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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the Senate amendment, H-4057, to House File 1 2 528, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, 1 3 as follows: 1 4 #1. By striking page 1, line 3, through page 3, 1 5 line 11, and inserting the following: 1 6 "# . Page 11, by inserting after line 10 the 1 7 following: 1 8 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 279.58 SCHOOL DRESS CODE 1 9 POLICIES. 1 10 1. The general assembly finds and declares that 1 11 the students and the administrative and instructional 1 12 staffs of Iowa's public schools have the right to be 1 13 safe and secure at school. Gang-related apparel worn 1 14 at school draws attention away from the school's 1 15 learning environment and directs it toward thoughts or 1 16 expressions of violence, bigotry, hate, and abuse. 1 17 2. The board of directors of a school district may 1 18 adopt, for the district or for an individual school 1 19 within the district, a dress code policy that requires 1 20 students to wear specific attire or prohibits students 1 21 from wearing gang-related or other specific apparel if 1 22 the board determines that the policy is necessary for 1 23 the health and safety of students and staff in the 1 24 school environment or for the appropriate discipline 1 25 and operation of the school. Adoption and enforcement 1 26 of a dress code policy is not a violation of section 1 27 280.22. 1 28 3. If the district adopts a policy for the entire 1 29 school district, the specific attire selected shall be 1 30 determined by a committee composed of representatives 1 31 from the district's administrative staff, 1 32 instructional staff, and parents and legal guardians 1 33 of students enrolled in the district. If the district 1 34 adopts a policy for an individual school, the specific 1 35 attire shall be selected by a committee composed of 1 36 the individual school's administration, 1 37 representatives from the school's instructional staff, 1 38 and parents and legal guardians of students enrolled 1 39 in the school. A dress code policy that requires 1 40 students to wear specific attire shall not be 1 41 implemented with less than six months' notice to 1 42 parents and legal guardians. A school implementing a 1 43 dress code policy requiring specific attire shall make 1 44 resources available to assist economically 1 45 disadvantaged students in securing the specific 1 46 attire. 1 47 4. The board shall provide a method by which 1 48 parents and legal guardians may choose not to have 1 49 their children comply with an adopted dress code 1 50 policy that requires specific attire. If a board 2 1 chooses to adopt a policy pursuant to this section, 2 2 the policy shall include a provision that a student 2 3 shall not be penalized academically or otherwise 2 4 discriminated against or denied attendance to school 2 5 if the student's parent or legal guardian chooses not 2 6 to have the student comply with a school dress code 2 7 policy that would require the student to wear specific 2 8 attire. A policy adopted pursuant to this section 2 9 shall not preclude students that participate in a 2 10 nationally recognized youth organization, exempt from 2 11 federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the 2 12 Internal Revenue Code, from wearing organization 2 13 uniforms on days that the organization has a scheduled 2 14 meeting." 2 15 # . Page 11, by inserting after line 18 the 2 16 following: 2 17 "Sec. 999. NEW SECTION. 280.21B EXPULSION &endash; 2 18 WEAPONS IN SCHOOL. 2 19 The board of directors of a school district and the 2 20 authorities in charge of a nonpublic school which 2 21 receives services supported by federal funds shall 2 22 expel from school for a period of not less than one 2 23 year a student who is determined to have brought a 2 24 weapon to a school under the jurisdiction of the board 2 25 or the authorities. However, the superintendent or 2 26 chief administering officer of a school or school 2 27 district may modify expulsion requirements on a case- 2 28 by-case basis. This section shall not be construed to 2 29 prevent the board of directors of a school district or 2 30 the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school that 2 31 have expelled a student from the student's regular 2 32 school setting from providing educational services to 2 33 the student in an alternative setting. If both this 2 34 section and section 282.4 apply, this section takes 2 35 precedence over section 282.4. For purposes of this 2 36 section, "weapon" means a firearm as defined in 18 2 37 U.S.C. } 921. This section shall be construed in a 2 38 manner consistent with the federal Individuals with 2 39 Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. } 1400 et seq." 2 40 # . Page 20, by inserting after line 16 the 2 41 following: 2 42 "Sec. . Section 708.1, Code 1995, is amended by 2 43 adding the following new unnumbered paragraph: 2 44 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Provided, that where the 2 45 person doing any of the above enumerated acts is 2 46 employed by a school district or accredited nonpublic 2 47 school, or is an area education agency staff member 2 48 who provides services to a school or school district, 2 49 and intervenes in a fight or physical struggle, or 2 50 other disruptive situation, that takes place in the 3 1 presence of the employee or staff member performing 3 2 employment duties in a school building, on school 3 3 grounds, or at an official school function regardless 3 4 of the location, the act shall not be an assault, 3 5 whether the fight or physical struggle or other 3 6 disruptive situation is between students or other 3 7 individuals if the degree and the force of the 3 8 intervention is reasonably necessary to restore order 3 9 and to protect the safety of those assembled." 3 10 # . Page 22, by inserting after line 10 the 3 11 following: 3 12 "Sec. . Section 808A.1, subsection 1, paragraph 3 13 d, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3 14 d. A school locker, desk, or other facility or 3 15 space issued or assigned to, or chosen by, the student 3 16 for the storage of personal belongings of any kind, 3 17 which the student locks or is permitted to lock. 3 18 School officials may conduct periodic inspections of 3 19 all school lockers or a randomly selected number of 3 20 school lockers.However, the school district shall3 21provide notice to the students, at least twenty-four3 22hours prior to the inspection, of the date and time of3 23the inspection." 3 24 # . Page 23, by inserting after line 30 the 3 25 following: 3 26 "Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 999 of this 3 27 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes 3 28 effect upon enactment." 3 29 # . Title page, line 18, by inserting after the 3 30 word "circumstances," the following: "authorizing 3 31 school districts to adopt a dress code policy, 3 32 providing for the expulsion of a student for bringing 3 33 a weapon to school, creating an exemption in the 3 34 definition of assault, eliminating the twenty-four 3 35 hour notice to students of a periodic inspection of 3 36 students' lockers,". 3 37 # . Title page, line 19, by inserting after the 3 38 word "penalties" the following: "and providing an 3 39 effective date"." 3 40 HF 528H 3 41 mk/pk/25
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