Bill Text: IA HF2211 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to special education weighting for children enrolled in accredited nonpublic schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-30 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 155. [HF2211 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2211-Introduced.html
House
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
STONE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
special
education
weighting
for
children
1
enrolled
in
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256B.7,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
256B.7
Examinations
of
children.
3
1.
In
order
to
render
proper
instruction
to
each
child
4
requiring
special
education,
the
school
districts
shall
certify
5
children
requiring
special
education
for
special
instruction
6
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
set
up
by
the
division
7
of
special
education
and
shall
provide
examinations
for
8
children
preliminary
to
making
certification.
The
examinations
9
necessary
for
the
certification
of
children
requiring
special
10
education
shall
be
prescribed
by
the
state
division
of
special
11
education.
12
2.
The
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child
enrolled
in
an
13
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
have
the
child
examined
14
pursuant
to
requirements
prescribed
by
the
state
division
of
15
special
education.
16
3.
Disputes
concerning
a
child’s
eligibility
for
special
17
education
shall
be
addressed
under
rules
and
procedures
adopted
18
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
section
256B.6
19
and
consistent
with
the
federal
Individuals
with
Disabilities
20
Education
Act
of
2004,
20
U.S.C.
§1400
et
seq.
21
4.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
22
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
section.
23
Sec.
2.
Section
256B.9,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
2.
The
weighting
for
each
category
of
child
multiplied
26
by
the
sum
of
the
number
of
children
in
each
category
in
the
27
enrollment
of
a
school
district
plus
the
number
of
children
28
examined
pursuant
to
section
256B.7,
subsection
2,
in
each
29
category
in
the
enrollment
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
30
within
the
school
district’s
boundaries
,
as
identified
and
31
certified
by
the
director
of
special
education
for
the
area,
32
determines
the
weighted
enrollment
to
be
used
in
that
district
33
for
purposes
of
computations
required
under
the
state
school
34
foundation
plan
in
chapter
257
.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
Each
child
with
special
needs
is
given
an
enhanced
weight
4
when
calculating
the
state
school
foundation
aid
due
to
a
5
school
district
for
the
school
year.
The
weighting
increases
6
based
on
the
level
of
care
the
child
requires.
A
portion
of
the
7
foundation
aid
is
paid
to
each
area
education
agency
(AEA)
in
8
an
amount
proportionate
to
the
number
of
children
with
special
9
needs
enrolled
in
school
districts
within
the
AEA’s
service
10
boundaries.
Children
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school
are
not
11
included
in
this
calculation.
12
This
bill
allows
the
parents
and
guardians
of
children
13
who
attend
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
to
have
their
14
child
examined
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
set
by
the
15
division
of
special
education.
The
bill
requires
the
state
16
board
of
education
to
adopt
administrative
rules
to
implement
17
such
requirements.
18
The
bill
modifies
the
calculation
of
state
school
foundation
19
aid
to
include
children
enrolled
in
an
accredited
nonpublic
20
school
and
who
have
been
examined
in
accordance
with
the
21
requirements
set
by
the
division
of
special
education.
22
Additional
weighting
will
be
assigned
to
a
child
based
on
the
23
level
of
care
the
child
requires.
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