Bill Text: IA SF2369 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including establishing a student first scholarship program, a student first operational sharing fund, and a process for investigating complaints against licensed practitioners, modifying provisions related to supplementary weighting, the rights of students enrolled in school districts or charter schools, the rights of parents and guardians of those students, social studies instruction, open enrollment, competent private instruction, special education, practitioner preparation programs, mandatory reporters, and the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, charter schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and the board of educational examiners, and including notice, effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2349, SSB 3080.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-07 - NOBA: Senate Floor [SF2369 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2369-Amended.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2349)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3080)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
30,
2022
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
establishing
a
student
1
first
scholarship
program,
a
student
first
operational
2
sharing
fund,
and
a
process
for
investigating
complaints
3
against
licensed
practitioners,
modifying
provisions
4
related
to
supplementary
weighting,
the
rights
of
students
5
enrolled
in
school
districts
or
charter
schools,
the
6
rights
of
parents
and
guardians
of
those
students,
social
7
studies
instruction,
open
enrollment,
competent
private
8
instruction,
special
education,
practitioner
preparation
9
programs,
mandatory
reporters,
and
the
responsibilities
10
of
the
department
of
education,
school
districts,
charter
11
schools,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
the
board
of
12
educational
examiners,
and
including
notice,
effective
date,
13
applicability,
and
retroactive
applicability
provisions.
14
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
PARENT
OR
GUARDIAN
BILL
OF
RIGHTS
2
Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
10,
paragraph
a,
3
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
4
new
subparagraph
division:
5
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
DIVISION
.
(0e)
The
requirements
of
6
section
279.76.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
8
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
9
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0i.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
10
requirements
of
section
279.76
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
11
district.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.76
Parent
or
guardian
bill
of
13
rights.
14
1.
Unless
otherwise
prohibited
by
state
or
federal
law,
the
15
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
adopt
policies
to
16
ensure
that
all
of
the
following
parental
rights
are
reserved
17
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
minor
child
without
obstruction
18
or
interference
from
the
school
district
in
which
the
minor
19
child
is
enrolled:
20
a.
The
right
to
know
what
the
school
district
in
which
21
the
minor
child
is
enrolled
is
teaching
the
minor
child,
22
including
the
textbooks,
books,
articles,
outlines,
handouts,
23
presentations,
videos,
and
any
other
similar
materials
the
24
school
district
uses
for
student
instruction.
By
July
1,
2025,
25
the
school
district
shall
grant
access
through
the
internet
to
26
the
curriculum
used
for
student
instruction
of
a
minor
child
27
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
28
the
minor
child.
29
b.
The
right
to
access
and
review
information
related
to
30
who
is
teaching
the
minor
child,
including
guest
lecturers
and
31
outside
presenters.
32
c.
The
right
to
access
and
review
information
related
to
33
persons
who
contract
with
or
otherwise
receive
moneys
from
the
34
school
district.
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d.
The
right
to
access
the
minor
child
while
the
minor
child
1
is
in
school
that
a
reasonable
person
would
deem
necessary
2
to
ensure
the
health
and
safety
of
the
minor
child,
unless
3
otherwise
prohibited
by
a
court
order.
4
e.
The
right
to
access
and
review
all
school
records
5
relating
to
the
minor
child;
provided,
however,
that
the
school
6
district
may
prohibit
access
to
and
disclosure
of
school
7
records
if
any
of
the
following
apply:
8
(1)
The
school
records
are
related
to
the
minor
child’s
9
reporting
of
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
violation
of
any
law.
10
(2)
The
school
district
determines
based
on
actual
threats
11
to
the
health,
safety,
or
welfare
of
a
minor
child,
that
12
providing
access
to
or
disclosing
the
school
records
may
result
13
in
serious
harm
to
the
minor
child.
14
(3)
Chapter
232,
subchapter
III,
part
2,
prohibits
the
15
school
record
from
being
disclosed.
16
f.
The
right
to
access
and
review
information
related
to
the
17
collection
and
transmission
of
information
related
to
the
minor
18
child,
including
assessment
information,
documents
created
by
19
the
minor
child,
and
teacher
evaluations
of
the
minor
child.
20
g.
Subject
to
section
22.7,
the
right
to
access
and
21
review
information
necessary
to
ensure
the
accountability
and
22
transparency
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
23
in
which
the
minor
child
is
enrolled.
24
h.
The
right
to
access
and
review
information
related
to
the
25
minor
child’s
safety
while
at
school.
26
2.
a.
The
school
district
shall
not
require
any
student
27
to
engage
in
any
activity,
including
instruction,
or
any
28
test,
assessment,
or
other
means
of
evaluation,
that
involves
29
sexually
explicit
material
without
the
express
prior
written
30
consent
of
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian,
which
may
be
31
obtained
by
electronic
means.
32
b.
The
school
district
shall
make
every
effort
to
prohibit
33
a
minor
child
from
accessing
sexually
explicit
material
in
the
34
classroom
on
a
device
or
through
a
computer
network
that
is
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owned
or
otherwise
provided
by
the
school
district.
1
c.
(1)
A
school
district
that
maintains
in
electronic
form
2
a
catalog
of
library
materials
shall
grant
access
through
the
3
internet
or
other
suitable
means
to
the
catalog
of
library
4
materials
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
any
student
enrolled
in
5
the
school
district.
School
districts
that
maintain
a
catalog
6
of
library
materials
in
other
than
electronic
form
shall
7
grant
physical
access
to
the
catalog
of
library
materials
to
8
the
parent
or
guardian
of
any
student
enrolled
in
the
school
9
district
at
the
school
where
the
student
attends
class
and
at
10
times
that
are
convenient
for
the
parent
or
guardian.
11
(2)
The
parent
or
guardian
of
a
minor
child
enrolled
in
12
the
school
district
may
provide
notice
to
the
school
district
13
indicating
the
materials
that
the
minor
child
shall
not
be
14
allowed
to
check
out
from
a
library
operated
by
the
school
15
district,
and
the
school
district
shall
not
allow
the
minor
16
child
to
check
out
the
materials
described
in
the
notice.
17
(3)
If
a
school
district
does
not
maintain
in
electronic
18
form
a
catalog
of
library
materials,
the
school
district
shall
19
not
allow
a
minor
child
to
check
out
sexually
explicit
material
20
from
a
library
operated
by
the
school
district
without
the
21
express
prior
written
consent
of
the
minor
child’s
parent
or
22
guardian,
which
may
be
obtained
by
electronic
means.
23
3.
The
school
district
must
receive
the
prior
written
24
consent
of
a
student’s
parent
or
guardian
before
requiring
a
25
student
to
take
part
in
any
of
the
following
activities:
26
a.
An
activity
that
involves
the
collection,
disclosure,
27
or
use
of
personal
information
collected
from
students
for
the
28
purpose
of
marketing
or
selling
the
information
or
providing
29
the
information
to
any
other
person
for
its
marketing
or
sale.
30
b.
A
survey,
analysis,
or
evaluation
that
reveals
31
information
concerning
any
of
the
following:
32
(1)
The
political
affiliations
or
beliefs
of
the
student
or
33
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian.
34
(2)
Mental
or
psychological
problems
of
the
student
or
the
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student’s
family.
1
(3)
Sex
behavior
or
attitudes.
2
(4)
Illegal,
antisocial,
self-incriminating,
or
demeaning
3
behavior.
4
(5)
Critical
appraisals
of
other
individuals
with
whom
the
5
student
has
close
familial
relationships.
6
(6)
Legally
recognized
privileged
or
analogous
7
relationships,
such
as
those
of
attorneys,
physicians,
or
8
ministers.
