Senate panel expands legal school fees
Iowa Senate Education Committee approved expanding authorized school fees to cover almost all unapproved charges and allow waivers for low income families. The plan shifts control to districts while raising concern over two tiered access and confidentiality of waiver applicants. The bill would bring nearly all noncompliant fees into line with state law.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Senate
Senate Education Committee
Senate Democrats
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Mike Connol
Donald Redfern
Cedar Falls
Jeff Angelo
Creston
State Department of Education
Senate bill outlines allowed and prohibited course fees
The proposal lists allowable charges such as athletic participation parking yearbooks cap and gown towel and paddock rentals class rings field trips band trips and musical instrument rentals. It also bars fees for foreign languages art music and band industrial arts and other subjects.
Senate panel votes to block home Internet via ICN
The Senate Commerce Committee voted 15-0 to deny home dial up access to the ICN despite objections from education officials. James Sutton of the Iowa State Education Association called the bill harmful to children while Senator Jack Rife argued it protects private providers from taxpayer subsidies. Sutton warned many Iowans lack private Internet service and would lose educational opportunities.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Senate
Iowa Communications
Terry Branstad
Iowa
James Sutton
Iowa State Education Association
Sutton
Senate Commerce Committee
ICN
Jack Rife
R-Durant
Rife
House panel OKs funds for school teen pregnancy prevention
The Iowa House Human Resources Committee approved a bill to allocate 100000 dollars to schools that adopt the Illinois program Choose The Best to teach abstinence. Supporters say it promotes healthy choices and local innovation while critics warn it diverts funds from more effective or comprehensive sex education.
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Des Moines
House
Rosemary Thomson
R-Marion
House Human Resources Committee
Bill Brand
Chelsea
Thomson
Illinois
Labor and GOP clash over drug tests and tax cuts
AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka will hold a news conference in Iowa City to oppose a 15 percent across-the-board tax cut and a GOP push to tighten workplace drug testing. The AFL-CIO outraired ads claim the wealthy gain most from the plan, which has cleared the House and awaits Senate action. Republicans counter with ads and mailers backing the tax proposal.
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Associated Press
Afl-Cio
Richard Trumka
Iowa City
House
Senate
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