Bill Text: IA HF71 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the compulsory school attendance age and providing effective dates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF71 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF71-Introduced.html
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BY
HUNTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
compulsory
school
attendance
age
and
1
providing
effective
dates.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
299.1A,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
299.1A
Compulsory
attendance
age.
3
1.
a.
A
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
and
section
4
299.2,
a
child
who
has
reached
the
age
of
six
and
is
under
5
sixteen
through
seventeen
years
of
age
by
September
15
is
of
6
compulsory
attendance
age.
However,
if
a
child
enrolled
in
7
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
reaches
the
8
age
of
sixteen
on
or
after
September
15,
the
child
remains
of
9
compulsory
age
until
the
end
of
the
regular
school
calendar.
10
b.
A
child
who
will
receive
competent
private
instruction
11
in
accordance
with
chapter
299A
and
who
reaches
the
age
of
12
six
by
September
15
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age.
A
child
13
receiving
such
private
instruction
is
of
compulsory
attendance
14
age
until
the
age
of
sixteen
if
the
child
reaches
age
sixteen
15
on
or
before
September
15.
A
child
receiving
such
private
16
instruction
who
reaches
age
sixteen
on
or
after
September
15
17
remains
of
compulsory
attendance
age
until
the
end
of
the
18
school
year.
19
2.
a.
An
individual
who
reaches
the
age
of
eighteen
on
20
or
after
September
15
during
the
school
year
and
intends
to
21
terminate
school
enrollment
prior
to
graduation
is
encouraged
22
to
file
with
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
23
or
the
accredited
nonpublic
school
of
enrollment
a
formal
24
declaration
of
intent
to
terminate
school
enrollment
and,
to
25
the
degree
possible,
participate
in
an
exit
interview
pursuant
26
to
paragraph
“b”
and
complete
a
survey
in
accordance
with
27
paragraph
“c”
.
The
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
28
school
shall
make
every
effort
to
notify
the
individual’s
29
parent
or
guardian
of
receipt
of
the
individual’s
declaration
30
of
intent
to
terminate
school
enrollment.
31
b.
To
the
degree
possible,
a
guidance
counselor
or
32
other
school
personnel
designated
by
the
school
district
or
33
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
conduct
an
exit
interview
34
with
the
individual
to
do
all
of
the
following:
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(1)
Determine
the
reasons
for
the
individual’s
decision
to
1
terminate
school
enrollment.
2
(2)
Discuss
actions
that
could
be
taken
to
assist
the
3
individual
to
stay
in
school.
4
(3)
Inform
the
individual
of
opportunities
to
continue
the
5
individual’s
education
in
a
different
environment,
including
6
but
not
limited
to
adult
education
and
test
preparation
7
designed
to
qualify
the
individual
for
a
high
school
8
equivalency
diploma.
9
c.
To
the
degree
possible,
the
individual
and
the
10
individual’s
parent
or
guardian
are
encouraged
to
complete
a
11
survey
provided
by
the
school
district
in
a
format
prescribed
12
by
the
department
of
education
to
provide
data
on
the
13
individual’s
reasons
for
terminating
enrollment
and
actions
14
taken
by
the
school
to
keep
the
individual
enrolled.
The
15
survey
shall
include
an
open-ended
question
asking
why
the
16
individual
is
dropping
out
of
school.
The
school
district
or
17
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
submit
the
data
from
the
18
completed
surveys
to
the
department
of
education
annually.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
299.2,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2011,
20
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
Section
Sections
299.1
and
299.1A
shall
not
apply
to
any
22
child:
23
Sec.
3.
Section
299A.8,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
299A.8
Dual
enrollment.
26
If
a
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
of
a
child
who
is
27
receiving
competent
private
instruction
under
this
chapter
or
a
28
child
over
compulsory
age
who
is
receiving
private
instruction
29
submits
a
request,
the
child
shall
also
be
registered
in
a
30
public
school
for
dual
enrollment
purposes.
If
the
child
31
is
enrolled
in
a
public
school
district
for
dual
enrollment
32
purposes,
the
child
shall
be
permitted
to
participate
in
any
33
academic
activities
in
the
district
and
shall
also
be
permitted
34
to
participate
on
the
same
basis
as
public
school
children
in
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any
extracurricular
activities
available
to
children
in
the
1
child’s
grade
or
group,
and
the
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
2
custodian
shall
not
be
required
to
pay
the
costs
of
any
annual
3
evaluation
under
this
chapter
.
If
the
child
is
enrolled
for
4
dual
enrollment
purposes,
the
child
shall
be
included
in
the
5
public
school’s
basic
enrollment
under
section
257.6
.
A
pupil
6
who
is
participating
only
in
extracurricular
activities
shall
7
be
counted
under
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
8
subparagraph
(6).
A
pupil
enrolled
in
grades
nine
through
9
twelve
under
this
section
shall
be
counted
in
the
same
manner
10
as
a
shared-time
pupil
under
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
11
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(3).
12
Sec.
4.
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
COMPULSORY
ATTENDANCE
SUPPORT
13
REVIEW.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
14
shall,
during
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2011,
convene
15
a
working
group
comprised
of
educational
and
community
16
stakeholders
to
review
financial
and
programmatic
supports
for
17
students
affected
by
an
increase
in
the
compulsory
attendance
18
age
from
sixteen
through
seventeen.