9
(7)
Religious
practices,
affiliations,
or
beliefs
of
the
10
student
or
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian.
11
(8)
Income,
except
when
required
by
law
to
determine
12
eligibility
for
participation
in
a
program
or
for
receiving
13
financial
assistance
under
such
a
program.
14
c.
Any
nonemergency,
invasive
physical
examination
or
15
screening
that
is
required
as
a
condition
of
attendance,
16
administered
by
the
school
and
is
scheduled
in
advance,
and
17
that
is
not
necessary
to
protect
the
immediate
health
and
18
safety
of
the
student
or
other
students.
19
4.
The
rights
guaranteed
to
parents
and
guardians
by
this
20
section
are
not
a
comprehensive
list
of
the
rights
reserved
21
to
parents
or
guardians
of
a
minor
child.
The
enumeration
of
22
the
rights
contained
in
this
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
23
limit
the
rights
reserved
to
parents
or
guardians
of
a
minor
24
child.
25
5.
The
school
district
shall
publish
a
copy
of
this
section
26
in
the
student
handbook
and
on
the
school
district’s
internet
27
site.
28
6.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
29
otherwise
requires:
30
a.
“Material”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
728.1.
31
b.
“Minor
child”
means
an
individual
under
eighteen
years
32
of
age.
33
c.
“Sexually
explicit
material”
means
any
material
that
34
meets
all
of
the
following
criteria:
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(1)
Taken
as
a
whole
with
respect
to
minor
children,
the
1
material
appeals
to
the
prurient
interest
in
nudity,
sex,
or
2
excretion.
3
(2)
The
material
depicts,
describes,
or
represents,
in
a
4
patently
offensive
way
with
respect
to
what
is
suitable
for
5
minor
children,
a
sex
act
or
lewd
exhibition
of
the
genitals.
6
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
“lewd
exhibition
of
the
7
genitals”
includes
any
material
depicting
genitalia
in
which
8
the
place
or
pose
of
the
person
in
the
depiction
is
sexually
9
suggestive,
any
visual
depiction
that
suggests
sexual
coyness
10
or
a
willingness
to
engage
in
sexual
activity,
or
any
visual
11
depiction
that
is
intended
or
designed
to
elicit
a
sexual
12
response
from
the
viewer.
13
(3)
Taken
as
a
whole,
the
material
lacks
serious
literary,
14
artistic,
political,
or
scientific
value
as
to
minors.
For
15
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
material
lacks
serious
literary,
16
artistic,
political,
or
scientific
value
as
to
minor
children
17
if
the
material
contains
material
described
in
subparagraphs
18
(1)
and
(2)
when
substantially
similar
material
is
readily
19
available
to
minor
children
that
does
not
contain
material
20
described
in
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2)
but
that
conveys
a
21
substantially
similar
message
or
viewpoint.
22
d.
“Visual
depiction”
includes
any
picture,
slide,
23
photograph,
digital
or
electronic
image,
negative
image,
24
undeveloped
film,
motion
picture,
videotape,
digital
or
25
electronic
recording,
live
transmission,
or
any
other
pictorial
26
or
three-dimensional
representation.
27
DIVISION
II
28
STUDENT
FIRST
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
29
Sec.
4.
Section
256.9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
30
following
new
subsection:
31
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
65.
Adopt
rules
relating
to
the
32
administration
of
and
applications
for
the
student
first
33
scholarship
program
pursuant
to
section
257.11B,
including
but
34
not
limited
to
application
processing
timelines
and
information
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required
to
be
submitted
by
a
parent
or
guardian.
1
Sec.
5.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
Code
2022,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
5.
Shared
operational
functions
——
increased
student
4
opportunities
——
budget
years
beginning
in
2014
through
2024
5
2034
.
6
a.
(1)
In
order
to
provide
additional
funding
to
increase
7
student
opportunities
and
redirect
more
resources
to
student
8
programming
for
school
districts
that
share
operational
9
functions,
a
district
that
shares
with
a
political
subdivision
10
one
or
more
operational
functions
of
a
curriculum
director,
11
master
social
worker,
independent
social
worker,
work-based
12
learning
coordinator,
special
education
director,
mental
health
13
professional
who
holds
a
statement
of
recognition
issued
by
the
14
board
of
educational
examiners,
a
school
resource
officer,
or
15
school
counselor,
or
one
or
more
operational
functions
in
the
16
areas
of
superintendent
management,
business
management,
human
17
resources,
transportation,
or
operation
and
maintenance
for
at
18
least
twenty
percent
of
the
school
year
shall
be
assigned
a
19
supplementary
weighting
for
each
shared
operational
function.
20
A
school
district
that
shares
an
operational
function
in
21
the
area
of
superintendent
management
shall
be
assigned
a
22
supplementary
weighting
of
eight
pupils
for
the
function.
A
23
school
district
that
shares
an
operational
function
in
the
area
24
of
business
management,
human
resources,
transportation,
or
25
operation
and
maintenance
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
26
weighting
of
five
pupils
for
the
function.
A
school
district
27
that
shares
the
operational
functions
of
a
curriculum
director;
28
a
master
social
worker
or
an
independent
social
worker
licensed
29
under
chapters
147
and
154C
;
a
work-based
learning
coordinator;
30
a
special
education
director;
a
mental
health
professional
31
who
holds
a
statement
of
recognition
issued
by
the
board
32
of
educational
examiners;
a
school
resource
officer;
or
a
33
school
counselor
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
34
of
three
pupils
for
the
function.
The
additional
weighting
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shall
be
assigned
for
each
discrete
operational
function
1
shared.
However,
a
school
district
may
receive
the
additional
2
weighting
under
this
subsection
for
sharing
the
services
of
an
3
individual
with
a
political
subdivision
even
if
the
type
of
4
operational
function
performed
by
the
individual
for
the
school
5
district
and
the
type
of
operational
function
performed
by
6
the
individual
for
the
political
subdivision
are
not
the
same
7
operational
function,
so
long
as
both
operational
functions
are
8
eligible
for
weighting
under
this
subsection
.
In
such
case,
9
the
school
district
shall
be
assigned
the
additional
weighting
10
for
the
type
of
operational
function
that
the
individual
11
performs
for
the
school
district,
and
the
school
district
12
shall
not
receive
additional
weighting
for
any
other
function
13
performed
by
the
individual.
The
operational
function
sharing
14
arrangement
does
not
need
to
be
a
newly
implemented
sharing
15
arrangement
to
receive
supplementary
weighting
under
this
16
subsection
.
17
(2)
For
the
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“a”
:
18
(a)
“Political
subdivision”
means
a
city,
township,
county,
19
school
corporation,
merged
area,
area
education
agency,
20
institution
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
any
21
other
governmental
subdivision.
22
(b)
“School
resource
officer”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
23
34
U.S.C.
§10389.
24
(b)
(c)
“Work-based
learning
coordinator”
means
an
25
appropriately
trained
individual
responsible
for
facilitating
26
authentic,
engaging
work-based
learning
experiences
for
27
learners
and
educators
in
partnership
with
employers
and
others
28
to
enhance
learning
by
connecting
the
content
and
skills
that
29
are
necessary
for
future
careers.
30
b.
(1)
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
31
each
operational
function
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
32
of
five
pupils
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
shall
33
instead
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
four
pupils
34
for
the
school
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2022,
July
1,
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and
July
1,
2024
through
July
1,
2034
.
1
(2)
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
each
2
operational
function
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
3
three
pupils
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
shall
4
instead
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
two
pupils
for
5
the
school
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2022,
July
1,
2023,
6
and
July
1,
2024
through
July
1,
2034
.
