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Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to community college and department of education reporting requirements and employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program or the Iowa school for the deaf
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 4, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 22, 202546–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 17, 202596–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawJune 6, 2025
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What’s in it
This bill relates to education, including by modifying provisions related to community college and department of education (DE) reporting requirements and employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program or the Iowa school for the deaf. DIVISION I —— REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Current law requires the state board of education to adopt rules directing the community colleges to submit certain specified data from the most recent fiscal year to the community colleges bureau using criteria determined by the community colleges bureau.
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The bill modifies these provisions to instead require the data to be submitted directly to DE. The bill makes several other modifications related to data submitted by the community colleges to DE, and related to data submitted by DE to the state board and the general assembly, including modifications related to the information to be included in the annual condition of community colleges report. DIVISION II —— IOWA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PROGRAM AND THE IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. _____ for the blind and visually impaired program and employees of the Iowa school for the deaf, whether or not licensed by the board of educational examiners, who are responsible for the care, instruction, or supervision of children. The bill requires the department of administrative services, in consultation with DE, to establish an annual compensation schedule applicable to all employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program and all employees of the Iowa school for the deaf and to set the employee benefits for such employees.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments S-3123, S-3118; see Amendments. Full bill text · What changed before it passed
Senate subcommittee
Named February 12, 2025. On February 19, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§256.103§256.7§260C.14§261E.3
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