Bill Text: IA SF2201 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-08 - Subcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 223. [SF2201 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2201-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2201
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2201
BY
TRONE
GARRIOTT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
statewide
preschool
program
by
modifying
1
provisions
relating
to
eligibility,
funding,
and
compulsory
2
attendance
and
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.173A,
subsection
4,
paragraph
p,
1
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
p.
One
person
who
is
part
of
a
local
program
implementing
3
the
statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
young
4
children
under
chapter
256C
.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
135.173A,
subsection
6,
paragraph
f,
Code
6
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
f.
Make
recommendations
for
improving
collaborations
8
between
the
child
care
programs
involving
the
department
of
9
human
services
and
programs
supporting
the
education
and
10
development
of
young
children
including
but
not
limited
to
the
11
federal
head
start
program;
the
statewide
preschool
program
12
for
four-year-old
young
children;
and
the
early
childhood,
13
at-risk,
and
other
early
education
programs
administered
by
the
14
department
of
education.
15
Sec.
3.
Section
256C.1,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2022,
are
16
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
“Approved
local
program”
means
a
school
district’s
18
program
for
four-year-old
young
children
approved
by
the
19
department
of
education
to
provide
high
quality
preschool
20
instruction.
21
4.
“Preschool
program”
means
the
statewide
preschool
program
22
for
four-year-old
young
children
created
in
accordance
with
23
this
chapter
.
24
Sec.
4.
Section
256C.2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
256C.2
Statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
young
27
children
——
purpose.
28
1.
A
statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
young
29
children
is
established.
The
purpose
of
the
preschool
program
30
is
to
provide
an
opportunity
for
all
young
children
in
the
31
state
to
enter
school
ready
to
learn
by
expanding
voluntary
32
access
to
quality
preschool
curricula
for
all
children
who
are
33
four
years
old
.
34
2.
The
state
board
shall
adopt
rules
in
accordance
with
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chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
implement
the
preschool
program
as
1
provided
in
this
chapter
.
2
Sec.
5.
Section
256C.3,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
3
Code
2022,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
A
child
who
is
a
resident
of
Iowa
and
who
is
four
5
years
of
age
on
or
before
September
15
of
a
school
year
shall
6
be
eligible
to
enroll
in
the
preschool
program
under
this
7
chapter
.
For
school
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2023,
July
8
1,
2024,
and
July
1,
2025,
a
child
who
is
a
resident
of
Iowa
9
and
who
reaches
five
years
of
age
on
or
after
March
15
but
on
10
or
before
September
15
of
the
calendar
year
during
which
the
11
school
year
begins
shall
be
eligible
to
enroll
in
the
preschool
12
program
under
this
chapter
if
the
school
district
elects
to
13
enroll
children
who
are
five
years
of
age
for
the
three-year
14
period.
For
school
districts
that
elect
to
enroll
children
15
who
are
five
years
of
age
during
such
three-year
period,
a
16
child
who
enrolled
as
a
four-year-old
may
enroll
again
as
a
17
five-year-old.
However,
if
insufficient
space
is
available
in
18
a
preschool
program
for
all
eligible
children,
priority
for
19
enrollment
shall
be
given
to
children
who
are
four
years
of
age
20
on
or
before
September
15
of
a
school
year.
If
such
a
child
is
21
enrolled
under
this
chapter
,
the
child
shall
be
considered
to
22
be
of
compulsory
attendance
age
as
provided
in
section
299.1A,
23
subsection
3
.
24
b.
If
space
and
funding
are
available,
including
funding
25
from
another
school
district
account
or
fund
from
which
26
preschool
program
expenditures
are
authorized
by
law,
a
school
27
district
approved
to
participate
in
the
preschool
program
28
may
enroll
and
pay
the
cost
of
attendance
for
a
younger
or
29
older
child
in
the
preschool
program
who
does
not
satisfy
the
30
requirements
under
paragraph
“a”
;
however,
the
child
shall
not
31
be
counted
for
state
funding
purposes.
32
Sec.
6.
Section
256C.3,
subsection
4,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
33
Code
2022,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
b.
Subject
to
implementation
of
chapter
28E
agreements
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between
a
school
district
and
community-based
providers
of
1
services
to
four-year-old
children
and
eligible
five-year-old
2
children
,
a
four-year-old
child
or
eligible
five-year-old
child
3
who
is
enrolled
in
a
child
care
center
or
child
development
4
home
licensed
or
registered
under
chapter
237A
,
or
in
an
5
existing
public
or
private
preschool
program,
shall
be
eligible
6
for
services
provided
by
the
school
district’s
local
preschool
7
program.
8
c.
A
school
district
shall
participate
in
data
collection
9
and
performance
measurement
processes
and
reporting
as
defined
10
by
rule.
In
addition
to
preschool
program
data
collection,
11
the
school
district
data
collected
by
the
department
shall
12
include
data
related
to
the
number
and
birth
month
and
year
13
of
pupils
who
enroll
in
kindergarten,
including
all-day,
14
half-day,
or
transitional
kindergarten
programs,
for
more
15
than
one
school
year
and
whether
those
pupils
previously
or
16
concurrently
enrolled
in
the
school
district’s
approved
local
17
program.
To
the
extent
feasible,
the
data
reporting
relating
18
to
kindergarten
program
enrollment
shall
be
done
in
a
manner
19
so
as
to
avoid
duplication
of
individual
pupil
data
within
20
multiple
categories.