7
c.
School
districts
that
share
operational
functions
with
8
other
school
districts
are
not
required
to
be
contiguous
school
9
districts.
If
two
or
more
districts
sharing
operational
10
functions
are
not
contiguous
to
each
other,
the
districts
11
separating
those
districts
are
not
required
to
be
a
party
to
12
the
operational
functions
sharing
arrangement.
13
d.
Supplementary
weighting
pursuant
to
this
subsection
14
shall
be
available
to
a
school
district
during
the
period
15
commencing
with
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
16
through
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024
2034
.
The
17
maximum
amount
of
additional
weighting
for
which
a
school
18
district
shall
be
eligible
in
a
budget
year
is
twenty-one
19
additional
pupils
;
provided,
however,
that
the
maximum
amount
20
of
additional
weighting
for
which
a
school
district
shall
be
21
eligible
in
a
budget
year
may
be
increased
to
up
to
twenty-four
22
additional
pupils
if
approved
pursuant
to
section
257.16E
.
23
Criteria
for
determining
the
qualification
of
operational
24
functions
for
supplementary
weighting
shall
be
determined
by
25
the
department
by
rule,
through
consideration
of
increased
26
student
opportunities.
27
e.
Supplementary
weighting
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
28
be
available
to
an
area
education
agency
during
the
period
29
commencing
with
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
through
30
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024
2034
.
The
minimum
31
amount
of
additional
funding
for
which
an
area
education
32
agency
shall
be
eligible
in
a
budget
year
is
thirty
thousand
33
dollars,
and
the
maximum
amount
of
additional
funding
for
which
34
an
area
education
agency
shall
be
eligible
is
two
hundred
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thousand
dollars.
The
department
of
management
shall
annually
1
set
a
weighting
for
each
area
education
agency
to
generate
2
the
approved
operational
sharing
expense
using
the
area
3
education
agency’s
special
education
cost
per
pupil
amount
and
4
foundation
level.
Criteria
for
determining
the
qualification
5
of
operational
functions
for
supplementary
weighting
shall
be
6
determined
by
the
department
by
rule,
through
consideration
of
7
increased
student
opportunities.
8
f.
This
subsection
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2025
2035
.
9
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
257.11B
Student
first
scholarship
10
program.
11
1.
a.
For
the
school
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
12
and
each
succeeding
school
budget
year,
the
following
resident
13
pupils
shall
be
eligible
to
receive
a
student
first
scholarship
14
in
the
manner
provided
in
this
section:
15
(1)
A
pupil
whose
household
has
an
annual
income
which
16
is
less
than
or
equal
to
four
hundred
percent
of
the
most
17
recently
revised
poverty
income
guidelines
published
by
the
18
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
The
19
total
number
of
student
first
scholarships
the
department
of
20
education
approves
for
pupils
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
21
shall
not
exceed
five
thousand
in
a
school
year.
However,
if
22
the
number
of
student
first
scholarships
received
by
pupils
23
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
is
less
than
the
number
of
student
24
first
scholarships
reserved
for
pupils
under
subparagraph
(2),
25
the
department
of
education
may
approve
the
difference
for
26
pupils
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
for
the
same
school
year.
27
(2)
A
pupil
who
has
an
individualized
education
program.
28
The
total
number
of
student
first
scholarships
the
department
29
of
education
approves
for
pupils
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
30
shall
not
exceed
five
thousand
in
a
school
year.
However,
if
31
the
number
of
student
first
scholarships
received
by
pupils
32
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(1)
is
less
than
the
number
of
student
33
first
scholarships
reserved
for
pupils
under
subparagraph
(1),
34
the
department
of
education
may
approve
the
difference
for
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pupils
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
for
the
same
school
year.
1
(3)
A
pupil
who
received
a
student
first
scholarship
2
for
the
immediately
preceding
school
budget
year,
who
is
3
eligible
to
enroll
in
grade
one
through
grade
twelve,
who
meets
4
the
requirements
of
subparagraph
(1)
or
(2)
and
who
is
not
5
otherwise
ineligible
under
this
section.
6
b.
Student
first
scholarships
shall
be
made
available
to
7
parents
and
guardians
in
the
manner
authorized
under
subsection
8
4,
paragraph
“c”
,
for
the
payment
of
qualified
educational
9
expenses
as
provided
in
this
section.
10
c.
No
more
than
ten
thousand
student
first
scholarships
11
shall
be
made
available
each
school
year.
12
d.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“resident”
means
the
13
same
as
defined
in
section
282.1,
subsection
2.
14
2.
a.
By
January
1
preceding
the
school
year
for
which
the
15
student
first
scholarship
is
requested,
all
of
the
following
16
individuals
may
request
a
student
first
scholarship
by
17
submitting
an
application
to
the
department
of
education,
on
18
application
forms
developed
by
the
department
of
education,
19
indicating
the
individual
intends
to
enroll
the
pupil
in
a
20
nonpublic
school
for
the
entirety
of
the
school
year:
21
(1)
The
parent
or
guardian
of
a
pupil
currently
enrolled
22
in
a
school
district
who
has
been
enrolled
in
that
school
23
district
for
the
equivalent
of
at
least
two
semesters
24
immediately
preceding
the
school
year
for
which
the
student
25
first
scholarship
is
requested.
26
(2)
The
parent
or
guardian
of
a
pupil
who
is
eligible
to
27
enroll
in
a
school
district
for
kindergarten
in
the
next
school
28
year.
29
(3)
The
parent
or
guardian
of
pupil
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
30
school
who
received
a
student
first
scholarship
in
the
current
31
school
year.
32
b.
By
February
1
preceding
the
school
year
for
which
the
33
student
first
scholarship
is
requested,
the
department
of
34
education
shall
determine
the
number
of
pupils
in
each
school
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district
approved
to
receive
a
scholarship
for
the
following
1
school
year
and
shall
notify
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
2
pupil
approved
for
the
following
school
year
to
receive
a
3
scholarship
and
the
amount
of
the
scholarship
for
the
pupil.
4
The
department
of
education
shall
approve
pupils
who
received
5
a
student
first
scholarship
for
the
immediately
preceding
6
school
budget
year
who
are
eligible
to
enroll
in
grade
one
7
through
grade
twelve,
who
meet
the
requirements
of
subsection
8
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1)
or
(2),
and
who
are
not
9
otherwise
ineligible
under
this
section.
The
department
10
of
education
shall
approve
the
remaining
pupils
who
did
11
not
receive
a
student
first
scholarship
for
the
immediately
12
preceding
school
budget
year,
subject
to
the
limitation
in
13
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”
,
on
a
first-come,
first-served
14
basis
based
on
the
date
the
parent
or
guardian
submitted
the
15
application
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
.
16
c.
Student
first
scholarships
shall
only
be
approved
for
17
one
school
year
and
applications
must
be
submitted
annually
for
18
student
first
scholarships
in
subsequent
school
years.
19
3.
The
department
of
education
shall
assign
each
pupil
a
20
student
first
scholarship
in
an
amount
equal
to
the
sum
of
all
21
the
following
for
the
same
school
budget
year:
22
a.
The
product
of
the
pupil’s
weighted
enrollment
that
23
would
otherwise
be
assigned
to
the
pupil
under
this
chapter
if
24
the
pupil
was
enrolled
in
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence
25
multiplied
by
the
difference
between
eighty-eight
and
26
four-tenths
percent
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
27
and
the
statewide
average
foundation
property
tax
per
pupil.
28
b.
The
total
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
29
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
30
c.
