Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SSB 3155 — A bill for an act relating to elementary literacy by modifying teacher preparation program requirements and teacher licensing requirements, requiring personalized reading plans for certain students, and providing parent and guardian discretion for their students to be retained at grade level.

Last action — Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies requirements for teacher preparation and licensing, mandates personalized reading plans for certain students, and allows parents to request grade retention for underperforming students.

  • Section 256.16

    m. (1) Administer, prior to a student’s completion of the approved practitioner preparation program, an examination identical to the foundations of reading assessment administered in 2012 as part of the Massachusetts tests for educator licensure, or the most current version of such assessment.

    Requires that teacher preparation programs include a reading assessment prior to program completion.

  • Section 256.16

    To successfully complete the program, a student must attain a score on the assessment that is at or above the minimum passing score established by the department.

    Establishes a passing score requirement for the reading assessment in teacher programs.

  • Section 256.16

    The higher education institution shall report to the department no later than August 1 annually, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, the percentage of students whose scores on the assessment administered during the prior school year were above, at, and below the passing score.

    Mandates annual reporting of reading assessment results from institutions to the department.

  • Section 279.68

    NEW PARAGRAPH . c. (1) Each school district shall provide written notice to the parent or guardian of any student in grade three who is not reading proficiently of the student’s level of reading or reading readiness.

    Requires schools to notify parents of third-graders who are not reading proficiently.

  • Section 279.68

    (2) A school district shall not promote a student who is not reading proficiently to grade four, and shall retain the student in grade three for the subsequent school year, if the student’s parent or guardian submits to the school district a request that the student be retained in grade three pursuant to subparagraph (1).

    Establishes a policy for retaining third-grade students not reading proficiently upon parental request.

  • Section 279.68

    NEW PARAGRAPH . d. A school district shall provide to students who are not reading proficiently at the start of the student’s grade three school year with a personalized reading plan.

    Mandates personalized reading plans for third-graders who are not reading proficiently.

  • Section 279.68

    The school district shall continue to provide personalized reading plans to students in grade three through the end of grade six if necessary, until the student is reading at grade level.

    Extends the requirement for personalized reading plans through sixth grade if needed.

  • Section 25B.2

    Section 25B.2, subsection 3, shall not apply to this Act.

    Specifies that certain state mandate exemptions do not apply to this act, enforcing compliance.

Action History

  1. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].

  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/13/2024 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.

  3. Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Cournoyer, and Quirmbach.

  4. Introduced, referred to Education.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SSB 3155?
SSB 3155 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
What is the current status of SSB 3155?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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