Bill Text: IA SF2368 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the sale of real property by school districts, charter school and open enrollment funding, and the participation in school activities by students enrolled in charter schools. (Formerly SSB 3157.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-17 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 962. [SF2368 Detail]
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
EDUCATION,
INCLUDING
BY
MODIFYING
PROVISIONS
RELATED
TO
THE
SALE
OF
REAL
PROPERTY
BY
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS,
CHARTER
SCHOOL
AND
OPEN
ENROLLMENT
FUNDING,
AND
THE
PARTICIPATION
IN
SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES
BY
STUDENTS
ENROLLED
IN
CHARTER
SCHOOLS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
FUNDING
FORMULA
Section
1.
Section
256E.8,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
The
charter
school
in
which
the
student
is
enrolled
shall
receive
under
paragraph
“c”
an
amount
equal
to
the
sum
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
school
budget
year
plus
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
,
the
professional
development
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil,
and
the
early
intervention
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
fiscal
budget
year
as
provided
in
section
257.9
plus
any
moneys
received
by
that
would
be
due
to
the
school
district
of
residence
for
the
student
as
a
result
of
the
non-English
speaking
weighting
under
section
280.4,
subsection
3
,
for
the
previous
school
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
budget
year.
If
a
student
is
an
eligible
pupil
under
section
261E.6
,
the
charter
school
shall
pay
the
tuition
reimbursement
amount
to
an
eligible
postsecondary
institution
as
provided
in
section
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p.
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261E.7
.
Sec.
2.
Section
282.18,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(1)
The
board
of
directors
of
the
district
of
residence
shall
pay
to
the
receiving
district
the
sum
of
the
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
school
budget
year
plus
either
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
,
the
professional
development
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil,
and
the
early
intervention
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
fiscal
budget
year
as
provided
in
section
257.9
or
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
foundation
aid
for
the
previous
fiscal
year
as
provided
in
section
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“d”
,
if
both
the
district
of
residence
and
the
receiving
district
are
receiving
such
supplements
,
plus
any
moneys
received
that
would
be
due
to
the
school
district
of
residence
for
the
pupil
as
a
result
of
the
non-English
speaking
weighting
under
section
280.4,
subsection
3
,
for
the
previous
school
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
previous
budget
year.
If
the
pupil
participating
in
open
enrollment
is
also
an
eligible
pupil
under
section
261E.6
,
the
receiving
district
shall
pay
the
tuition
reimbursement
amount
to
an
eligible
postsecondary
institution
as
provided
in
section
261E.7
.
DIVISION
II
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
PROPERTY
Sec.
3.
Section
278.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Except
when
restricted
by
section
297.24
or
297.25
,
direct
the
sale,
lease,
or
other
disposition
of
any
schoolhouse
or
school
site
or
other
property
belonging
to
the
corporation,
and
the
application
to
be
made
of
the
proceeds
thereof.
However,
nothing
in
this
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prevent
the
sale,
lease,
exchange,
gift,
or
grant
and
acceptance
of
any
interest
in
real
or
other
property
of
the
corporation
to
the
extent
authorized
in
section
297.22
or
297.24
.
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
297.23
Publication
of
information
related
to
real
property.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
publish
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information
related
to
all
of
the
following
on
the
school
district’s
internet
site:
1.
The
square
footage
of
each
school
building
owned
by
the
school
district.
2.
The
enrollment
capacity
of
each
attendance
center
owned
by
the
school
district.
3.
How
each
school
building
owned
by
the
school
district
is
currently
utilized
by
the
school
district.
4.
School
buildings
owned
by
the
school
district
that
are
vacant.
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
297.24
Sale
of
real
property
to
other
educational
institutions.
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
not
enter
into
any
agreement
that
prohibits
the
sale
of
real
property
to
an
educational
institution.
2.
If
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
offers
to
sell
real
property
that
contains
a
building
or
structure,
and
an
educational
institution
offers
to
purchase
such
real
property
for
a
purchase
price
that
represents
the
highest
bid
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
received
for
the
real
property,
then
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
shall
sell
the
real
property
to
the
educational
institution
for
such
purchase
price.
