SF 2065 (LSB 5573XS (3) 87)

SENATE FILE 2065

BY  McCOY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to independent private instruction reporting and notice of intent requirements. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 299A.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, subparagraph (6), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (6)  Provides, upon written request from by September 1, annually, to the superintendent of the school district in which the independent private instruction is provided, or from the director of the department of education, a report identifying the primary instructor, location, name of the authority responsible for the independent private instruction, and the names of the students enrolled.  In addition, by September 1, annually, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who intends to place the child under independent private instruction for the school year shall provide to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides written notice of such intent.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill makes a voluntary reporting requirement relating to independent private instruction mandatory, and establishes a notice requirement for the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who places the child under independent private instruction. 
   Currently, the authority responsible for independent private instruction must submit a report relating to the instructors, instruction, and the children placed, to the superintendent of the school district in which the independent private instruction is provided or to the director of the department of education upon receiving a written request. The bill requires that the report be provided to the superintendent by September 1, annually, and eliminates reference to the director. 
   The bill also requires the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who intends to place the child under independent private instruction for the school year to provide to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides written notice of such intent by September 1, annually.