The
total
professional
development
supplement
district
31
cost
per
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
32
d.
The
total
early
intervention
supplement
district
cost
per
33
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
34
e.
The
total
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
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district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
1
f.
The
total
area
education
agency
professional
development
2
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
3
residence.
4
g.
The
total
teacher
leadership
supplement
district
cost
per
5
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
6
4.
A
student
first
scholarship
fund
is
created
in
the
7
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
8
education
consisting
of
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
9
of
education
for
the
purpose
of
providing
student
first
10
scholarships
under
this
section.
For
the
fiscal
year
11
commencing
July
1,
2022,
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
there
12
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
13
department
of
education
to
be
credited
to
the
fund
the
amount
14
necessary
to
pay
all
student
first
scholarships
approved
for
15
that
fiscal
year.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
16
has
all
powers
necessary
to
carry
out
and
effectuate
the
17
purposes,
objectives,
and
provisions
of
this
section
pertaining
18
to
the
fund,
including
the
power
to
do
all
of
the
following:
19
a.
Make
and
enter
into
contracts
necessary
for
the
20
administration
of
the
fund.
21
b.
Procure
insurance
against
any
loss
in
connection
with
the
22
assets
of
the
fund
or
require
a
surety
bond.
23
c.
Contract
with
a
private
financial
management
firm
to
24
manage
the
fund,
in
collaboration
with
the
treasurer
of
state,
25
including
providing
for
the
disbursement
of
student
first
26
scholarships
in
the
form
of
an
electronic
debit
card
or
checks
27
that
are
payable
directly
from
the
pupil’s
account
within
the
28
fund.
29
d.
Conduct
audits
or
other
reviews
necessary
to
properly
30
administer
the
program.
31
e.
Adopt
rules
for
the
administration
of
the
fund
and
32
accounts
within
the
fund.
33
5.
a.
For
each
pupil
approved
for
a
student
first
34
scholarship,
the
nonpublic
school
shall
certify
the
pupil’s
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enrollment
and
the
department
of
education
shall
establish
an
1
account
for
that
pupil
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund.
2
The
amount
of
the
pupil’s
student
first
scholarship
shall
be
3
deposited
into
the
pupil’s
account
on
July
1,
and
such
amount
4
shall
be
immediately
available
for
the
payment
of
qualified
5
educational
expenses
incurred
by
the
parent
or
guardian
for
6
the
pupil
during
that
fiscal
year
using
the
payment
method
7
authorized
under
subsection
4,
paragraph
“c”
.
8
b.
A
nonpublic
school
that
accepts
payment
from
a
parent
9
or
guardian
using
funds
from
a
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
10
first
scholarship
fund
shall
not
refund,
rebate,
or
share
any
11
portion
of
such
payment
with
the
parent,
guardian,
or
pupil.
12
c.
Moneys
remaining
in
a
pupil’s
account
upon
conclusion
13
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
remain
in
the
pupil’s
account
in
the
14
student
first
scholarship
fund
for
the
payment
of
qualified
15
educational
expenses
in
future
fiscal
years
during
which
the
16
pupil
participates
in
the
program
until
the
pupil
becomes
17
ineligible
under
the
program
or
until
the
remaining
amounts
are
18
transferred
to
the
state
general
fund
under
subsection
8.
19
6.
a.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“qualified
educational
20
expenses”
includes
tuition
and
fees
at
a
nonpublic
school,
21
textbooks,
fees
or
payments
for
educational
therapies,
22
including
tutoring
or
cognitive
skills
training,
curriculum
23
fees,
software,
and
materials
for
a
course
of
study
for
a
24
specific
subject
matter
or
grade
level,
tuition
or
fees
for
25
nonpublic
online
education
programs,
tuition
for
vocational
and
26
life
skills
education
approved
by
the
department
of
education,
27
education
materials
and
services
for
pupils
with
disabilities,
28
including
the
cost
of
paraprofessionals
and
assistants
who
are
29
trained
in
accordance
with
state
law,
standardized
test
fees,
30
advanced
placement
examinations
or
examinations
related
to
31
postsecondary
education
admission
or
credentialing,
qualified
32
education
expenses,
as
defined
in
section
12D.1,
excluding
33
room
and
board
expenses,
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
34
parent
or
guardian
that
are
directly
related
to
the
education
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of
the
pupil
at
a
nonpublic
school,
including
a
nonpublic
1
school
accredited
by
an
independent
accrediting
agency
approved
2
by
the
department
of
education.
The
cost
of
one
computer
or
3
other
portable
computing
device
shall
be
allowed
as
a
qualified
4
educational
expense
for
a
pupil
if
the
computer
or
portable
5
computing
device
is
used
primarily
for
the
education
of
the
6
pupil
and
if
such
a
purchase
has
not
been
made
using
funds
from
7
that
pupil’s
account
in
any
of
the
three
immediately
preceding
8
fiscal
years.
9
b.
“Qualified
educational
expenses”
does
not
include
10
transportation
costs
for
the
pupil,
the
cost
of
food
or
11
refreshments
consumed
by
the
pupil,
the
cost
of
clothing
for
12
the
pupil,
or
the
cost
of
disposable
materials,
including
13
but
not
limited
to
paper,
notebooks,
pencils,
pens,
and
art
14
supplies.
15
7.
a.
A
person
who
makes
a
false
claim
for
the
purpose
16
of
obtaining
a
student
first
scholarship
provided
for
in
this
17
section
or
who
knowingly
receives
the
scholarship
or
makes
a
18
payment
from
an
account
within
the
student
first
scholarship
19
fund
without
being
legally
entitled
to
do
so
is
guilty
of
a
20
fraudulent
practice
under
chapter
714.
The
false
claim
for
a
21
student
first
scholarship
or
a
payment
from
an
account
shall
22
be
disallowed.
The
department
of
education
shall
also
close
23
the
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund
and
24
transfer
any
remaining
moneys
in
the
account
for
deposit
in
the
25
general
fund
of
the
state.
If
the
improperly
obtained
amounts
26
from
the
scholarship
have
been
disbursed
from
the
applicable
27
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund,
the
department
28
of
education
shall
recover
such
amounts
from
the
parent
or
29
guardian,
including
by
initiating
legal
proceedings
to
recover
30
such
amounts,
if
necessary.
A
parent
or
guardian
who
commits
31
a
fraudulent
practice
under
this
section
is
prohibited
from
32
participating
in
the
student
first
scholarship
program
in
the
33
future.
34
b.
If,
prior
to
the
end
of
the
required
attendance
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period
of
the
school
year,
a
pupil
who
receives
a
student
1
first
scholarship
withdraws
from
enrollment
in
the
nonpublic
2
school
or
is
expelled,
the
nonpublic
school
shall
notify
the
3
department
of
education
in
writing
of
the
pupil’s
withdrawal
4
or
expulsion,
and
the
pupil’s
parent
or
guardian
shall
notify
5
the
department
of
education
of
the
pupil’s
withdrawal
or
6
expulsion
from
the
nonpublic
school.
A
pupil’s
expulsion
7
from
the
nonpublic
school
prior
to
the
end
of
the
required
8
attendance
period
for
the
school
year
shall
invalidate
the
9
pupil’s
eligibility
for
the
student
first
scholarship
for
the
10
school
budget
year.
A
pupil’s
withdrawal
from
a
nonpublic
11
school
prior
to
the
end
of
the
required
attendance
period
of
12
the
school
year
shall
invalidate
the
pupil’s
eligibility
for
13
the
student
first
scholarship
for
the
school
budget
year
unless
14
the
withdrawal
is
the
result
of
a
change
in
residence
of
the
15
pupil
and
the
pupil,
following
written
notice
by
the
parent
16
or
guardian
and
certification
by
the
new
nonpublic
school
to
17
the
department
of
education,
enrolls
in
a
different
nonpublic
18
school
in
this
state
for
the
remainder
of
the
school
year.
