SF 2114 — A bill for an act relating to matters involving the state board and department of education to reflect current practices, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, and resolve inconsistencies. (Formerly SSB 3029.) Effective 7-1-18.

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2114 Section 1.

The core content standards shall be identical to the core content standards included in Iowa’s approvedSenate 2006File standards2114, andp. assessment system under Tit.

2 approved 2006 standards and assessment system under Tit.

Develop and distribute, in collaboration with the area LSBeducation 5185SVagencies, (2)core 87curriculum -1-technical kh/rjassistance 1/10and S.F.implementation strategies that school districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall utilize, including but not limited to the development and delivery of formative and end-of-course model assessments classroom teachers may use to measure student progress on the core curriculum adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26.

2114 education agencies, core curriculum technical assistance and implementation strategies that school districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall utilize, including but not limited to the development and delivery of formative and end-of-course model assessments classroom teachers may use to measure student progress on the core curriculum adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 26.

These field experiences shall comprise a total of at least fifty hours in duration, at least ten hours of which shall occur priorSenate toFile a2114, student’sp. acceptance in an approved practitioner preparation program.

3 prior to a student’s acceptance in an approved practitioner preparation program.

Require that faculty members in professional education maintain an ongoing involvement in LSBactivities 5185SVin (2)elementary, 87middle, -2-or kh/rjsecondary 2/10schools. S.F.

2114 activities in elementary, middle, or secondary schools.

NEW PARAGRAPH.PARAGRAPH .

The student teaching experience shall consist of interactive experiencesSenate involvingFile the2114, collegep. or university personnel, the student teacher, the cooperating teacher, and administrative personnel from the cooperating teacher’s school district.

4 experiences involving the college or university personnel, the student teacher, the cooperating teacher, and administrative personnel from the cooperating teacher’s school district.

The workshop shall define the objectives of the student teaching LSBexperience, 5185SVreview (2)the 87responsibilities -3-of kh/rjthe 3/10cooperating S.F.teacher, and provide the cooperating teacher with other information and assistance the institution deems necessary.

2114 experience, review the responsibilities of the cooperating teacher, and provide the cooperating teacher with other information and assistance the institution deems necessary.

NEW PARAGRAPH.PARAGRAPH .

The terms and conditions of a written contract entered into with a preschool pursuant to this paragraphSenate shallFile require2114, thatp. a student teacher be under the direct supervision of an appropriately licensed cooperating LSB 5185SV (2) 87 -4- kh/rj 4/10 S.F.

21145 paragraph shall require that a student teacher be under the direct supervision of an appropriately licensed cooperating teacher who is employed to teach at the preschool.

The department shall give priority to applications for programs serving students determined through research-based LSBmethods 5185SVto (2)be 87in -5-the kh/rjgreatest 5/10need S.F.of eligible services.

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Notwithstanding6 the provisions of this section, if federal rules or regulations relating to the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant are adopted that are inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the department of education shall comply with the requirements of the federal rules or regulations.

Section 280.26, Code 2018, is amended to read as LSBfollows: 5185SV (2) 87 -6- kh/rj 6/10 S.F.

2114 follows:

An employee of an accredited a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency may intervene in a fight or physical struggle occurring among students or between students and nonstudents that takes place inSenate theFile presence2114, ofp. the school employee in a school building, on school premises, or at any school function or school-sponsored activity regardless of its location.

7 in the presence of the school employee in a school building, on school premises, or at any school function or school-sponsored activity regardless of its location.

An employee of an accredited a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency who intervenes in a fight or physical struggle pursuant to LSBsubsection 5185SV1 (2)shall 87be -7-awarded kh/rjreasonable 7/10monetary S.F.damages against a party bringing a civil action alleging a violation of this section, if it is determined in the action that the employee has been wrongfully accused.

2114 subsection 1 shall be awarded reasonable monetary damages against a party bringing a civil action alleging a violation of this section, if it is determined in the action that the employee has been wrongfully accused.

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EXPLANATION______________________________ The______________________________ inclusionCHARLES ofSCHNEIDER thisLINDA explanationUPMEYER doesPresident notof constitutethe agreementSenate withSpeaker of the explanation’sHouse substanceI byhereby thecertify membersthat ofthis bill originated in the generalSenate assembly.and is known as Senate File 2114, Eighty-seventh General Assembly.

This______________________________ billW. transfers statutory provisions relating to practitioner preparation programs from Code sections 272.25 and 272.27 to Code section 256.16, eliminates obsolete language relating to the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, strikes an unnecessary modifier used when referring to a public school district, and repeals the before and after school grant program.

CORECHARLES ACADEMICSMITHSON INDICATORSSecretary INof SCIENCE.the Senate Approved _______________, 2018 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor

To correspond with a change in the assessment requirements enacted in 2017, the LSB 5185SV (2) 87 -8- kh/rj 8/10 S.F.

2114 bill requires that the state board’s rules provide a set of core academic indicators in science in grade 10, rather than the current requirement for core academic indicators in science in grade 11.

OBSOLETE NCLB-RELATED PROVISIONS.

The bill strikes language providing for a requirement that school districts and accredited nonpublic schools annually report to the department and to the local community the district-wide progress made in attaining student achievement goals, demonstrate the use of multiple assessment measures in determining student achievement, and submit to the department related student data.

The requirement included the use of uniform definitions consistent with the federal NCLB Act.

The bill makes corresponding changes.

The bill strikes provisions requiring that the core content standards adopted by the state board be identical to the 2006 standards and assessment system approved by the federal department of education;