21
Sec.
7.
Section
256C.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2022,
is
amended
22
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
23
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
For
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
24
July
1,
2023,
each
approved
local
program
shall
provide
25
consultation
services
for
parents
or
guardians
of
children
26
enrolled
in
the
approved
local
program
and
parents
or
guardians
27
of
children
eligible
to
enroll
in
the
approved
local
program
to
28
assist
parents
or
guardians
in
assessing
the
child’s
readiness
29
for
enrollment
in
kindergarten
or
in
a
preschool
program,
as
30
applicable.
31
Sec.
8.
Section
256C.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
32
to
read
as
follows:
33
2.
Eligible
student
enrollment.
34
a.
To
be
included
as
an
eligible
student
in
the
enrollment
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count
of
the
preschool
programming
provided
by
a
school
1
district
approved
to
participate
in
the
preschool
program,
a
2
child
must
be
four
years
of
satisfy
the
age
by
September
15
3
requirements
of
section
256C.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
in
4
the
base
year
and
be
attending
the
school
district’s
approved
5
local
program.
6
b.
The
enrollment
count
of
eligible
students
shall
not
7
include
a
child
who
is
included
in
the
enrollment
count
8
determined
under
section
257.6
or
a
child
who
is
served
by
9
a
program
already
receiving
state
or
federal
funds
for
the
10
purpose
of
the
provision
of
four-year-old
or
five-year-old
11
preschool
programming
while
the
child
is
being
served
by
the
12
program.
Such
preschool
programming
includes
but
is
not
13
limited
to
child
development
assistance
programs
provided
under
14
chapter
256A
,
special
education
programs
provided
under
section
15
256B.9
,
school
ready
children
grant
programs
and
other
programs
16
provided
under
chapter
256I
,
and
federal
head
start
programs
17
and
the
services
funded
by
Tit.
I
of
the
federal
Elementary
and
18
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965.
19
Sec.
9.
Section
298A.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
20
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
(1)
An
approved
local
program
under
the
statewide
preschool
22
program
for
four-year-old
young
children
under
chapter
256C
.
23
Sec.
10.
Section
298A.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
24
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
(1)
Start-up
costs
for
an
approved
local
program
under
the
26
statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
young
children
27
under
chapter
256C
.
28
Sec.
11.
Section
299.1A,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
3.
A
child
who
has
reached
the
age
of
four
by
September
15
31
or
five
and
who
is
enrolled
in
the
statewide
preschool
program
32
under
chapter
256C
shall
be
considered
to
be
of
compulsory
33
attendance
age
unless
the
parent
or
guardian
of
the
child
34
submits
written
notice
to
the
school
district
implementing
the
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program
of
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
intent
to
remove
the
1
child
from
enrollment
in
the
preschool
program.
2
Sec.
12.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
budget
3
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2023.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
The
statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
children
8
under
Code
chapter
256C
provides
that
a
child
who
is
a
resident
9
of
Iowa
and
is
four
years
of
age
on
or
before
September
15
of
10
a
school
year
shall
be
eligible
to
enroll
in
the
preschool
11
program.
Additionally,
to
be
included
as
an
eligible
student
12
in
the
enrollment
count
of
the
preschool
programming
for
13
state
funding
purposes,
a
child
must
be
four
years
of
age
14
by
September
15
in
the
base
year
and
attending
the
school
15
district’s
approved
local
program.
16
For
school
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2023,
July
1,
17
2024,
and
July
1,
2025,
this
bill
expands
the
eligibility
and
18
state
funding
provisions
of
the
statewide
preschool
program
for
19
four-year-old
children
under
Code
chapter
256C
to
also
include
20
five-year-old
children
who
reach
the
age
of
five
on
or
after
21
March
15
but
on
or
before
September
15
of
the
calendar
year
22
during
which
the
school
year
begins
if
the
school
district
23
elects
to
enroll
such
children.
For
school
districts
that
24
elect
to
enroll
children
who
are
five
years
of
age
during
such
25
three-year
period,
a
child
who
enrolled
as
a
four-year-old
may
26
enroll
again
as
a
five-year-old.
However,
if
insufficient
27
space
is
available
in
a
preschool
program
for
all
eligible
28
children,
priority
for
enrollment
shall
be
given
to
children
29
who
are
four
years
of
age
on
or
before
September
15
of
a
school
30
year.
31
References
to
four-year-old
children
in
the
program
named
in
32
Code
chapter
256C
and
in
related
Code
provisions
are
changed
33
to
“young
children”
or
expanded
to
also
refer
to
eligible
34
five-year-old
children
and
Code
section
299.1A
relating
to
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compulsory
education
is
also
modified
to
reflect
changes
made
1
in
the
bill.
2
The
bill
also
requires
each
approved
local
program
to
3
provide
consultation
services
for
parents
or
guardians
of
4
children
enrolled
in
the
approved
local
program
and
parents
or
5
guardians
of
children
eligible
to
enroll
in
the
approved
local
6
program
to
assist
parents
or
guardians
in
assessing
the
child’s
7
readiness
for
enrollment
in
kindergarten
or
in
a
preschool
8
program,
as
applicable.
9
The
bill
modifies
provisions
relating
to
school
district
10
participation
in
data
collection
and
performance
measurement
11
processes
under
the
statewide
preschool
program.
12
The
bill
applies
to
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
13
July
1,
2023.
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