The
working
group
shall
19
consider,
at
a
minimum,
the
necessity
of
expansion
of
support
20
programs
and
services
for
such
students,
web-based
at-risk
21
academy
courses,
summer
school
offerings,
credit
recovery
22
efforts,
mentoring
and
tutoring
services,
before
and
after
23
school
supports,
career
academies,
and
at-risk
allowable
growth
24
provisions,
and
the
use
of
the
instructional
support
levy.
25
The
working
group
shall
include
in
the
comprehensive
school
26
improvement
plan
submitted
to
the
department
of
education
27
in
accordance
with
section
256.7,
subsection
21,
a
plan
for
28
addressing
the
needs
of
students
at
risk
of
dropping
out,
29
including
any
proposed
changes
to
the
local
program
or
funding
30
priorities.
31
Sec.
5.
COMPULSORY
ATTENDANCE
WORKING
GROUP.
The
32
department
of
education
shall
convene
a
working
group
33
comprised
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
or
34
the
director’s
designee,
and
other
education
stakeholders
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appointed
by
the
department
to
review
supports
for
students
1
affected
by
an
increase
in
the
compulsory
attendance
age
from
2
sixteen
to
eighteen
years
of
age.
The
working
group
shall
3
consider,
at
a
minimum,
the
necessity
of
expansion
of
support
4
programs
and
services
for
such
students,
online
at-risk
academy
5
courses,
career
academies,
and
current
at-risk
allowable
6
growth
provisions,
and
full
funding
of
the
instructional
7
support
levy.
The
working
group
shall
submit
its
findings
8
and
recommendations,
including
any
proposed
changes
in
policy
9
or
statute,
to
the
state
board
of
education
and
the
general
10
assembly
by
January
16,
2012.
11
Sec.
6.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
12
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
13
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
14
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
15
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
16
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
17
to
meet
all
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
section
18
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
19
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
by
and
20
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
districts.
21
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
section
of
this
Act
providing
22
for
a
compulsory
attendance
working
group
takes
effect
July
1,
23
2011,
and
the
remainder
of
the
Act
takes
effect
July
1,
2012.
24
EXPLANATION
25
This
bill
raises
the
compulsory
school
attendance
age
from
26
16
to
17
for
students
other
than
those
receiving
competent
27
private
instruction.
The
bill
encourages
students,
other
than
28
those
who
received
competent
private
instruction,
who
reach
29
age
18
on
or
after
September
15
and
intend
to
leave
school,
to
30
file
with
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
31
a
formal
declaration
of
intent
to
terminate
school
enrollment
32
and,
to
the
degree
possible,
participate
in
an
exit
interview
33
and
complete
a
survey
that
will
provide
data
annually
to
the
34
department
of
education
regarding
the
reasons
students
are
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terminating
enrollment.
1
The
school
district
or
nonpublic
school
must
make
every
2
effort
to
notify
the
individual’s
parent
or
guardian
of
a
3
student’s
intent
to
terminate
enrollment.
To
the
degree
4
possible,
in
conducting
the
exit
interview,
school
personnel
5
must
determine
the
reasons
for
the
individual’s
decision
to
6
terminate
school
enrollment,
discuss
actions
that
could
be
7
taken
to
assist
the
individual
to
stay
in
school,
and
inform
8
the
individual
of
opportunities
to
continue
the
individual’s
9
education
in
a
different
environment,
including
but
not
limited
10
to
adult
education
and
test
preparation
designed
to
qualify
the
11
individual
for
a
high
school
equivalency
diploma.
The
survey
12
must
include
an
open-ended
question
asking
why
the
student
is
13
dropping
out.
14
The
bill
directs
each
school
district
to
convene
a
working
15
group
during
the
2011-2012
school
year
to
review
financial
and
16
programmatic
supports
for
students
affected
by
the
increase
17
in
the
compulsory
age
of
attendance.
The
working
group
18
must
include
in
the
school
district’s
comprehensive
school
19
improvement
plan
a
plan
for
addressing
the
needs
of
students
20
at
risk
of
dropping
out.
21
The
bill
also
directs
the
department
of
education
to
convene
22
a
compulsory
attendance
working
group.
The
working
group
23
is
to
review
supports
for
affected
students
and
to
consider
24
the
necessity
of
expanding
support
programs
and
services,
25
online
at-risk
academy
courses,
career
academies,
current
26
at-risk
allowable
growth
provisions,
and
full
funding
of
the
27
instructional
support
levy.
The
working
group
must
submit
a
28
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
department
of
education
29
by
January
16,
2012.
30
The
bill
includes
technical
amendments
to
eliminate
a
31
reference
to
the
compulsory
attendance
age
for
purposes
of
dual
32
enrollment
and
to
exempt
children
who
meet
conditions
existing
33
in
Code
section
299.2.
34
The
provision
relating
to
the
compulsory
attendance
working
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group
takes
effect
July
1,
2011,
while
the
remainder
of
the
1
bill
takes
effect
July
1,
2012.
2
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
3
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
4
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
5
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
6
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
7
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
8
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
9
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
10
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
11
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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