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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 11.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 2 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as 1 3 follows: 1 4 The financial condition and transactions of all cities and 1 5 city offices, counties, county hospitals organized under 1 6 chapters 347 and 347A, memorial hospitals organized under 1 7 chapter 37, entities organized under chapter 28E having gross 1 8 receipts in excess of one hundred thousand dollars in a fiscal 1 9 year, merged areas, area education agencies, and all school 1 10 offices in school districts, shall be examined at least once 1 11 each year, except that cities having a population of seven 1 12 hundred or more but less than two thousand shall be examined 1 13 at least once every four years, and cities having a population 1 14 of less than seven hundred may be examined as otherwise 1 15 provided in this section. The examination shall cover the 1 16 fiscal year next preceding the year in which the audit is 1 17 conducted. The examination of school offices shall include an 1 18 audit of all school funds, the certified annual financial 1 19 report, and the certified enrollment as provided in section 1 20 257.6. If a financial condition statement is present in the 1 21 annual audit report of a school district, the auditor of state 1 22 or certified public accountant conducting the audit shall 1 23 notify, by certified mail, the members of the board of 1 24 directors of the school district and the chairperson of the 1 25 school budget review committee. Differences in certified 1 26 enrollment shall be reported to the department of management. 1 27 Sec. 2. Section 15.103, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997, 1 28 is amended to read as follows: 1 29 The Iowa economic development board is created, consisting 1 30 of eleven voting members appointed by the governor and seven 1 31 ex officio nonvoting members. The ex officio nonvoting 1 32 members are four legislative members; one president, or the 1 33 president's designee, of the University of Northern Iowa, the 1 34 University of Iowa, or Iowa State University of science and 1 35 technology designated by the state board of regents on a 2 1 rotating basis; and one president, or the president's 2 2 designee, of a private college or university appointed by the 2 3 Iowa association of independent colleges and universities; and 2 4 onesuperintendentchief executive officer, or the 2 5superintendent'schief executive officer's designee, of a 2 6 community college, appointed by the Iowa association of 2 7 community college presidents. The legislative members are two 2 8 state senators, one appointed by the president of the senate, 2 9 after consultation with the majority leader of the senate, and 2 10 one appointed by the minority leader of the senate, after 2 11 consultation with the president of the senate, from their 2 12 respective parties; and two state representatives, one 2 13 appointed by the speaker and one appointed by the minority 2 14 leader of the house of representatives from their respective 2 15 parties. Not more than six of the voting members shall be 2 16 from the same political party. The secretary of agriculture 2 17 shall be one of the voting members. The governor shall 2 18 appoint the remaining ten voting members of the board for a 2 19 term of four years beginning and ending as provided by section 2 20 69.19, subject to confirmation by the senate, and the 2 21 governor's appointments shall include persons knowledgeable of 2 22 the various elements of the department's responsibilities. 2 23 Sec. 3. Section 15E.166, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2 24 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 25 c. An annual budget for operation of the program and 2 26 activities agreed to in the contract including provisions 2 27 related to the transfer of funds to the community college, as 2 28 agreed upon by thepresidentchief executive officer of the 2 29 community college and the foundation. 2 30 Sec. 4. Section 19A.3, subsection 24, unnumbered paragraph 2 31 2, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 32 The director of the department of personnel shall negotiate 2 33agreementsan agreement with the director of the department 2 34 for the blindand with the director of the department of2 35educationconcerning the applicability of the merit system to 3 1 the professional employees oftheir respective agenciesthe 3 2 department for the blind. 3 3 Sec. 5. Section 73.18, Code 1997, is amended to read as 3 4 follows: 3 5 73.18 NOTICE OF SOLICITATION FOR BIDS – IDENTIFICATION OF 3 6 TARGETED SMALL BUSINESSES. 3 7 The director of each agency or department, the 3 8 administrator of each area education agency, thepresident3 9 chief executive officer of each community college, and the 3 10 superintendent of each school district releasing a 3 11 solicitation for bids or request for proposal under the 3 12 targeted small business procurement goal program shall consult 3 13 a directory of certified targeted small businesses produced by 3 14 the department of economic development that lists all 3 15 certified targeted small businesses by category of goods or 3 16 services provided prior to or upon release of the solicitation 3 17 and shall send a copy of the request for proposal or 3 18 solicitation to any appropriate targeted small business listed 3 19 in the directory. The Iowa department of economic development 3 20 may charge the department, agency, area education agency, 3 21 community college, or school district a reasonable fee to 3 22 cover the cost of producing, distributing, and updating the 3 23 directory. 3 24 Sec. 6. Section 256.9, subsection 42, Code 1997, is 3 25 amended by striking the subsection. 3 26 Sec. 7. Section 256.10, Code 1997, is amended to read as 3 27 follows: 3 28 256.10 EMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF. 3 29 The salary of the director shall be fixed by the governor 3 30 within a range established by the general assembly. 3 31 Appointments to the professional staff of the department shall 3 32 be without reference to political party affiliation, religious 3 33 affiliation, sex, or marital status, but shall be based solely 3 34 upon fitness, ability, and proper qualifications for the 3 35 particular position. The professional staff shall serve at 4 1 the discretion of the director. A member of the professional 4 2 staff shall not be dismissed for cause withoutat least ninety4 3days' notice, except in cases of conviction of a felony or4 4cases involving moral turpitude. In cases of procedure for4 5dismissal, the accused has the same right to notice and4 6hearing as teachers in the public school systems as provided4 7in section 279.27 to the extent that it is applicable4 8 appropriate due process procedures including a hearing. 4 9 Sec. 8. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph h, 4 10 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as 4 11 follows: 4 12 A minimum of three sequential units in at least four of the 4 13 following six vocational service areas: agriculture, business 4 14 or office occupations, health occupations, family and consumer 4 15 sciencesor home economicsoccupations, industrial technology 4 16 or trade and industrial education, and marketing education. 