19
c.
(1)
Upon
receipt
of
a
notice
of
expulsion
under
20
paragraph
“b”
,
the
department
of
education
shall
close
the
21
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund
and
22
transfer
any
remaining
moneys
in
the
account
for
deposit
in
23
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
In
addition,
if
amounts
from
24
the
scholarship
for
the
school
budget
year
during
which
the
25
pupil
is
expelled
have
been
disbursed
from
the
expelled
pupil’s
26
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund,
the
department
27
of
education
shall
recover
such
amounts
from
the
parent
or
28
guardian,
including
by
initiating
legal
proceedings
to
recover
29
such
amounts,
if
necessary.
30
(2)
Upon
receipt
of
a
notice
of
withdrawal
under
paragraph
31
“b”
and
a
determination
that
the
pupil’s
withdrawal
was
32
not
the
result
of
a
change
in
residence,
the
department
of
33
education
shall
cease
disbursements
of
remaining
moneys
in
34
the
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund,
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close
the
pupil’s
account,
and
transfer
any
moneys
remaining
1
in
the
pupil’s
account
for
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
2
the
state.
In
addition,
if
amounts
from
the
scholarship
for
3
the
school
budget
year
during
which
the
withdrawal
occurs
4
have
been
disbursed
from
the
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
5
first
scholarship
fund,
the
department
of
education
shall
6
recover
such
amounts
from
the
parent
or
guardian
to
the
extent
7
the
amount
disbursed
exceeds
the
amount
of
the
scholarship
8
proportionate
to
the
remaining
portion
of
the
school
year
9
following
the
withdrawal,
including
by
initiating
legal
10
proceedings
to
recover
such
amounts,
if
necessary.
11
(3)
Upon
receipt
of
a
notice
of
withdrawal
under
paragraph
12
“b”
and
a
determination
that
the
withdrawal
was
the
result
of
13
a
change
in
residence
but
that
the
pupil
did
not
enroll
in
14
a
different
nonpublic
school
in
this
state
for
the
remainder
15
of
the
school
year,
the
department
of
education
shall
cease
16
disbursements
of
remaining
moneys
in
the
pupil’s
account
in
17
the
student
first
scholarship
fund,
close
the
pupil’s
account,
18
and
transfer
any
moneys
remaining
in
the
pupil’s
account
for
19
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
20
(4)
If
a
pupil’s
eligibility
is
invalidated
under
the
21
provisions
of
paragraph
“b”
,
the
pupil
shall
be
ineligible
for
a
22
student
first
scholarship
for
the
following
school
budget
year
23
under
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraphs
(2)
and
(3).
24
8.
Moneys
remaining
in
a
pupil’s
account
when
the
pupil
25
graduates
from
high
school
or
turns
twenty-one
years
of
age,
26
whichever
occurs
first,
shall
be
transferred
by
the
department
27
of
education
for
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
28
9.
a.
A
parent
may
appeal
to
the
state
board
of
education
29
any
administrative
decision
the
department
of
education
30
makes
pursuant
to
this
section,
including
but
not
limited
31
to
determinations
of
eligibility,
allowable
expenses,
and
32
removal
from
the
program.
The
department
shall
notify
the
33
parent
or
guardian
in
writing
of
the
appeal
process
at
the
same
34
time
the
department
notifies
the
parent
or
guardian
of
the
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administrative
decision.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
1
establish
the
appeals
process
consistent
with
chapter
17A
and
2
shall
post
such
appeal
process
information
on
the
state
board
3
of
education’s
internet
site.
4
b.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
refer
cases
of
5
substantial
misuse
of
student
first
scholarship
funds
to
the
6
attorney
general
for
the
purpose
of
collection
or
for
the
7
purpose
of
a
criminal
investigation
if
the
state
board
of
8
education
obtains
evidence
of
fraudulent
use
of
an
account.
9
10.
a.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
authorize
10
the
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state
to
exercise
11
authority
over
any
nonpublic
school
or
construed
to
require
a
12
nonpublic
school
to
modify
its
academic
standards
for
admission
13
or
educational
program
in
order
to
receive
payment
from
a
14
parent
or
guardian
using
funds
from
a
pupil’s
account
in
the
15
student
first
scholarship
fund.
16
b.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
expand
the
17
authority
of
the
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
18
state
to
impose
regulations
upon
any
nonpublic
school
that
are
19
not
necessary
to
implement
this
section.
20
c.
A
nonpublic
school
that
accepts
payment
from
a
parent
21
or
guardian
using
funds
from
a
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
22
first
scholarship
fund
is
not
an
agent
of
this
state
or
of
a
23
political
subdivision
of
this
state.
24
d.
Rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
education
to
implement
25
this
section
that
impose
an
undue
burden
on
a
nonpublic
school
26
are
invalid.
27
e.
A
nonpublic
school
that
accepts
payment
from
a
parent
28
or
guardian
using
funds
from
a
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
29
first
scholarship
fund
shall
be
given
the
maximum
freedom
30
possible
to
provide
for
the
educational
needs
of
the
school’s
31
students,
consistent
with
state
and
federal
law.
32
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
257.16E
Student
first
operational
33
sharing
fund.
34
1.
A
student
first
operational
sharing
fund
is
created
as
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a
separate
and
distinct
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
1
control
of
the
department
of
management.
Moneys
in
the
fund
2
include
revenues
credited
to
the
fund,
appropriations
made
to
3
the
fund,
and
other
moneys
deposited
into
the
fund.
4
2.
a.
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
5
2023,
there
is
appropriated
annually
from
the
general
fund
of
6
the
state
to
the
department
of
management
for
deposit
in
the
7
student
first
operational
sharing
fund
an
amount
equal
to
the
8
product
of
the
number
of
student
first
scholarships
approved
9
under
section
257.11B
for
the
base
year
multiplied
by
the
sum
10
of
the
statewide
average
foundation
property
tax
per
pupil
plus
11
the
difference
between
the
amount
determined
under
section
12
257.16B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
and
13
the
amount
determined
under
section
257.16B,
subsection
2,
14
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(1).
15
b.
The
moneys
available
in
a
fiscal
year
in
the
student
16
first
operational
sharing
fund
shall
be
used
to
increase
the
17
maximum
amount
of
additional
weighting
established
pursuant
to
18
section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“d”
,
from
twenty-one
19
additional
pupils
up
to
twenty-four
additional
pupils
if
the
20
school
district
requests
the
additional
weighting
from
the
21
school
budget
review
committee,
and
the
school
budget
review
22
committee
approves
the
additional
weighting
after
examining
23
the
need
for
the
position
requested.
If
the
moneys
in
the
24
student
first
operational
sharing
fund
are
insufficient
to
make
25
the
payments
required
by
section
257.11,
subsection
5,
the
26
remainder
shall
be
paid
as
foundation
aid
pursuant
to
section
27
257.16.
28
3.
Payments
to
school
districts
under
this
section
shall
29
be
paid
at
the
same
time
and
in
the
same
manner
as
foundation
30
aid
is
paid
under
section
257.16,
and
may
be
included
in
the
31
monthly
payment
of
state
aid
under
section
257.16,
subsection
32
2.
33
4.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
any
moneys
remaining
34
in
the
student
first
operational
sharing
fund
at
the
end
of
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a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
any
other
fund
but
shall
1
remain
in
the
student
first
operational
sharing
fund
for
use
as
2
provided
in
this
section
for
the
following
fiscal
year.
