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- Legislative Briefings
- Guidance & Updates on Legislation
- Legislative Directed Studies
Legislative Update
This page provides regular updates during the Iowa legislative session on bills related to education in Iowa. Information about new bills, including names, numbers, content, sponsors and status in the legislative process are provided. Click here to see current legislation.
Legislative Briefings
The following Legislative Briefings provide information on recently passed legislation. In addition, the some briefings address other education topics of current interest.
2013
Building World-Class Schools for Iowa: A Legislative Brief
2013 Iowa Core Legislative Briefing
Healthy Kids Act UPDATED (2009)
Healthy Kids Act UPDATED (2009)
Addressing the Achievement Gap (2009)
Cash and Authority in Local School Districts (2009)
Data Warehouse - EdInsight (2009)
Educator Quality in Iowa (2009)
Special Education Funding for Local Districts in 2009-2010 (2009)
Guidance & Updates on Legislation
Official guidance or update letters from the DE regarding education legislation. Each guidance or update letter provides further detail about requirements of specific state or federal legislation.
2013
2013-05-06 Compulsory Attendance for 5-year-old Students
2013-01-25 Extended Guidance on Practitioner Collaboration and Peer Review
2012
2012-12-21 Letter to the Field - Content Assessment for Teachers of Japanese Language
2012-10-03 Letter to the Field - Change in 5-12 History Content Exam
2012-09-20 Letter to the Field - Short term exemption for Pedagogy Assessment
2012-09-18 Letter to the Field - Practitioner Preparation Program Assessments
2012-07-12 Letter to the Field - 2012 Legislative Session - Statutory Changes Affecting Schools
2008
2008-09-30 Update on No Child Left Behind Requirements
2008-09-25 Guidance on House File 2679 - Senior Year Plus
2008-09-25 Additional Guidance on Iowa Core Curriculum Funds
2008-09-12 Guidance on Senate File 2216 - 8th Grade Plan
2008-09-12 Guidance on Senate File 2425 - Healthy Kids Act
2008-08-23 Guidance on House File 2679 - Teacher Quality
2008-06-04 Letter to the Field - 2008 Legislative action (Community College)
2008-05-27 Letter to the Field - 2008 Legislative action (PK-12)
Legislative Directed Studies
This section includes Iowa Department of Education reports required by Iowa Code and other education reports of interest.
2013
Charter and Innovation Zone Schools in Iowa Annual Report (2013)
Child Development Coordinating Council Shared Visions Annual Report (2013)
Competency-based Education Task Force Preliminary Report (2013)
Early ACCESS Governors Report (2013)
Education Association Reporting
Education Association Reporting Attachment Education Compact Legislative Report - 2012 Activity (2013)
Interstate Compact on Education of Military Children (2013)
Iowa Core Annual Report (2013)
Iowa Early Intervention Block Grant Program (Class Size) (2013)
Iowa Reading Research Center Report (2013)
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Legislative Report (2013)
Iowa's Research and Development Center for Education Innovation Report (2013)
Kindergarten Literacy Assessment Preliminary Report (2013)
Modified Allowable Growth for Dropout Prevention (2013)
Overcoming the Achievement Divide: Key Challenges and Solutions for Iowa Schools 2013
Report on Online Schools and Recommendations (2013)
SAVE/SILO Annual Report (2013)
Student Achievement, Accountability and Professional Development Annual Report (2013)
The Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges
The Annual Condition of Education Report
2012
Administrator Evaluation Task Force Final Report
Charter and Innovation Zone Schools in Iowa Annual Report
Child Development Coordinating Council Shared Visions Annual Report (2012)
Early ACCESS Governors Report (2012)
Early Childhood Assessment Task Force Final Report
Education Association Reporting
Instructional Time Task Force Final Report
Iowa Autism Council 2013 Priorities (December 2012)
Iowa Core Annual Report (2012)
Iowa Early Intervention Block Grant Program (Class Size) 2011-2012
ICN Report Assumptions and Comments 2011-2012
Kindergarten Literacy Assessment Preliminary Report (2012)
Modified Allowable Growth for Dropout Prevention Annual Report (2012)
SAVE/SILO Annual Report (2012)
Special Education Federal Reports (December 2012)
Special Education Federal Reports (July 2012)
Statewide Research and Development Report (2012)
Student Achievement, Accountability and Professional Development Annual Report (2012)
Task Force on Early Childhood Assessment Final Report (2012)
Teacher Leadership and Compensation Task Force Final Report
Teaching Standards and Teacher Evaluation Task Force Final Report
The Annual Condition of Education Report (2012)
The Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges (2012)
Charter and Innovation Zone Schools in Iowa Annual Report (December 2011)
Charter and Innovation Zone Schools in Iowa Annual Report (January 2011)
Community College Additional Data Report (2011)
Community College Efficiency Initiatives and Funding Reduction Report (2011)
Early ACCESS Governors Report FY2010-2011
Iowa Area Education Agency Task Force Final Report (2011)
Iowa Autism Council 2011 Priorities
Iowa Community Colleges Tuition Assistance for Individuals Serving Individuals with Disabilities
Iowa Core Annual Report (2011)
Iowa Early Intervention Block Grant Program (Class Size) 2010-2011
ICN Report Assumptions and Comments 2010-2011
Kindergarten Literacy Assessment Report (2011)
Modified Allowable Growth for Dropout Prevention Annual Report (2011)
National Security Education Program (2011)
Regent's Racial and Ethnic Minority Teacher Recruitment Study (2011)
Special Education Federal Reports (December 2011)
Student Achievement, Accountability and Professional Development Annual Report (2011)
Community College Accreditation and Accountability (2010)
Community College Additional Data Report (2010)
Community College Faculty Instructional Load/Overload Issue and 2010 Legislation (2010)
Community College Fall Enrollment Report 2010 (2010)
Compulsory Age Attendance Report (2010)
Disaster Waivers Report (2010)
Iowa Autism Council Recommendations (2010)
Iowa Core Curriculum Annual Report (2010)
Iowa Early Intervention Block Grant (Class Size) (2010)
Iowa Library Services Reorganization Report (2010)
Iowa's Pay-for-Performance and Career-Ladder Pilot Program: External Evaluation Final Report (2010)
ICN Report Assumptions and Comments 2009-2010
Kindergarten Literacy Assessment Report (2010)
Modified Allowable Growth for Dropout Prevention Annual Report (2010)
Research and Development School Infrastructure Funding Study Report (2010)
Statewide Research & Development School Report (2010)
Student Achievement, Accountability and Professional Development Annual Report (2010)