4 17 Instruction shall be competency-based, articulated with 4 18 postsecondary programs of study, and include field, 4 19 laboratory, or on-the-job training. Each sequential unit 4 20 shall include instruction in a minimum set of competencies 4 21 established by the department of education that relate to the 4 22 following: new and emerging technologies; job-seeking, job- 4 23 adaptability, and other employment, self-employment and 4 24 entrepreneurial skills that reflect current industry standards 4 25 and labor-market needs; and reinforcement of basic academic 4 26 skills. The instructional programs shall also comply with the 4 27 provisions of chapter 258 relating to vocational education. 4 28 However, this paragraph does not apply to the teaching of 4 29 vocational education in nonpublic schools. 4 30 Sec. 9. Section 256.11B, Code 1997, is amended to read as 4 31 follows: 4 32 256.11B VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION – NONPUBLIC 4 33 SCHOOLS. 4 34 A nonpublic school which provides an educational program 4 35 that includes grades nine through twelve shall offer and teach 5 1 five units of occupational education subjects, which may 5 2 include, but are not limited to, programs, services, and 5 3 activities which prepare students for employment in business 5 4 or office occupations, trade and industrial occupations, 5 5consumer andfamily and consumer sciencesor home economics5 6 occupations, agriculture occupations, marketing occupations, 5 7 and health occupations.By July 1, 1993, instruction5 8 Instruction shall be competency-based, articulated with 5 9 postsecondary programs of study, and may include field, 5 10 laboratory, or on-the-job training. 5 11 Sec. 10. Section 256.12, subsection 2, Code 1997, is 5 12 amended to read as follows: 5 13 2. This section does not deprive the respective boards of 5 14 public school districts of any of their legal powers, 5 15 statutory or otherwise, and in accepting the specially 5 16 enrolled students, each of the boards shall prescribe the 5 17 terms of the special enrollment, including but not limited to 5 18 scheduling of courses and the length of class periods. In 5 19 addition, the board of the affected public school district 5 20 shall be given notice by the department of its decision to 5 21 permit the special enrollment not later than six months prior 5 22 to the opening of the affected public school district's school 5 23 year, except that the board of the public school district may 5 24 waive the notice requirement. School districts and area 5 25 education agency boards shall make public school services, 5 26 which shall include special education programs and services 5 27 and may include health services, services for remedial 5 28 education programs, guidance services, and school testing 5 29 services, available to children attending accredited nonpublic 5 30 schools in the same manner and to the same extent that they 5 31 are provided to public school students. However, services 5 32 that are made available shall be provided on neutral sites, or 5 33 in mobile units located off the accredited nonpublic school 5 34 premises as determined by the boards of the school districts 5 35 and area education agencies providing the services, and not on 6 1 accredited nonpublic school property, except for health 6 2 services, diagnostic services for speech, hearing, and 6 3 psychological purposes, and assistance with physical and 6 4 communication needs of students with physical disabilities, 6 5 and services of an educational interpreter, which may be 6 6 provided on accredited nonpublic school premises, with the 6 7 permission of the lawful custodian. 6 8 Students enrolled in accredited nonpublic schools who 6 9 receive services pursuant to this subsection shall be weighted 6 10 at the level provided for in section 256B.9, subsection 1. 6 11 A local school district providing services pursuant to this 6 12 subsection shall submit an accounting to the department of 6 13 education by August 1 following the school year for the actual 6 14 costs of the special education programs and services provided. 6 15 The department shall review and approve or modify the 6 16 accounting by September 1 and shall notify the department of 6 17 revenue and finance of the approved accounting amount. The 6 18 department of revenue and finance shall adjust the September 6 19 payment to the local school district for the next fiscal year 6 20 by the difference between the amount generated by the 6 21 weighting for the provision of services tononpublic school6 22 students attending accredited nonpublic schools, as provided 6 23 in this subsection, and the amount of the actual costs as 6 24 reflected in the local school district's accounting. Any 6 25 amount paid by the department of revenue and finance shall be 6 26 deducted monthly from the state foundation aid paid under 6 27 section 257.16 during that fiscal year to all school districts 6 28 in the state. The portion of the total amount of the approved 6 29 accounting amount that shall be deducted from the state aid of 6 30 a school district shall be the same as the ratio that the 6 31 budget enrollment for the budget year of the school district 6 32 bears to the total budget enrollment in the state for that 6 33 budget year. 6 34 Sec. 11. Section 256.31, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 6 35 1997, is amended to read as follows: 7 1 c. A community collegepresidentchief executive officer 7 2 appointed by an association which represents the largest 7 3 number of community collegepresidentschief executive 7 4 officers in the state. 7 5 Sec. 12. Section 256.45, unnumbered paragraphs 1, 3, and 7 6 4, Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 7 7 The department of education shall establishwithin the7 8departmentand administer the position of ambassador to 7 9 education. It shall be the function of the ambassador to 7 10 education to act as an education liaison to primary and 7 11 secondary schools in this state. The ambassador to education 7 12 position shall be filled by the educator selected as teacher 7 13 of the year by the governor, but only if that person agrees to 7 14 fill the ambassador to education position. 7 15 The ambassador to education shall receive, in lieu of 7 16 compensation from the district in which the ambassador is 7 17 regularly employed, a salarywhich isequal to the amount of 7 18 salaryreceived bythe personduring the previouswould have 7 19 received from the district in the person's regular position 7 20 during the school year for which the person serves as 7 21 ambassador, or thirty thousand dollars, whichever amount is 7 22 greater. The ambassador shall also be compensated for actual 7 23 expenses incurred as a result of the performance of duties 7 24 under this section. 7 25 Thedistrict whichdepartment shall grant funds in an 7 26 amount equal to the salary and benefits the person selected as 7 27 ambassador to education would have received from the district, 7 28 or thirty thousand dollars, whichever amount is greater, to 7 29 the school district that employs the person selected as the 7 30 ambassadorto education. The department shall also reimburse 7 31 the school district for actual expenses incurred as a result 7 32 of the performance of duties under this section. The school 7 33 district shall grant the person a one-year sabbatical in order 7 34 to allow the person to be the ambassador to education, and 7 35 during the sabbatical, shall pay the salary and benefits of 8 1 the ambassador with funds granted by the department. The 8 2 person selected as the ambassador to education shall be 8 3 entitled to return to the person's same or a comparable 8 4 position without loss of accrued benefits or seniority. 