Bill Text: IA HF574 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the offer and teach requirements under the educational standards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-05 - Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2019 9:30AM House Lounge. [HF574 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF574-Introduced.html
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BY
SORENSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
offer
and
teach
requirements
under
the
1
educational
standards.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
In
grades
nine
through
twelve,
a
unit
of
credit
consists
of
a
3
course
or
equivalent
related
components
or
partial
units
taught
4
throughout
the
academic
year.
If
fewer
than
ten
students
5
typically
register
for
a
specified
unit
required
under
this
6
subsection,
the
unit
need
not
be
taught
each
school
year
but
7
shall
be
taught
not
less
than
once
every
three
years.
The
8
minimum
program
to
be
offered
and
taught
for
grades
nine
9
through
twelve
is:
10
Sec.
2.
Section
256.42,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
11
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
12
follows:
13
The
provisions
of
section
256.11,
subsection
5
,
which
14
require
that
specified
subjects
be
offered
and
taught
by
a
15
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
shall
not
apply
16
for
up
to
two
specified
subjects
at
a
school
district
or
school
17
under
this
section
if
any
of
the
following
apply:
18
Sec.
3.
Section
256.42,
subsection
7,
paragraph
b,
Code
19
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
b.
The
department
may
shall
waive
for
one
school
year
21
the
applicability
of
section
256.11,
subsection
5
,
at
its
22
discretion,
to
additional
specified
subjects
for
a
school
23
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
that
proves
to
the
24
satisfaction
of
the
department
that
the
school
district
or
25
school
has
made
every
reasonable
effort
,
but
is
unable
to
meet
26
the
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
5
.
A
school
27
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
apply
for
an
annual
28
waiver
each
year.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
amends
Iowa’s
educational
standards
to
strike
33
the
requirement
that
subjects
be
offered
annually
by
school
34
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
and
amends
a
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provision
under
Code
section
256.42,
relating
to
the
Iowa
1
learning
online
initiative,
to
require
that
the
department
2
of
education
waive
for
one
year
the
educational
standards
3
for
additional
subjects
when
a
school
district
or
accredited
4
nonpublic
school
proves
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
department
5
that
the
school
district
or
school
has
made
every
reasonable
6
effort
but
is
unable
to
meet
the
standard
for
the
specified
7
subject.
8
The
bill
also
provides
that
if
fewer
than
10
students
9
typically
register
for
a
specified
unit
of
coursework
under
the
10
minimum
program,
the
unit
need
not
be
taught
each
year
but
must
11
be
taught
not
less
than
once
every
three
years.
12
Currently,
Code
section
256.42
provides
that
the
state’s
13
educational
program
“offer
and
teach”
course
requirements
at
14
the
high
school
level
shall
not
apply
for
up
to
two
specified
15
subjects
at
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
if
16
the
district
or
school
makes
every
reasonable
effort
to
employ
17
a
licensed
teacher
for
the
class
but
is
unable
to
staff
the
18
class,
or
if
fewer
than
10
students
typically
register
for
the
19
course.
In
addition,
the
department
is
authorized
to
issue
20
a
one-year
waiver
for
additional
subjects.
However,
if
the
21
school
district
or
school
meets
the
specified
conditions
or
22
the
department
issues
a
waiver,
the
courses
must
be
provided
23
by
the
department’s
Iowa
learning
online
initiative
unless
it
24
lacks
the
capacity,
in
which
case
the
course
may
be
offered
by
25
the
school
district
or
school
through
an
online
platform
or
26
through
a
private
provider
that
meets
standards
approved
by
the
27
director
of
the
department.
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