3
Sec.
8.
Section
257.31,
subsection
16,
Code
2022,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
16.
The
committee
shall
perform
the
duties
assigned
to
it
6
under
sections
257.16E,
257.32
,
257.40
,
and
260C.18B
.
7
Sec.
9.
Section
422.7,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
51.
Subtract,
to
the
extent
included,
the
10
amount
of
a
student
first
scholarship
under
section
257.11B
11
received
by
the
taxpayer
for
payment
of
qualified
educational
12
expenses.
13
Sec.
10.
STUDENT
FIRST
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
APPLICATIONS
FOR
14
THE
SCHOOL
YEAR
BEGINNING
JULY
1,
2022.
15
1.
Notwithstanding
the
deadline
in
section
257.11B,
16
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”,
as
enacted
in
this
division
of
17
this
Act,
by
May
1
preceding
the
school
year
beginning
July
18
1,
2022,
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
pupil
who
is
enrolled
in
19
a
school
district
or
who
is
eligible
to
enroll
in
a
school
20
district
for
kindergarten
in
the
next
school
year,
and
who
is
21
requesting
a
student
first
scholarship
for
the
school
year
22
beginning
July
1,
2022,
may
request
a
student
first
scholarship
23
by
submitting
an
application
to
the
department
of
education,
24
on
application
forms
developed
by
the
department
of
education,
25
indicating
that
the
parent
or
guardian
intends
to
enroll
the
26
pupil
in
a
nonpublic
school
for
the
entirety
of
the
school
year
27
beginning
July
1,
2022.
28
2.
Notwithstanding
the
deadline
in
section
257.11B,
29
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
as
enacted
in
this
division
of
30
this
Act,
by
June
1
preceding
the
school
year
beginning
July
31
1,
2022,
the
department
of
education
shall
determine
the
32
number
of
pupils
in
each
school
district
approved
to
receive
33
a
scholarship
for
the
following
school
year
and
shall
notify
34
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
pupil
approved
for
the
following
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school
year
to
receive
a
scholarship
and
the
amount
of
the
1
scholarship
for
the
pupil.
2
Sec.
11.
EMERGENCY
RULES.
The
department
of
education
3
may
adopt
emergency
rules
under
section
17A.4,
subsection
3,
4
and
section
17A.5,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
to
implement
5
the
provisions
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
6
enacting
section
256.9,
subsection
65,
and
section
257.11B,
and
7
the
rules
shall
be
effective
immediately
upon
filing
unless
8
a
later
date
is
specified
in
the
rules.
Any
rules
adopted
9
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
also
be
published
as
a
10
notice
of
intended
action
as
provided
in
section
17A.4.
11
Sec.
12.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
12
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
13
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
14
256.9,
subsection
65.
15
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
16
257.11B.
17
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
establishing
18
deadlines
for
the
applications
for
the
student
first
19
scholarship
program
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2022.
20
4.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
authorizing
the
21
department
of
education
to
engage
in
emergency
rulemaking.
22
Sec.
13.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
school
23
budget
years
and
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
24
2022:
25
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
26
257.11B.
27
Sec.
14.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
school
28
budget
years
and
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
29
2023:
30
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
31
257.16E.
32
Sec.
15.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
33
retroactively
to
tax
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
34
2022:
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The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
1
422.7,
subsection
51.
2
DIVISION
III
3
SOCIAL
STUDIES
INSTRUCTION
4
Sec.
16.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
5
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
b.
(1)
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
7
instruction
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
8
registration
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
9
systems
in
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
10
and
casting
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
a
11
minimum
of
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
and
one
12
unit
of
United
States
history.
13
(2)
The
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
shall
14
include
the
all
of
the
following:
15
(a)
The
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
16
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
17
also
include
a
18
(b)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
19
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
assessment
20
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
21
Rights.
22
(c)
(i)
An
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
of
23
United
States
government
and
civics
that
includes
the
nature,
24
purpose,
structure,
function,
and
history
of
the
United
States
25
government,
the
rights
and
responsibilities
of
citizens
of
26
the
United
States,
and
important
United
States
government
and
27
civic
leaders.
The
most
recent
version
of
the
civics
test
28
developed
by
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
29
services
shall
be
used
as
the
assessment
required
by
this
30
subparagraph
division.
On
or
before
June
30
of
each
year,
each
31
school
district
and
nonpublic
school
shall
submit
the
results
32
of
the
assessment
required
by
this
subparagraph
division
to
the
33
department.
34
(ii)
A
student
shall
answer
at
least
seventy
percent
of
the
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questions
on
the
civics
test
developed
by
the
United
States
1
citizenship
and
immigration
services
correctly
as
a
condition
2
of
graduation.
A
student
who
fails
to
answer
at
least
seventy
3
percent
of
the
questions
on
the
civics
test
correctly
may
4
retake
the
civics
test
as
many
times
as
necessary.
5
DIVISION
IV
6
PRIVATE
INSTRUCTION
——
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
7
Sec.
17.
Section
299A.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
1.
A
child
of
compulsory
attendance
age
who
is
identified
10
as
requiring
special
education
under
chapter
256B
is
eligible
11
for
placement
under
competent
private
instruction
with
prior
12
approval
of
the
placement
by
the
director
of
special
education
13
of
the
area
education
agency
of
the
child’s
district
of
14
residence
.
15
Sec.
18.
Section
299A.9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
18
of
a
child
who
is
identified
as
requiring
special
education
19
may
request
dual
enrollment
pursuant
to
section
299A.8.
The
20
appropriate
special
education
services
for
the
child
shall
be
21
determined
pursuant
to
chapter
256B
and
rules
adopted
pursuant
22
to
chapter
256B.
23
DIVISION
V
24
OPEN
ENROLLMENT
25
Sec.
19.
Section
282.18,
subsection
5,
Code
2022,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
5.
a.
Open
enrollment
applications
filed
after
March
1
28
of
the
preceding
school
year
that
do
not
qualify
for
good
29
cause
as
provided
in
subsection
4
shall
be
subject
to
the
30
approval
of
the
board
of
the
resident
district
and
the
board
31
of
the
receiving
district.
The
parent
or
guardian
shall
send
32
notification
to
the
district
of
residence
and
the
receiving
33
district
that
the
parent
or
guardian
seeks
to
enroll
the
34
parent’s
or
guardian’s
child
in
the
receiving
district.
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b.
A
decision
of
either
board
to
deny
an
application
filed
1
under
this
subsection
involving
repeated
acts
of
harassment
2
of
the
student
that
the
resident
district
cannot
adequately
3
address,
a
consistent
failure
of
the
resident
district
to
4
reasonably
respond
to
a
student’s
failure
to
meet
basic
5
academic
standards
after
notice
provided
by
a
parent
or
6
guardian,
or
a
serious
health
condition
of
the
student
that
7
the
resident
district
cannot
adequately
address
is
subject
to
8
appeal
under
section
290.1
.
A
decision
of
either
board
to
9
deny
an
application
filed
under
this
subsection
related
to
the
10
sibling
or
stepsibling
of
a
student
described
in
this
paragraph
11
is
also
subject
to
appeal
under
section
290.1.
12
c.
The
state
board
shall
adopt
by
rule
the
criteria
13
for
determining
a
resident
district’s
consistent
failure
14
to
reasonably
respond
to
a
student’s
failure
to
meet
basic
15
academic
standards
and
shall
exercise
broad
discretion
to
16
achieve
just
and
equitable
results
that
are
in
the
best
17
interest
of
the
affected
child
or
children.