8 5 Sec. 13. Section 256.82, subsection 1, paragraph b, 8 6 subparagraph (2), Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 8 7 (2) One member shall be appointed jointly by the 8 8superintendentschief executive officers of the community 8 9 colleges created by chapter 260C. 8 10 Sec. 14. Section 256B.9, subsection 4, Code 1997, is 8 11 amended to read as follows: 8 12 4. On December 1, 1987, and no later than December 1 every 8 13 two years thereafter, for the school year commencing the 8 14 following July 1, the director of the department of education 8 15 shall report to the school budget review committee the average 8 16 costs of providing instruction for children requiring special 8 17 education in the categories of the weighting plan established 8 18 under this section, and for providing services to accredited 8 19 nonpublic school students pursuant to section 256.12, 8 20 subsection 2, and the director of the department of education 8 21 shall make recommendations to the school budget review 8 22 committee for needed alterations to make the weighting plan 8 23 suitable for subsequent school years. The school budget 8 24 review committee shall establish the weighting plan for each 8 25 school year and shall report the plan to the director of the 8 26 department of education. The school budget review committee 8 27 may establish weights to the nearest hundredth. The school 8 28 budget review committee shall not alter the weighting assigned 8 29 to pupils in a regular curriculum, but it may increase or 8 30 decrease the weighting assigned to each category of children 8 31 requiring special education by not more than two-tenths of the 8 32 weighting assigned to pupils in a regular curriculum. The 8 33 state board of education shall adopt rules under chapter 17A 8 34 to implement the weighting plan for each year and to assist in 8 35 identification and proper indexing of each child in the state 9 1 who requires special education. 9 2 Sec. 15. Section 256C.1, Code 1997, is amended to read as 9 3 follows: 9 4 256C.1 FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 9 5 ESTABLISHED. 9 6 If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the 9 7 establishment of family resource centers, the department of 9 8 education, in conjunction with the child development 9 9 coordinating council, shall establish and coordinate a family 9 10 resource center demonstration program to provide comprehensive 9 11 child development and child care services, remedial 9 12 educational and literacy services, and supportive services to 9 13 parents who are recipients of assistance under the family 9 14 investment program and other parents in need of services. The 9 15 program shall provide for theestablishmentlocation of family 9 16 resource centersby the school year commencing July 1, 1994,9 17which shall be locatedin at least three public schools, one 9 18 located in a large school district, one located in a medium- 9 19 sized school district, and one located in a small school 9 20 district. For purposes of this section a large school 9 21 district is a district with an actual enrollment of five 9 22 thousand or more pupils; a medium-sized school district is a 9 23 district with an actual enrollment that is greater than one 9 24 thousand one hundred ninety-nine pupils, but less than five 9 25 thousand pupils; and a small school district is a district 9 26 with an actual enrollment of one thousand one hundred ninety- 9 27 nine or fewer pupils. 9 28 Sec. 16. Section 256C.2, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 9 29 1997, is amended to read as follows: 9 30 A district applying for a grant under this section shall 9 31 agree, for each dollar of grant funds, to provide twenty cents 9 32 in matching cash or in-kind resources.Grants may be awarded9 33for four years, beginning July 1, 1994, and ending June 30,9 341998.Up to ten percent of the moneys appropriated for the 9 35 grant program may be used by the council for staffing, 10 1 technical assistance, and external evaluation development. 10 2 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated 10 3 funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year for which the 10 4 funds were appropriated shall not revert but shall be 10 5 available for expenditure for the following fiscal year for 10 6 the purposes of this section. 10 7 Sec. 17. Section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 10 8 1997, is amended to read as follows: 10 9 f. Resident pupils receiving competent private instruction 10 10 under dual enrollment pursuant to chapter 299A shall be 10 11 counted asone-tenthtwo-tenths of one pupil. 10 12 Sec. 18. Section 257.31, Code 1997, is amended by adding 10 13 the following new subsection: 10 14 NEW SUBSECTION. 18. The committee may require a school 10 15 district to utilize the auditor of state to conduct an audit 10 16 of accounts pursuant to section 11.6. 10 17 Sec. 19. Section 258.3A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 1997, 10 18 are amended to read as follows: 10 19 1. Cooperate with thefederal board for vocationalUnited 10 20 States department of education in the administration of the 10 21 Act of Congress, as specified in section 258.1. 10 22 3. Adopt rules prescribing standards for approval of 10 23schools, departments, and classes; area vocational-technical10 24high schools andvocational programs; and community colleges10 25with vocational programs; and practitioner preparation10 26schools, departments, and classes,applying for federal and 10 27 state moneys under this chapter. 10 28 Sec. 20. Section 258.3A, subsection 2, Code 1997, is 10 29 amended by striking the subsection. 10 30 Sec. 21. Section 258.4, subsections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10, 10 31 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 10 32 1.Co-operateCooperate with thefederal board for10 33vocationalUnited States department of education in the 10 34 administration of the Act of Congress, as specified in section 10 35 258.1. 11 1 2. Provide for making studies and investigations relating 11 2 toprevocational andvocationaltrainingeducation in 11 3agricultural, industrialagriculture, trades and industry, 11 4 marketing, business and office, health, andcommercial11 5subjects, and home economicsfamily and consumer sciences. 11 6 3. Promote and aid in the establishmentin local11 7communities and public schoolsofdepartments and classes11 8givingprograms providing instruction in subjects listed in 11 9 subsection 2. 11 10 5. Make recommendations to the board of educational 11 11 examiners relating to the enforcement of rules prescribing 11 12 standards for teachersof subjectsin programs listed in 11 13 subsection 2 in accredited schools, departments, and classes. 