualized tutoring, and further options as may seem justified and practical. The task force shall consult with education experts and stakeholders as appropriate. The task force shall consist of the director of the department of education or the director’s designee, who shall convene the organizational meeting, a member of the state board of education who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the board, and members appointed by the governor in consultation with the director of the department of education who shall include elementary, middle, and high school teachers; an elementary and a middle or high school principal; superintendents and school board members for large, medium, and small school districts; faculty members from the colleges or schools of education at the regents universities; the director of the Iowa reading research center or the director’s designee; the parents or guardians of students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels; and members of the general public. To the extent possible, members shall be selected to reflect geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity. Members other than the director of the department and the member of the state board of education shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses. The department of education shall provide staffing services for the task force. Task force meetings and records are subject to the open meetings and open records laws. The task force shall submit an analysis of the losses experienced by students, reported by method of instruction, and its findings and recommendations, including recommendations for legislation or rulemaking, as necessary, in a report to the general assembly by December 30, 2021.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 12, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
6 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →
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