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“educational
institution”
means
all
of
the
following:
a.
A
school
district.
b.
A
nonpublic
school.
c.
A
charter
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256E.
d.
A
charter
school
or
innovation
zone
school
established
pursuant
to
chapter
256F.
e.
An
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents.
f.
A
community
college
established
under
chapter
260C.
g.
The
state
training
school
established
under
chapter
233A.
h.
An
accredited
private
institution
as
defined
in
section
256.183.
Sec.
6.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
division
of
this
Act.
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CHARTER
SCHOOL
STUDENTS
——
PARTICIPATION
IN
ATHLETICS
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
256E.13
Students
receiving
instruction
over
the
internet
——
participation
in
activities
in
district
of
residence.
1.
A
student
enrolled
in
a
charter
school
who
receives
educational
instruction
and
course
content
primarily
over
the
internet
may
participate
in
any
cocurricular
or
extracurricular
activities
offered
to
children
in
the
student’s
grade
or
group
and
sponsored
by
the
district
of
residence
under
the
same
conditions
and
requirements
as
the
students
enrolled
in
the
district
of
residence.
The
student
may
participate
in
not
more
than
two
cocurricular
or
extracurricular
activities
during
a
school
year
unless
the
resident
district
approves
the
student’s
participation
in
additional
activities.
The
student
shall
comply
with
the
eligibility,
conduct,
and
other
requirements
relating
to
the
activity
that
are
established
by
the
district
of
residence
for
any
student
who
applies
to
participate
or
who
is
participating
in
the
activity.
2.
If
a
student
participates
in
a
cocurricular
or
extracurricular
activity
in
accordance
with
this
section,
the
district
of
residence
may
charge
the
charter
school
up
to
two
hundred
dollars
per
activity,
for
up
to
two
activities.
For
a
cocurricular
activity,
one
semester
shall
equal
one
activity.
Extracurricular
activities
for
which
a
resident
district
may
charge
up
to
two
hundred
dollars
per
activity
for
up
to
two
activities
under
this
section
include
interscholastic
athletics,
music,
drama,
and
any
other
activity
with
a
general
fund
expenditure
exceeding
five
thousand
dollars
annually.
A
student
may
participate
in
additional
extracurricular
activities
at
the
discretion
of
the
resident
district.
The
resident
district
may
charge
the
student
a
fee
for
participation
in
such
cocurricular
or
extracurricular
activities
equivalent
to
the
fee
charged
to
and
paid
in
the
same
manner
by
other
resident
students.
Sec.
8.
Section
280.13A,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
If
a
school
district
,
or
nonpublic
school
,
or
charter
school
operating
under
section
256E.5
does
not
provide
an
interscholastic
activity
for
its
students,
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board
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directors
of
that
school
district
,
or
the
authorities
in
charge
of
the
nonpublic
school
,
or
governing
board
of
the
charter
school
may
complete
an
agreement
with
another
school
district
,
or
nonpublic
school
,
or
charter
school
operating
under
section
256E.5
to
provide
for
the
eligibility
of
its
students
in
interscholastic
activities
provided
by
that
other
school
district
,
or
nonpublic
school
,
or
charter
school
.
A
copy
of
each
agreement
completed
under
this
section
shall
be
filed
with
the
appropriate
organization
as
organization
is
defined
in
section
280.13
not
later
than
April
30
of
the
school
year
preceding
the
school
year
in
which
the
agreement
takes
effect,
unless
an
exception
is
granted
by
the
organization
for
good
cause.
An
agreement
completed
under
this
section
shall
be
deemed
approved
unless
denied
by
the
organization
within
ten
days
after
its
receipt.
The
organization
shall
determine
whether
an
agreement
would
substantially
prejudice
the
interscholastic
activities
of
other
schools.
An
agreement
denied
by
the
organization
under
this
section
may
be
appealed
to
the
state
board
of
education
under
chapter
290
.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2368,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor