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

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  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