HF 784 — A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instruction, practitioner preparation programs, and the duties of the director of the department of education, and including effective date provisions.

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House File 784 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,INCLUDING BY MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATED TO MATHEMATICSINSTRUCTION, PRACTITIONER PREPARATION PROGRAMS,AND THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.

NEW SUBSECTION.SUBSECTION .

Develop and distribute to school districts,accrediteddistricts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools family-centeredresourcesfamily-centered resources to support student development of mathematics knowledge at home.

NEW SUBSECTION.SUBSECTION .

Provide teachers who are employed by schools mostinmost in need of support, as identified by the department,withdepartment, with evidence-based professional development services related to implementing high-quality mathematics instruction.

When determining whether a school is in need of support under this subsection,thesubsection, the director shall consider the level of mathematics proficiency attained by students enrolled in the school and the amount of resources available to the department to providetheprovide the professional development services.

2 NEW SUBSECTION.SUBSECTION .

On or before July 1, 2025, develop and distribute to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools a comprehensive state mathematics plan that iis s designed to increase the level of mathematics proficiency attained by students using systematic and sequential approaches to teaching subitizing, cardinality, object counting, verbal counting, spatial relationships, benchmark numbers, and part-part-whole models.

NEW SUBSECTION.SUBSECTION .

Develop and publish on the department'sdepartment’s internet site a list of valid and reliable mathematics screeners that may be used by teachers to identify students enrolled in kindergarten through grade six who may require additional instruction or support in mathematics.

Section 256.16, subsection 11, , Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:

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279.68A Student progression —— mathematics proficiency.

Each school district shall assess all students enrolled in kindergarten through grade six at least three times each school year to determine the students"students’ level of mathematics proficiency by administering a mathematics screener that is on the list developed by the department of education pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 72.

If, as the result of the assessments administered pursuant to subsection 11, , a school district determines that a student is persistently at risk in mathematics, the school district shall do all of the following:

Assess the student'sstudent’s level of proficiency in mathematics at least every other week and implement mathematics interventions and supports.

Develop, in consultation with the student'sstudent’s parents or guardians, a personalized mathematics plan that identifies interventions and supports that will be used to help the student achieve proficiency in mathematics.

If the student is meeting expectations related to increases in the student'sstudent’s level of mathematics proficiency, provide the student with small group interventions.

If the student is not meeting expectations related to increases in the student'sstudent’s level of mathematics proficiency, provide the student with intensive interventions.

A school district shall provide the assessments, plans, and interventions described in subsection 2 to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade six who are persistently at risk in mathematics until the student performs at benchmark on the statewide summative assessment in mathematics or until the student performs at benchmark on two consecutive assessments administered pursuant to subsection 11, , whichever occurs first.

For purposes of this section, persistently“persistently at riskrisk” means the student has not met the grade-level benchmark on two consecutive assessments administered pursuant to subsection 11. .

In accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 33, , the state cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under section 257.16.

This specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 33, , and no additional state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.

______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEJKIGRASSLEY AMY SISINCLAIR ' LAIR Speaker of L'hethe House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 784, Ninety-first General Assembly.

MEGJ.N______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON hChief rf Clerk of the House 0- Approved g_______________, , 2025 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor