Senate Study Bill 1023 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BILL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act allowing school districts to count foreign exchange pupils 2 in certified enrollment counts for budget and funding 3 purposes. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1225XD 82 6 ak/cf/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 257.6, subsection 1, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. Foreign exchange pupils under the 1 4 federal exchange visa program enrolled in public schools 1 5 within the district. 1 6 EXPLANATION 1 7 This bill allows school districts to be compensated for 1 8 services provided to foreign exchange students by including 1 9 them in the actual student enrollment count each October. 1 10 These students, who are part of the federal J=1 visa program, 1 11 are not presently counted in the actual enrollment of a 1 12 school, which is one factor in determining state and local 1 13 financial support for schools. 1 14 LSB 1225XD 82 1 15 ak:rj/cf/24.1