Legislative Report (Vol. XXVI No. 14) April 13, 2007
Slow Week at the Capital
Legislative rules precluded the Senate from taking action on SF 277, the Teacher Quality Bill this past week. The rules dictated that only bills of the opposite chamber could be debated. The Senate most likely will debate the bill and the changes passed by the House early next week. It is expected that the Senate will accept many, but not all of the House amendment. If so this would necessitate the bill returning once again to the House.
Bill Watch List
At this point in the session we are still carefully watching the progress of the following bills:
- SF 277 – Teacher Quality
- SF 447 & HF 534 – Sharing Incentives/Sharing Stud
- SF 62 – DE Cleanup Bill
- SF 350 & HF 877 – Early ChildhoodBettendorf
- SSB 1332 – Education Appropriations
- Standings Appropriations (not yet introduced) – will contain any adjustments to past AEA funding reductions.
Note: In the bill status below all bills no longer eligible or bills that have received a new number have been removed. If any of the removed bills become eligible again they will be added to the list.
LEGISLATIVE BILL STATUS As of April 13, 2007
*Denotes bills having a direct impact on AEAs
Bold italics indicate a change in status or bill number from the previous report
Bill Explanation Status
| Bill | Explanation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SF 61 | Antibullying Bill | Signed By Governor |
| SF 62* | Dep’t of Education Cleanup Bill | Passed Senate – On House Debate Calendar |
| SF 109* | FY ’09 Allowable Growth | Signed By Governor |
| SF 128 | Cigarette Tax Hike | Signed by Governor |
| SF 228 | Instructional Support Levy Change | In Ways and Means Cmte |
| SF 277* | Teacher Quality Legislation | Passed Senate – Passed House w.amend. Back to Senate. |
| SF 350* | 4-year Old Preschool Programs | On Senate Debate Calendar |
| SF 397 | Counting of Foreign Exchange Students in Certified Enrollment | Referred to Appropriations Committee |
| SF 413 | Fair Share – Public Sector | Passed Senate – On House Debate Calendar |
| SF 447* | Sharing Incentives/Sharing Study | Passed Senate |
| SF 464 | Changes in 9-12 PE Requirements | Referred to Appropriations Committee |
| SSB 1332 | Education Apprpriations Bill | Passed Senate Approp. Cmte |
| HF 317 | Fiscal Phase II Visits | Signed By Governor |
| HF 468 | DE Study of a Statewide Student Information System | Signed By Governor |
| HF 534* | Sharing Incentives/Sharing Study | Passed Approp. Cmte – To full House |
| HF 555 | Cigarette Tax Hike (Became SF 128) | Signed By Governor |
| HF 611* | Human Growth and Development Curriculum Changes | Passed House. Passed Senate |
| HF 615 | Changes to BOEE Membership | Passed House - Passed Senate |
| HF 670 | Practitioner Teaching Assignments/Review of Accred. Standards | Re-referred to House Approp. Cmte |
| HF 714 | ICN Course Supplemental Weighting | Re-referred to House Approp. Cmte |
| HF 755 | AP Exam Fee Funding | Re-reffered to House Approp. Cmte |
| HF 816 | School Attendance Task Force and Appropriation | In House Approp. Committee |
| HF 841 | Task Force on pk-16 Articulation | Passed House - Passed Senate Ed. Cmte. |
| HF 854 | Statewide One Cent Sales Tax – SILO | In House Ways and Means Cmte. |
| HF 877* | 4-year Old Preschool Programs |
Passed House – To Senate |