Bill Text: IA SF224 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to independent private instruction reporting and notice of intent requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-11 - Subcommittee: Sinclair, J. Smith, and Zaun. S.J. 273. [SF224 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF224-Introduced.html
Senate
File
224
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
224
BY
J.
SMITH
,
CELSI
,
WAHLS
,
BOULTON
,
DOTZLER
,
LYKAM
,
QUIRMBACH
,
BOLKCOM
,
PETERSEN
,
and
RAGAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
independent
private
instruction
reporting
1
and
notice
of
intent
requirements.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
299A.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(6),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(6)
Provides,
upon
written
request
from
by
September
1,
3
annually,
to
the
superintendent
of
the
school
district
in
which
4
the
independent
private
instruction
is
provided,
or
from
the
5
director
of
the
department
of
education,
a
report
identifying
6
the
primary
instructor,
location,
name
of
the
authority
7
responsible
for
the
independent
private
instruction,
and
the
8
names
of
the
students
enrolled.
In
addition,
by
September
9
1,
annually,
the
child,
and
the
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
10
custodian
who
intends
to
place
the
child
under
independent
11
private
instruction
for
the
school
year,
shall
meet
in
person
12
with
the
superintendent
of
the
school
district
in
which
the
13
child
resides
to
provide
notice
of
such
intent.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
makes
a
voluntary
reporting
requirement
relating
18
to
independent
private
instruction
mandatory,
and
establishes
a
19
notice
requirement
for
the
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
20
of
a
child
who
places
the
child
under
independent
private
21
instruction.
22
Currently,
the
authority
responsible
for
independent
private
23
instruction
must
submit
a
report
relating
to
the
instructors,
24
instruction,
and
the
children
placed,
to
the
superintendent
25
of
the
school
district
in
which
the
independent
private
26
instruction
is
provided
or
to
the
director
of
the
department
of
27
education
upon
receiving
a
written
request.
The
bill
requires
28
that
the
report
be
provided
to
the
superintendent
by
September
29
1,
annually,
and
eliminates
reference
to
the
director.
30
The
bill
also
requires
the
child,
and
the
parent,
guardian,
31
or
legal
custodian
who
intends
to
place
the
child
under
32
independent
private
instruction
for
the
school
year,
to
meet
in
33
person
with
the
superintendent
of
the
school
district
in
which
34
the
child
resides
to
provide
notice
of
such
intent
by
September
35
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