11 14 6.Co-operateCooperate in the maintenance of practitioner 11 15 preparationschools, departments, and classes, supported and11 16controlled by the public,programs for thetraining11 17 preparation of teachers and supervisors ofsubjectsprograms 11 18 listed in subsection 2. 11 19 10. Enforce rules prescribing standards for approval of 11 20 vocational education programsin schools, departments, and11 21classes. 11 22 Sec. 22. Section 258.4, Code 1997, is amended by adding 11 23 the following new subsection: 11 24 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. Incorporate in the director's annual 11 25 report a full report of all receipts and expenditures under 11 26 this chapter. 11 27 Sec. 23. Section 258.5, Code 1997, is amended to read as 11 28 follows: 11 29 258.5 REIMBURSEMENT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE MONEYS. 11 30 If a school corporation maintains an approved vocational 11 31school, department, or classesprogram in accordance with the 11 32 rules adopted by the state board,and rules and standards11 33adopted by the board of educational examiners, and the state11 34plan for vocational education, adopted by the board for11 35vocational education and approved by the United States12 1department of education,the director of the department of 12 2 education shall reimburse the school corporation at the end of 12 3 the fiscal year for its expenditures for salaries and 12 4 authorized travel of vocational teachers from federal and 12 5 state funds. However, a school corporation shall not receive 12 6 from federal and state funds a larger amount than one-half the 12 7 sum which has been expended by the school corporation for that 12 8 particular type of program. If federal and state funds are 12 9 not sufficient to make the reimbursement to the extent 12 10 provided in this section, the director shall prorate the 12 11 respective amounts available to the corporations entitled to 12 12 reimbursement. 12 13The director may use federal funds to reimburse approved12 14practitioner preparation schools, departments, or classes for12 15the training of teachers of agriculture, home economics,12 16trades and industrial education, distributive education, and12 17for the training of guidance counselors.12 18 Sec. 24. Section 258.9, Code 1997, is amended to read as 12 19 follows: 12 20 258.9 LOCAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 12 21 The board of directors of a school district that maintains 12 22 aschool, department, or class receiving federal or state12 23funds under this chaptervocational program shall, as a12 24condition of approval by the state board,appoint a local 12 25 advisory council for vocational education composed of public 12 26 members with emphasis on persons representing business, 12 27 agriculture, industry, and labor. The local advisory council 12 28 shall give advice and assistance to the board of directors in 12 29 the establishment and maintenance ofschools, departments, and12 30classesvocational programs that receive federal or state 12 31 funds under this chapter. Local advisory councils may be 12 32 organized according to program area, school, community, or 12 33 region. The state board shall adopt rules requiring that the 12 34 memberships of local advisory councils fairly represent each 12 35 sex and minorities residing in the school district. Members 13 1 of an advisory council shall serve without compensation. 13 2 Sec. 25. Section 258.12, Code 1997, is amended to read as 13 3 follows: 13 4 258.12 CUSTODIAN OF FUNDS – REPORTS. 13 5 The treasurer of state shall be custodian of the funds paid 13 6 to the state from the appropriations made undersaidthe Act 13 7 of Congress as provided in section 258.1, and shall disburse 13 8 thesamefunds on vouchers audited as provided by law. The 13 9 treasurer of state shall report the receipts and disbursements 13 10of said fundsto the general assembly at eachbiennialregular 13 11 session. 13 12 Sec. 26. Section 260C.4, subsection 4, paragraphs e and f, 13 13 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 13 14 e. The director of the department of education shall give 13 15 a community college which is to be removed from the approved 13 16 list at least one year's notice. The notice shall be given by 13 17 registered or certified mail addressed to thesuperintendent13 18 chief executive officer of the community college and shall 13 19 specify the reasons for removal. The notice shall also be 13 20 sent by ordinary mail to each member of the board of directors 13 21 of the community college, and to the news media which serve 13 22 the merged area where the school is located; but any good 13 23 faith error or failure to comply with this sentence shall not 13 24 affect the validity of any action by the director. If, during 13 25 the year, the community college remedies the reasons for 13 26 removal and satisfies the director that it will thereafter 13 27 comply with the laws and approval standards, the director 13 28 shall continue the community college on the approved list and 13 29 shall transmit to the community college notice of the action 13 30 by registered or certified mail. 13 31 f. At any time during the year after notice is given, the 13 32 board of directors of the community college may request a 13 33 public hearing before the director of the department of 13 34 education, by mailing a written request to the director by 13 35 registered or certified mail. The director shall promptly set 14 1 a time and place for the public hearing, which shall be either 14 2 in Des Moines or in the affected merged area. At least thirty 14 3 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be 14 4 given by registered or certified mail addressed to the 14 5superintendentchief executive officer of the community 14 6 college. At least ten days before the hearing, notice of the 14 7 time and place of the hearing and the reasons for removal 14 8 shall also be published by the department in a newspaper of 14 9 general circulation in the merged area where the community 14 10 college is located. 14 11 Sec. 27. Section 260C.5, subsections 1 and 9, Code 1997, 14 12 are amended to read as follows: 14 13 1. Designate a community college as an "area vocational 14 14 education school" within the meaning of, and for the purpose 14 15 of administering,the Act of Congress designated the14 16"Vocational Education Act of 1963"federal vocational 14 17 education legislation. A community college shall not be so 14 18 designated by the director of the department of education for 14 19 the expenditure of funds under 20 U.S.C. } 35c(a)(5), which 14 20 has not been designated and classified as a community college 14 21 by the state board. 14 22 9. Make arrangements with boards of merged areas and local 14 23 school districts to permit students attending high school to 14 24 participate in vocational-technical programs and advanced 14 25 college placement courses and obtain credit for such 14 26 participation for application toward the completion of a high 14 27 school diploma.The granting of credit is subject to the14 28approval of the director of the department of education.14 29 Sec. 28. Section 260C.5, subsection 6, Code 1997, is 14 30 amended by striking the subsection. 14 31 Sec. 29. Section 260C.14, subsection 8, Code 1997, is 14 32 amended to read as follows: 14 33 8. Set the salary of thearea superintendentchief 14 34 executive officer of the director district. In setting the 14 35 salary, the board shall consider the salaries of 15 1 administrators of educational institutions in the merged area 15 2 and the enrollment of the community college. 