Bill Text: IA HF2280 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to private instruction, including modifying provisions related to independent private instruction and the reports and evidence of immunizations required under competent private instruction.(Formerly HF 464, HF 283.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-13 - Subcommittee recommends passage. []. [HF2280 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2280-Introduced.html
House
File
2280
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2280
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
464)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
283)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
private
instruction,
including
modifying
1
provisions
related
to
independent
private
instruction
and
2
the
reports
and
evidence
of
immunizations
required
under
3
competent
private
instruction.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
299.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
of
a
child
3
who
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age,
who
places
the
child
4
under
competent
private
instruction
under
section
299A.2
,
not
5
in
an
accredited
school
or
a
home
school
assistance
program
6
operated
by
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
7
shall
furnish
a
report
in
duplicate
on
forms
provided
by
the
8
public
school
district,
to
the
district
by
September
1
of
the
9
school
year
in
which
the
child
will
be
under
competent
private
10
instruction.
The
secretary
shall
retain
and
file
one
copy
11
and
forward
the
other
copy
to
the
district’s
area
education
12
agency.
The
report
shall
state
the
name
and
age
of
the
child,
13
the
period
of
time
during
which
the
child
has
been
or
will
be
14
under
competent
private
instruction
for
the
year,
an
outline
15
of
the
course
of
study
,
or
texts
that
will
be
used,
and
the
16
name
and
address
of
the
instructor.
The
parent,
guardian,
or
17
legal
custodian
of
a
child,
who
is
placing
the
child
under
18
competent
private
instruction
for
the
first
time,
shall
also
19
provide
the
district
with
evidence
that
the
child
has
had
the
20
immunizations
required
under
section
139A.8
,
and,
if
the
child
21
is
elementary
school
age,
a
blood
lead
test
in
accordance
with
22
section
135.105D
.
The
term
“outline
of
course
of
study”
shall
23
include
subjects
covered,
lesson
plans,
and
time
spent
on
the
24
areas
of
study.
25
Sec.
2.
Section
299A.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
26
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
b.
“Independent
private
instruction”
means
private
28
instruction
that
meets
the
following
criteria:
29
(1)
Is
not
accredited.
30
(2)
Enrolls
not
more
than
four
unrelated
students.
31
(3)
Does
not
charge
tuition,
fees,
or
other
remuneration
for
32
instruction.
33
(4)
(2)
Provides
private
or
religious-based
instruction
as
34
its
primary
purpose.
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(3)
Provides
enrolled
students
in
all
grade
levels
1
with
instruction
in
mathematics,
reading
,
and
language
arts
,
2
science,
and
social
studies
.
3
(4)
Provides
students
in
grades
six
through
twelve
with
4
instruction
in
science
and
social
studies.
5
(6)
(5)
Provides,
upon
written
request
from
the
6
superintendent
of
the
school
district
in
which
the
independent
7
private
instruction
is
provided,
or
from
the
director
of
the
8
department
of
education,
a
report
identifying
the
primary
9
instructor,
location,
name
of
the
authority
responsible
for
the
10
independent
private
instruction,
and
the
names
of
the
students
11
enrolled
receiving
the
instruction,
who
need
not
be
related
to
12
the
primary
instructor
.
13
(6)
Is
not
a
nonpublic
school
and
does
not
provide
competent
14
private
instruction
as
defined
in
this
subsection
.
15
(8)
(7)
Is
exempt
from
all
state
statutes
and
16
administrative
rules
applicable
to
a
school,
a
school
board,
or
17
a
school
district,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
chapter
299
18
and
this
chapter
.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
relates
to
private
instruction,
including
23
modifying
provisions
related
to
independent
private
instruction
24
and
the
reports
and
evidence
of
immunization
required
under
25
competent
private
instruction.
26
Current
law
authorizes
the
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
27
custodian
of
a
child
of
compulsory
attendance
age
to
place
28
the
child
under
competent
private
instruction
or
independent
29
private
instruction.
Current
law
requires
a
child’s
parent,
30
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
who
is
placing
the
child
under
31
competent
private
instruction
for
the
first
time
to
provide
32
the
child’s
school
district
of
residence
with
evidence
that
33
the
child
has
had
the
immunizations
required
under
Code
34
section
139A.8
(immunization
of
children),
and,
if
the
child
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is
elementary
school
age,
a
blood
lead
test.
The
bill
strikes
1
this
requirement.
2
Current
law
requires
a
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
3
custodian
who
places
the
child
under
competent
private
4
instruction
to
furnish
a
report
to
the
school
district
of
5
residence
by
September
1
of
the
school
year
in
which
the
child
6
will
be
under
competent
private
instruction
that
includes
an
7
outline
of
course
of
study,
among
other
requirements.
An
8
outline
of
course
of
study
must
include
subjects
covered,
9
lesson
plans,
and
time
spent
on
the
areas
of
study.
The
10
bill
requires
this
report
to
state
the
name
and
age
of
the
11
child,
the
period
of
time
during
which
the
child
will
be
under
12
competent
private
instruction
for
the
year,
an
outline
of
the
13
course
of
study
or
texts
that
will
be
used,
and
the
name
and
14
address
of
the
instructor.
The
bill
strikes
the
definition
of
15
“outline
of
course
of
study”.
16
Current
law
provides
that
independent
private
instruction
17
is
private
instruction
that,
among
other
criteria,
enrolls
not
18
more
than
four
unrelated
students
and
does
not
charge
tuition
19
or
fees
for
instruction.
The
bill
strikes
these
provisions.
20
The
bill
provides
that
independent
private
instruction
21
is
required
to
provide
students
in
all
grade
levels
with
22
instruction
in
mathematics,
reading,
and
language
arts,
and
23
is
required
to
provide
students
in
grades
6
through
12
with
24
instruction
in
science
and
social
studies.
The
bill
also
25
provides
that
the
students
receiving
independent
private
26
instruction
need
not
be
related
to
the
primary
instructor.
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