18
Sec.
20.
Section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
a,
Code
19
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
20
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(08)
If
the
pupil
participates
in
21
open
enrollment
because
the
pupil’s
sibling
or
stepsibling
22
participates
in
open
enrollment
as
a
result
of
the
sibling
23
or
stepsibling’s
appeal
under
section
282.18,
subsection
5,
24
paragraph
“b”
.
25
DIVISION
VI
26
PRACTITIONER
PREPARATION
PROGRAMS
27
Sec.
21.
Section
256.7,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
28
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
b.
Procedures
provided
for
approval
of
programs
shall
30
include
procedures
for
enforcement
of
the
prescribed
standards
31
and
,
except
as
provided
in
section
256.16,
subsection
3
,
shall
32
not
include
a
procedure
for
the
waiving
of
any
of
the
standards
33
prescribed.
34
Sec.
22.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
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is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
1
Sec.
23.
Section
256.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
2
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
d.
Require
that
each
student
admitted
to
an
approved
4
practitioner
preparation
program
participate
in
pre-student
5
teaching
field
experiences
that
include
both
observation
and
6
participation
in
teaching
activities
in
a
variety
of
school
7
settings.
These
Pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
for
8
students
participating
in
an
initial
teacher
preparation
9
program
shall
comprise
a
total
of
at
least
fifty
eighty
10
hours
in
duration,
at
least
ten
hours
of
which
shall
occur
11
prior
to
a
student’s
acceptance
in
an
approved
practitioner
12
preparation
program.
Pre-student
teaching
field
experiences
13
for
students
participating
in
a
teacher
intern
preparation
14
program
shall
comprise
a
total
of
at
least
fifty
hours
in
15
duration.
The
student
teaching
experience
shall
be
a
minimum
16
of
fourteen
weeks
in
duration
during
the
student’s
final
year
17
of
the
practitioner
preparation
program.
The
program
shall
18
make
every
reasonable
effort
to
offer
the
student
teaching
19
experience
prior
to
a
student’s
last
semester,
or
equivalent,
20
in
the
program,
and
to
expand
the
student’s
student
teaching
21
opportunities
beyond
one
semester
or
the
equivalent.
22
Sec.
24.
Section
256.16,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
2.
A
person
initially
applying
for
a
license
shall
25
successfully
complete
a
practitioner
preparation
program
26
approved
under
section
256.7,
subsection
3
,
and
containing
the
27
subject
matter
specified
in
this
section
,
before
the
initial
28
action
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
under
chapter
29
272
takes
place.
However,
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
30
a
person
who
meets
the
requirements
for
an
initial
one-year
31
license
in
accordance
with
subsection
3
.
32
Sec.
25.
Section
256.16,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
33
by
striking
the
subsection.
34
Sec.
26.
Section
272.2,
subsection
14,
paragraph
b,
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subparagraph
(5),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
(5)
The
applicant
fails
to
meet
board
standards
for
2
application
for
an
initial
or
renewed
license.
However,
this
3
subparagraph
shall
not
apply
to
a
person
who
applies
for
an
4
initial
one-year
license
and
submits
to
the
board
a
waiver
5
issued
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
in
6
accordance
with
section
256.16,
subsection
3
.
7
Sec.
27.
Section
272.2,
subsection
22,
Code
2022,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection.
9
Sec.
28.
HIGHER
EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS
——
NOTICE
TO
10
FORMER
STUDENTS.
All
higher
education
institutions
providing
11
practitioner
preparation
shall
notify
students
who
failed
to
12
achieve
the
minimum
passing
scores
set
by
the
department
of
13
education
on
the
assessments
administered
under
section
256.16,
14
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2022,
15
before
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act,
of
the
16
changes
related
to
the
completion
of
a
practitioner
preparation
17
program
provided
by
this
division
of
this
Act,
including
the
18
student’s
ability
to
apply
for
an
initial
license
from
the
19
board
of
educational
examiners
if
the
student
completed
all
20
other
requirements
of
a
practitioner
preparation
program
21
approved
under
section
256.7,
subsection
3.
22
Sec.
29.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
23
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
24
Sec.
30.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
25
to
students
who
attended
or
are
attending
practitioner
26
preparation
programs
before,
on,
or
after
the
effective
date
27
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
28
DIVISION
VII
29
INCIDENTS
RELATED
TO
LICENSED
PRACTITIONERS
30
Sec.
31.
Section
232.69,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
31
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
The
classes
of
persons
enumerated
in
this
subsection
shall
33
make
a
report
within
twenty-four
hours
and
as
provided
in
34
section
232.70
,
of
cases
of
child
abuse.
In
addition,
the
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classes
of
persons
enumerated
in
this
subsection
shall
make
a
1
report
of
abuse
of
a
child
who
is
under
twelve
years
of
age
and
2
may
make
a
report
of
abuse
of
a
child
who
is
twelve
years
of
age
3
or
older,
which
would
be
defined
as
child
abuse
under
section
4
232.68,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(3)
or
(5),
5
except
that
the
abuse
resulted
from
the
acts
or
omissions
of
6
a
person
other
than
a
person
responsible
for
the
care
of
the
7
child.
8
Sec.
32.
Section
232.69,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
9
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(4)
A
licensed
school
employee,
certified
para-educator,
11
holder
of
a
coaching
authorization
issued
under
section
272.31
,
12
full-time
school
employee
who
is
eighteen
years
of
age
or
13
older,
or
an
instructor
employed
by
a
community
college.
14
Sec.
33.
Section
232.70,
subsection
6,
Code
2022,
is
amended
15
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
16
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0f.
If
the
person
making
the
report
is
a
17
licensed
school
employee
who
reasonably
believes
the
person
18
responsible
for
the
injury
is
a
licensed
school
employee,
the
19
identity
of
the
licensed
school
employee
the
person
making
the
20
report
believes
is
responsible
for
the
injury.
21
Sec.
34.
Section
256.9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
22
following
new
subsection:
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
66.
a.
Develop
and
implement
a
process
24
for
the
reporting
and
investigation
of
any
incident
that
arises
25
that
may
reasonably
lead
to
the
conclusion
that
an
individual
26
with
a
license,
endorsement,
certification,
authorization,
or
27
statement
of
recognition
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
28
examiners
who
is
employed
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
29
school
district
or
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
30
nonpublic
school
has
committed
a
felony
or
has
engaged
in
31
conduct
described
in
section
272.15,
subsection
1,
paragraph
32
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
through
(d).
33
b.
The
process
shall
prohibit
the
boards
of
directors
of
a
34
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
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nonpublic
school
from
entering
into
any
of
the
following:
1
(1)
A
written
or
oral
agreement
that
prohibits
the
board
of
2
directors
of
the
school
district
or
the
authorities
in
charge
3
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school,
an
employee
of
the
school
4
district
or
the
accredited
nonpublic
school,
or
a
contractor
5
of
the
school
district
or
the
accredited
nonpublic
school
6
from
discussing
an
incident,
past
performance
or
actions,
7
past
allegations
leading
to
discipline
or
adverse
employment
8
action,
or
employee
resignation
with
any
governmental
agent,
9
governmental
officer,
or
any
potential
employer.
10
(2)
A
written
or
oral
agreement
that
waives
the
liability
11
of
an
individual
with
a
license,
endorsement,
certification,
12
authorization,
or
statement
of
recognition
issued
by
the
13
board
of
educational
examiners
related
to
or
arising
from
an
14
incident,
past
performance
or
action,
or
past
allegations
of
15
wrongdoing.
