several bills Advanced through the Iowa House of Representatives this week I'm your southwest Iowa neighborhood reporter Katrina Markle and I met up with Council bluff's representative Brent seagis to talk about a bill that would affect special education services in Iowa governor Reynolds proposed overhaul of the area education agencies has gone through significant changes in the Iowa House of Representatives Council bluff's representative Brent seagrist served as the aea executive director he d
idn't like the original Bill he supports the new version calling it the best way forward if we didn't do anything the governor will go off on a rampage and it it could get ugly he says the amended bill will not disrupt or change special ed services provided by the regional aeas a major point of contention among parents it also creates a task force of Educators and parents to improve special education test scores and it aims to give more oversight of the aeas to the Department of educ and I think
the way we've done that will increase communication between the AAS and the de I think that's a positive School District money for educational and Media Services would gradually shift to District control they could get those services from the aea or elsewhere another concern cost per pupil I think the bill will make them more efficient uh I think it will result in a lot of positive things but it it's pretty easy to just say oh you spended too much money and oh you're not very efficient but spec
ial ed is a different animal in terms of you got to provide those services and parents want the very best Services they can get Council Bluff school superintendent Vicky Millo said in part in a statement this is a positive step forward in our goal to receive state funding directly to our school district our preference would be to begin receiving Educational Services and Technology Media Services funding next year rather than having it phased in over time two other bills we've been following pass
ed in the Iowa house this week one give school districts the option to allow School employ employes to carry firearms on campus with training another bill requires an animated video on fetal development to be shown to elementary school students critics say the video given as an example in the bill is not medically accurate in Council Bluffs I'm your southwest Iowa neighborhood reporter Katrina marle
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