15 3 Sec. 30. Section 260C.35, Code 1997, is amended to read as 15 4 follows: 15 5 260C.35LIMITATION ONSALE OF LAND. 15 6A merged area shall not purchase land which will increase15 7the aggregate of land owned by the merged area, excluding land15 8acquired by donation or gift, to more than three hundred15 9twenty acres without the approval of the director of the15 10department of education. The limitation does not apply to a15 11merged area owning more than three hundred twenty acres,15 12excluding land acquired by donation or gift, prior to January15 131, 1969.15 14With the approval of the director of the department of15 15education, theThe board of directors of a merged area at any 15 16 time may sell any land in excess of one hundred sixty acres 15 17 owned by the merged area, and an election is not necessary in 15 18 connection with the sale. The proceeds of the sale may be 15 19 used for any of the purposes stated in section 260C.22. This 15 20paragraphsection is in addition to any authority under other 15 21 provisions of law. 15 22 Sec. 31. Section 260C.38, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 3, 15 23 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 15 24 The board of directors may, with the approval of the15 25director of the department of education,enter into lease 15 26 agreements, with or without purchase options, not to exceed 15 27 twenty years in duration, for the leasing or rental of 15 28 buildings for use basically as classrooms, laboratories, 15 29 shops, libraries, and study halls for community college 15 30 purposes, and pay for the leasing or rental with funds 15 31 acquired pursuant tosectionsections 260C.17,section15 32 260C.18, andsection260C.22.However, lease agreements15 33extending for less than ten years and for less than twenty-15 34five thousand dollars per year need not be submitted to the15 35director of the department of education for approval.16 1 Before entering into a lease agreement with a purchase 16 2 option for a building to be constructed, or placed, upon real 16 3 estate owned by the community college, the board shall first 16 4 adopt plans and specifications for the proposed building which 16 5 it considers suitable for the intended use, and the board 16 6 shall also adopt the proposed terms of the lease agreement and 16 7 purchase option.Upon obtaining the approval of the director16 8of the department of education, if approval of the director is16 9required, theThe board shall invite bids, by advertisement 16 10 published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the 16 11 county where the building is to be located. The lease 16 12 agreement shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, 16 13 or the board may reject all bids and readvertise for new bids. 16 14 Sec. 32. Section 260C.47, subsection 6, Code 1997, is 16 15 amended to read as follows: 16 16 6. The director of the department of education shall give 16 17 a community college which has a program which fails to meet 16 18 accreditation standards at least one year's notice prior to 16 19 removal of accreditation of the program. The notice shall be 16 20 given by certified mail or restricted certified mail addressed 16 21 to thesuperintendentchief executive officer of the community 16 22 college and shall specify the reasons for removal of 16 23 accreditation of the program. The notice shall also be sent 16 24 by ordinary mail to each member of the board of directors of 16 25 the community college. Any good faith error or failure to 16 26 comply with the notice requirements shall not affect the 16 27 validity of any action by the director. If, during the year, 16 28 the community college remedies the reasons for removal of 16 29 accreditation of the program and satisfies the director that 16 30 the community college will comply with the accreditation 16 31 standards for that program in the future, the director shall 16 32 continue the accreditation of the program of the community 16 33 college and shall transmit notice of the action to the 16 34 community college by certified mail or restricted certified 16 35 mail. 17 1 Sec. 33. Section 273.2, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 1997, 17 2 is amended to read as follows: 17 3 The area education agency board shall furnish educational 17 4 services and programs as provided in sections 273.1 to 273.9 17 5 and chapter 256B to the pupils enrolled in public or nonpublic 17 6 schools located within its boundaries which are on the list of 17 7 accredited schools pursuant to section 256.11. The programs 17 8 and services provided shall be at least commensurate with 17 9 programs and services existing on July 1, 1974. The programs 17 10 and services provided to pupils enrolled in accredited 17 11 nonpublic schools shall be comparable to programs and services 17 12 provided to pupils enrolled in public schools within 17 13 constitutional guidelines. 17 14 Sec. 34. 273.2, subsection 4, Code 1997, is amended to 17 15 read as follows: 17 16 4. Auxiliary services fornonpublic schoolpupils 17 17 attending accredited nonpublic schools as provided in section 17 18 256.12. However, if auxiliary services are provided their 17 19 funding shall be based on the type of service provided. 17 20 Sec. 35. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 1997, is 17 21 amended to read as follows: 17 22 1. The school year shall begin on the first day of July 17 23and each regularly established elementary and secondary school17 24shall begin no sooner than a day during the calendar week in17 25which the first day of September falls but no later than the17 26first Monday in December.However, if the first day of17 27September falls on a Sunday, school may begin on a day during17 28the calendar week which immediately precedes the first day of17 29September.School shall continue for at least one hundred 17 30 eighty days, except as provided in subsection 3, and may be 17 31 maintained during the entire calendar year. However, if the 17 32 board of directors of a district extends the school calendar 17 33 because inclement weather caused the district to temporarily 17 34 close school during the regular school calendar, the district 17 35 may excuse a graduating senior who has met district or school 18 1 requirements for graduation from attendance during the 18 2 extended school calendar. A school corporation may begin 18 3 employment of personnel for in-service training and 18 4 development purposes before the date to begin elementary and 18 5 secondary school. 18 6 Sec. 36. Section 279.10, subsection 3, unnumbered 18 7 paragraph 2, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 18 8 The board shall file a request for approval with the 18 9 department not later thanNovember 1March 15 of the preceding 18 10 school year. The request shall include a listing of the 18 11 savings and goals to be attained under the innovative school 18 12 year subject to rules adopted by the department under chapter 18 13 17A. The department shall notify the districts of the 18 14 approval or denial of pilot programs not later than the next 18 15 followingJanuaryApril 15. 