16
c.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
the
17
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
and
18
contractors
of
the
school
district
or
the
accredited
nonpublic
19
school
shall
be
immune
from
any
civil
liability
arising
20
from
discussing
an
incident,
past
performance
or
actions,
21
past
allegations
leading
to
discipline
or
adverse
employment
22
action,
or
employee
resignation
with
any
governmental
agent,
23
governmental
officer,
or
any
potential
employer.
24
d.
If
the
board
of
educational
examiners
finds
that
25
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
the
26
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
27
has
intentionally
failed
to
follow
the
process
established
28
by
this
subsection
regarding
an
incident,
or
the
reporting
29
requirements
established
pursuant
to
section
272.15,
the
30
board
of
educational
examiners
shall
assess
a
fine
against
31
an
administrator
of
the
school
district
or
the
accredited
32
nonpublic
school
who
failed
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
33
process
of
not
less
than
five
hundred
dollars
and
not
more
than
34
five
thousand
dollars.
Payments
of
the
fine
provided
in
this
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paragraph
shall
be
remitted
to
the
treasurer
of
the
state
for
1
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
2
e.
If
the
board
of
educational
examiners
finds
that
the
3
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
the
authorities
in
4
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
has
intentionally
5
concealed,
or
attempted
to
conceal
from
any
governmental
6
agent,
governmental
officer,
or
potential
employer
a
founded
7
incident,
or
any
conduct
required
to
be
reported
pursuant
to
8
section
272.15,
the
board
of
educational
examiners
shall
assess
9
a
fine
against
an
administrator
of
the
school
district
or
the
10
accredited
nonpublic
school
who
assisted
in
the
concealment,
or
11
attempted
concealment,
of
an
incident,
or
any
conduct
required
12
to
be
reported
pursuant
to
section
272.15,
of
not
more
than
13
ten
thousand
dollars.
Payments
of
the
fine
provided
in
this
14
paragraph
shall
be
remitted
to
the
treasurer
of
the
state
for
15
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
16
Sec.
35.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
17
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
18
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0i.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
19
requirements
of
section
280.32
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
20
district.
21
Sec.
36.
Section
272.2,
subsection
14,
paragraph
b,
22
subparagraph
(1),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
The
person
entered
a
plea
of
guilty
to,
or
has
been
found
25
guilty
of,
or
the
board
has
found
by
a
preponderance
of
the
26
evidence
that
the
person
committed,
any
of
the
following
27
offenses,
whether
or
not
a
sentence
is
imposed:
28
Sec.
37.
Section
272.2,
subsection
15,
Code
2022,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
15.
a.
Adopt
rules
that
require
specificity
in
written
31
complaints
that
are
filed
by
individuals
who
have
personal
32
knowledge
of
an
alleged
violation
and
which
are
accepted
by
33
the
board,
provide
that
the
jurisdictional
requirements
as
set
34
by
the
board
in
administrative
rule
are
met
on
the
face
of
the
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complaint
before
initiating
an
investigation
of
allegations,
1
provide
that
any
investigation
be
limited
to
the
allegations
2
contained
on
the
face
of
the
complaint,
provide
for
an
adequate
3
interval
between
the
receipt
of
a
complaint
and
public
notice
4
of
the
complaint,
permit
parties
to
a
complaint
to
mutually
5
agree
to
a
resolution
of
the
complaint
filed
with
the
board,
6
allow
the
respondent
the
right
to
review
any
investigative
7
report
upon
a
finding
of
probable
cause
for
further
action
by
8
the
board,
require
that
the
conduct
providing
the
basis
for
9
the
complaint
occurred
within
three
years
of
discovery
of
the
10
event
by
the
complainant
unless
good
cause
can
be
shown
for
11
an
extension
of
this
limitation,
and
require
complaints
to
be
12
resolved
within
one
hundred
eighty
days
unless
good
cause
can
13
be
shown
for
an
extension
of
this
limitation.
14
b.
Adopt
rules
that
require
the
collection
and
retention
of
15
written
complaints
that
are
filed.
If
the
board
determines
a
16
written
complaint
is
not
founded,
the
complaint
and
all
records
17
related
to
the
complaint
shall
be
kept
confidential
and
are
not
18
subject
to
chapter
22.
19
c.
Adopt
rules
that
require
the
board
to
notify
the
public
20
when
a
licensed
practitioner
who
is
the
subject
of
an
ongoing
21
investigation
initiated
under
paragraph
“a”
has
a
case
pending
22
with
a
finding
of
probable
cause.
This
paragraph
shall
not
be
23
construed
to
require
the
board
to
disclose
unfounded,
closed
24
investigations
initiated
under
paragraph
“a”
.
25
d.
Adopt
rules
that
require
the
evaluation
of
complaints
26
that
did
not
result
in
any
discipline
or
sanction
if
similar
27
complaints
are
filed
against
the
same
licensed
practitioner.
28
e.
Adopt
rules
that
require
the
board
to
investigate
an
29
administrator
who
is
employed
by
the
school
that
employs
a
30
licensed
practitioner
who
is
the
subject
of
an
investigation
31
initiated
under
paragraph
“a”
.
The
rules
shall
require
32
the
board
to
investigate
whether
the
administrator
filed
a
33
written
complaint
pursuant
to
this
subsection
and
whether
the
34
administrator
was
required
to
report
to
the
board
pursuant
to
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section
272.15.
1
Sec.
38.
Section
279.69,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
2
following
new
subsection:
3
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
Prior
to
hiring
an
individual
who
4
has
been
issued
a
license,
endorsement,
certification,
5
authorization,
or
statement
of
recognition
by
the
board
6
of
educational
examiners,
a
school
district
shall
view
the
7
board
of
educational
examiner’s
public
license
information
to
8
determine
if
the
individual
has
a
case
pending
with
a
finding
9
of
probable
cause
or
any
licensure
sanction.
This
subsection
10
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
the
board
of
educational
11
examiners
to
disclose
unfounded,
closed
investigations.
12
Sec.
39.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.32
Incidents
related
to
licensed
13
practitioners
——
reporting
and
investigation.
14
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
the
15
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
16
follow
the
process
created
by
the
department
of
education
17
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
subsection
66,
related
to
the
18
reporting
and
investigation
of
an
incident
involving
the
19
possible
commission
of
a
felony
by
any
person
who
has
been
20
issued
a
license,
endorsement,
certification,
authorization,
or
21
statement
of
recognition
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners.
22
DIVISION
VIII
23
BOARD
OF
EDUCATIONAL
EXAMINERS
——
RENEWAL
CREDITS
24
Sec.
40.
Section
272.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
25
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
c.
Rules
adopted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
establishing
27
licensure
renewal
requirements
shall
provide
that
up
to
half
28
of
the
units
needed
for
licensure
renewal
may
be
earned
upon
29
the
successful
completion
of
an
individualized
professional
30
development
plan
as
verified
by
the
supervising
licensed
31
evaluator,
or
by
successful
completion
of
professional
32
development
courses
or
programs
offered
by
a
professional
33
development
program
licensed
by
the
board,
or
by
a
practitioner
34
preparation
institution
or
area
education
agency
approved
by
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the
state
board
of
education.
The
rules
shall
require
that
1
holders
of
a
master
educator
teaching
license,
professional
2
service
license,
or
professional
administrator
license
who
are
3
employed
by
a
school
district
described
in
chapter
274,
charter
4
school,
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
earn
all
renewal
5
credits,
except
for
the
evaluator
training
required
by
section
6
284.10
and
the
mandatory
reporter
training
required
by
section
7
232.69,
through
professional
development
activities
as
verified
8
by
the
supervising
licensed
evaluator.
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