18 16 Sec. 37. Section 279.10, subsection 4, Code 1997, is 18 17 amended by striking the subsection. 18 18 Sec. 38. Section 282.18, subsection 2, unnumbered 18 19 paragraph 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 18 20 By January 1 of the preceding school year, the parent or 18 21 guardian shall send notification to the district of residence, 18 22 on forms prescribed by the department of education, that the 18 23 parent or guardian intends to enroll the parent's or 18 24 guardian's child in a public school in another school 18 25 district. If a parent or guardian fails to file a 18 26 notification that the parent intends to enroll the parent's or 18 27 guardian's child in a public school in another district by the 18 28 deadline of January 1 of the previous year,and one of the18 29criteria defined in subsection 16 exists for the failure to18 30meet the deadline or if the request is to enroll a child in18 31kindergarten in a public school in another district,the 18 32 parent or guardian shall be permitted to enroll the child in 18 33 the other district in the same manner as if the deadline had 18 34 been met when any of the following circumstances exist: 18 35 a. One of the criteria defined in subsection 16 exists for 19 1 the failure to meet the deadline. 19 2 b. The request is to enroll a child in kindergarten in a 19 3 public school in another district. 19 4 c. Both the resident or sending school district and the 19 5 receiving school district approve the late-filed request. 19 6 Sec. 39. Section 282.18, subsection 5, Code 1997, is 19 7 amended to read as follows: 19 8 5. Each district shall provide notification to the parent 19 9 or guardian relating to the transmission or denial of the 19 10 request. A district of residence shall provide for 19 11 notification of transmission or denial to a parent or guardian 19 12 within three days of board action on the request. A receiving 19 13 district shall provide notification to a parent or guardian, 19 14 within fifteen days of board action on the request, of whether 19 15 the pupil will be enrolled in that district or whether the 19 16 request is to be denied. If, within five days of receiving 19 17 notification that the receiving district has denied the 19 18 request, a parent or guardian who filed a timely request 19 19 petitions the resident district to transfer the request to 19 20 another receiving district, the request shall be considered 19 21 timely filed. The resident district shall transfer the 19 22 request to another receiving district within five days after 19 23 receiving the parent's or guardian's petition. 19 24 Sec. 40. Section 282.30, subsection 1, paragraph b, 19 25 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1997, is amended to read as 19 26 follows: 19 27 An area education agency shall not provide educational 19 28 services to a facility specified in paragraph "a" unless the 19 29 facility makes a request for educational services to the area 19 30 education agency byDecemberJanuary 1 of the school year 19 31 prior to the beginning of the school year for which the 19 32 services are being requested. 19 33 Sec. 41. Section 282.31, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 19 34 1997, is amended to read as follows: 19 35 a. A child who lives in a facility pursuant to section 20 1 282.30, subsection 1, paragraph "a", and who is not enrolled 20 2 in the educational program of the district of residence of the 20 3 child, shall receive appropriate educational services. The 20 4 area education agency shall submit a proposed program and 20 5 budget to the department of education byJanuaryFebruary 1 20 6 for the next succeeding school year. The department of 20 7 education shall review and approve or modify the program and 20 8 proposed budget and shall notify the department of revenue and 20 9 finance and the area education agency of its action by 20 10FebruaryMarch 1. 20 11 PARAGRAPH DIVIDED. The department of revenue and finance 20 12 shall pay the approved budget amount for an area education 20 13 agency in monthly installments beginning September 15 and 20 14 ending June 15 of the next succeeding school year. The 20 15 installments shall be as nearly equal as possible as 20 16 determined by the department of management, taking into 20 17 consideration the relative budget and cash position of the 20 18 state's resources. The department of revenue and finance 20 19 shall transfer the approved budget amount for an area 20 20 education agency from the moneys appropriated under section 20 21 257.16 and make the payment to the area education agency. 20 22 PARAGRAPH DIVIDED. The area education agency shall submit 20 23 an accounting for the actual cost of the program to the 20 24 department of education by August 1 of the following school 20 25 year. The department shall review and approve or modify all 20 26 expenditures incurred in compliance with the guidelines 20 27 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 10, and shall notify the 20 28 department of revenue and finance of the approved accounting 20 29 amount. The approved accounting amount shall be compared with 20 30 any amounts paid by the department of revenue and finance to 20 31 the area education agency and any differences added to or 20 32 subtracted from the October payment made under this paragraph 20 33 for the next school year. Any amount paid by the department 20 34 of revenue and finance shall be deducted monthly from the 20 35 state foundation aid paid under section 257.16 to all school 21 1 districts in the state during the subsequent fiscal year. The 21 2 portion of the total amount of the approved budget that shall 21 3 be deducted from the state aid of a school district shall be 21 4 the same as the ratio that the budget enrollment for the 21 5 budget year of the school district bears to the total budget 21 6 enrollment in the state for that budget year in which the 21 7 deduction is made. 21 8 Sec. 42. Section 285.2, unnumbered paragraph 5, Code 1997, 21 9 is amended to read as follows: 21 10 Claims shall be accompanied by an affidavit of an officer 21 11 of the public school district affirming the accuracy of the 21 12 claim.By February 1 and on or about June 15Claims for 21 13 reimbursement shall be made to the department of education by 21 14 January 31 and July 15 of each school year,on forms 21 15 prescribed by the department. The department shall certify to 21 16 the department of revenue and finance the amounts of approved 21 17 claims to be paid, and the department of revenue and finance 21 18 shall draw warrants payable to school districts which have 21 19 established claims. Claims shall be allowed where practical, 21 20 and at the option of the public school district of the pupil's 21 21 residence, subject to approval by the area education agency of 21 22 the pupil's residence, under section 285.9, subsection 3, the 21 23 public school district of the pupil's residence may transport 21 24 a pupil to a school located in a contiguous public school 21 25 district outside the boundary lines of the public school 21 26 district of the pupil's residence. The public school district 21 27 of the pupil's residence may contract with the contiguous 21 28 public school district or with a private contractor under 21 29 section 285.5 to transport the pupils to the school of 21 30 attendance within the boundary lines of the contiguous public 21 31 school district. The public school district in which the 21 32 pupil resides may contract with the contiguous public school 21 33 district or with a private contractor under section 285.5 to 21 34 transport the pupil from the pupil's residence or from 21 35 designated school bus collection locations to the school 22 1 located within the boundary lines of the contiguous public 22 2 school district, subject to the approval of the area education 22 3 agency of the pupil's residence. The public school district 22 4 of the pupil's residence may utilize the reimbursement 22 5 provisions of section 285.1, subsection 3. 22 6 Sec. 43. Section 285.3, Code 1997, is amended by striking 22 7 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 22 8 285.3 PARENTAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT 22 9 TRANSPORTATION. 22 10 1. A parent or guardian of a student attending an ac- 22 11 credited nonpublic school, who furnishes transportation for 22 12 the student pursuant to section 285.1, and who meets the 22 13 requirements of subsection 2, is entitled to reimbursement 22 14 equal to an amount calculated under the provisions of section 22 15 285.1, subsection 3. In addition, parents or guardians who 22 16 transport one or more family members more than four miles to 22 17 their accredited nonpublic schools of attendance shall be 22 18 entitled to one supplemental mileage payment per family, per 22 19 claim period, equal to fifteen percent of the parental 22 20 reimbursement amount, rounded to the nearest whole dollar, 22 21 when calculated under the provisions of section 285.1, 22 22 subsection 3. 22 23 2. To qualify for parental reimbursement under subsection 22 24 1, a parent or guardian of a student attending an accredited 22 25 nonpublic school, who furnishes transportation for the student 22 26 pursuant to section 285.1, shall submit a claim for 22 27 reimbursement to the resident public school district, 22 28 notifying the district that the student is enrolled and 22 29 attending an accredited nonpublic school. Claims for 22 30 reimbursement shall be filed with the district by December 1 22 31 and May 1 annually and shall include the name, age, and grade 22 32 level of the student and the name of the accredited nonpublic 22 33 school and its location. The district shall submit claims for 22 34 reimbursement to the department of education on behalf of the 22 35 parent or guardian if the parent or guardian meets the 23 1 requirements of this section. 23 2 Sec. 44. Section 294A.14, subsection 2, unnumbered 23 3 paragraph 6, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 23 4 Any summer school program, for which the teacher's salary 23 5 is paid or supplemented under a supplemental pay plan, shall 23 6 be open tononpublic schoolstudents attending accredited 23 7 nonpublic schools in the manner provided in section 256.12. 23 8 Sec. 45. Section 294A.25, subsection 5, Code 1997, is 23 9 amended to read as follows: 23 10 5. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990, 23 11 the amount ofsixtyseventy-five thousand dollars for the 23 12 ambassador to education program under section 256.43. 23 13 Sec. 46. Section 299.4, Code 1997, is amended to read as 23 14 follows: 23 15 299.4 REPORTS AS TO PRIVATE INSTRUCTION. 23 16 The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is 23 17 of compulsory attendance age, who places the child under 23 18 competent private instruction under either section 299A.2 or 23 19 299A.3, not in an accredited school or a home school 23 20 assistance program operated by a public or accredited 23 21 nonpublic school, shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms 23 22 provided by the public school district, to the district bythe23 23earliest starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection23 241September 1 of the school year in which the child is placed 23 25 under private instruction. The secretary shall retain and 23 26 file one copy and forward the other copy to the district's 23 27 area education agency. The report shall state the name and 23 28 age of the child, the period of time during which the child 23 29 has been or will be under competent private instruction for 23 30 the year, an outline of the course of study, texts used, and 23 31 the name and address of the instructor. The parent, guardian, 23 32 or legal custodian of a child, who is placing the child under 23 33 competent private instruction, for the first time, shall also 23 34 provide the district with evidence that the child has had the 23 35 immunizations required under section 139.9. The term "outline 24 1 of course of study" shall include subjects covered, lesson 24 2 plans, and time spent on the areas of study. 24 3 Sec. 47. Section 299A.8, Code 1997, is amended to read as 24 4 follows: 24 5 299A.8 DUAL ENROLLMENT. 24 6 If a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is 24 7 receiving competent private instruction under this chapter 24 8 submits a request, the child shall also be registered in a 24 9 public school for dual enrollment purposes. If the child is 24 10 enrolled in a public school district for dual enrollment 24 11 purposes, the child shall be permitted to participate in any 24 12 academic activities in the district and shall also be 24 13 permitted to participate on the same basis as public school 24 14 children in any extracurricular activities available to 24 15 children in the child's grade or group, and the parent, 24 16 guardian, or legal custodian shall not be required to pay the 24 17 costs of any annual evaluation under this chapter. If the 24 18 child is enrolled for dual enrollment purposes, the child 24 19 shall be included in the public school'sbasicactual 24 20 enrollment under section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph "a", 24 21 if the child participates in three or more academic courses. 24 22 For purposes of this paragraph, "academic course" means a 24 23 course offered by a school district in accordance with section 24 24 256.11, subsection 5, or a class that meets the requirements 24 25 of section 256.11, subsection 3 or 4. Other resident pupils 24 26 receiving competent private instruction under dual enrollment 24 27 pursuant to this chapter shall be counted as provided in 24 28 section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph "f". 24 29 Sec. 48. Sections 257.17, 258.6, 258.10, and 258.13, Code 24 30 1997, are repealed. 24 31 EXPLANATION 24 32 This bill makes the following statutory revisions relating 24 33 to the department of education, vocational education, 24 34 community colleges, special area education agency programs, 24 35 dual enrollment, and payment of claims for nonpublic school 25 1 pupil transportation. 25 2 Code section 11.6(1)(a), unnumbered paragraph 1: Requires 25 3 the individual conducting a school audit to notify, if a 25 4 financial condition statement is present in the annual audit 25 5 report of a school district, by certified mail, the members of 25 6 the district board and the chair of the school budget review 25 7 committee. 25 8 Code sections 15.103, unnumbered paragraph 1, 25 9 15E.166(1)(c), 73.18, 256.82(1)(b)(2), 256.31(1)(c), 25 10 260C.4(4)(e) and (f), 260C.14(8), and 260C.47(6): Change 25 11 references to the area superintendent or president of a 25 12 community college to the chief executive officer of the 25 13 community college. 25 14 Code sections 19A.3(24), unnumbered paragraph 2, and 25 15 256.10: Strike provisions related to personnel procedures 25 16 affecting the professional staff of the department of 25 17 education. Code section 256.10 currently gives the 25 18 professional staff of the department the same rights to notice 25 19 and hearing in cases of dismissal as teachers. Code section 25 20 19A.3(24), unnumbered paragraph 2, currently directs the 25 21 department of personnel to negotiate an agreement with the 25 22 director of the department for the blind and the director of 25 23 the department of education concerning the applicability of 25 24 the merit system to the professional staff for each 25 25 department. Without these provisions relative to the 25 26 department of education, no agreement will be needed. Under 25 27 the bill, the department of personnel will direct the 25 28 personnel matters of the department of education's 25 29 professional staff. 25 30 Code section 256.9(42): Eliminates a provision directing 25 31 the director of the department of education to develop an 25 32 application and review process for approval of administrative 25 33 and program sharing agreements between two or more community 25 34 colleges or a community college and a state university. That 25 35 responsibility is provided for in more detail in section 26 1 260C.46. 26 2 Code sections 256.11(5)(h), unnumbered paragraph 1, 26 3 256.11B, and 258.4(2): Update language by striking references 26 4 to home economics occupations. 26 5 Code sections 256.12(2), 256B.9(4), 273.2, unnumbered 26 6 paragraph 3, and 273.2, subsection 4, and 294A.14(2), 26 7 unnumbered paragraph 6: Provide that special education 26 8 services are available only to children attending accredited 26 9 nonpublic schools in the same manner and to the same extent 26 10 that they are provided to public school students. 26 11 Code section 256.45, unnumbered paragraphs 1, 3, and 4: 26 12 Places responsibility for administration of the ambassador to 26 13 education position with the department of education, but 26 14 eliminates language requiring that the position be established 26 15 within the department. Provides that the ambassador receive a 26 16 salary in an amount that the person would have received from 26 17 the school district during the year in which the person acts 26 18 as ambassador, or $30,000, whichever is greater. Under the 26 19 bill, the department grants funds to the school district in 26 20 that amount, and the school district pays the ambassador's 26 21 salary and benefits. 26 22 Code sections 256C.1 and 256C.2, unnumbered paragraph 2: 26 23 Strike a reference to the date by which the department of 26 24 education shall establish family resource centers and 26 25 eliminate the dates between which the family resource center 26 26 grants will be awarded. Currently, the grants are to end on 26 27 June 30, 1998. 26 28 Code sections 257.6(1)(f) and 299A.8: Provide that a child 26 29 who enrolls under dual enrollment and participates in three or 26 30 more courses is counted as a pupil for purposes of a school 26 31 district's annual enrollment. A child who enrolls under dual 26 32 enrollment, but participates in less than three courses, is 26 33 counted as two-tenths of one pupil. 26 34 Code section 257.31: Permits the school budget review 26 35 committee to request an audit of the accounts of a school 27 1 district or area education agency. 27 2 Code sections 258.3A(1) and 258.4(1): References to the 27 3 federal board of vocational education, which has been 27 4 eliminated, are replaced with references to the United States 27 5 department of education. 27 6 Code section 258.3A(2): Strikes a reference to the 27 7 adoption of rules prescribing standards for teachers of 27 8 vocational education. 27 9 Code sections 258.3A(3), 258.4(2), (3), (5), (6), and (10), 27 10 258.5, unnumbered paragraph 1, 258.6, and 258.9: Eliminate, 27 11 or when necessary, replace references to vocational schools, 27 12 departments, and classes, and other examples of possible 27 13 vocational programs with the more general term "vocational 27 14 programs". 27 15 Code sections 258.4(13) and 258.13: Amend the provision 27 16 currently codified in section 258.13, establishing a duty of 27 17 the director of the department of education to include in a 27 18 biennial report receipts and expenditures under the vocational 27 19 education chapter, to reflect the current practice of 27 20 submitting the report annually, and transfers the provision to 27 21 section 258.4, which establishes the director's duties under 27 22 the chapter. 27 23 Code section 258.5, unnumbered paragraph 2: Eliminates a 27 24 reference in the vocational education chapter to the 27 25 disbursement of federal funds as reimbursement for 27 26 practitioner preparation programs. 27 27 Code section 258.10: Eliminates a section authorizing 27 28 school districts to provide vocational education and to pay 27 29 for the education as the district pays for other programs. 27 30 Section 256.11, the section on educational standards, 27 31 addresses the provision of the vocational education areas 27 32 identified in the repeal section. 27 33 Code section 258.12: Updates a requirement that the 27 34 treasurer of state report the receipt of federal vocational 27 35 education funds to the general assembly to reflect the current 28 1 practice of providing the report annually, rather than 28 2 biennially. 28 3 Code section 260C.5(1): Reference to the federal 28 4 "Vocational Education Act of 1963" in the community colleges 28 5 chapter is replaced with a general reference to federal 28 6 vocational education legislation. 28 7 Code section 260C.5(9): Strikes language giving the 28 8 director of the department of education the authority to grant 28 9 credit to high school students who participate in community 28 10 college programs, leaving the granting of credit to the 28 11 discretion of the community college boards and the school 28 12 district boards. 28 13 Code sections 260C.5(6), 260C.35, and 260C.38, unnumbered 28 14 paragraphs 1 and 3: Eliminate provisions requiring the 28 15 director of the department of education to approve or 28 16 disapprove a lease agreement for space needed by a community 28 17 college, or sites, buildings, or land to be acquired, erected, 28 18 or remodeled for use by community colleges. 28 19 Code sections 279.10(1), (3), and (4), 257.17, and 299.4: 28 20 Remove provisions that prohibit school districts from 28 21 beginning school calendars before the calendar week in which 28 22 the first day of September falls, or later than the first 28 23 Monday in December, and which penalize the school that begins 28 24 before the date specified by reducing state aid. 28 25 Code section 282.18(2), unnumbered paragraph 1: Allows the 28 26 approval of applications for open enrollment that were filed 28 27 late without "good cause" if both the sending and receiving 28 28 district approve the late-filed request. 28 29 Code section 282.18(5): Provides that when a request for 28 30 open enrollment is filed in a timely manner, but denied by a 28 31 receiving district, the parent or guardian who filed the 28 32 request may, within five days of receiving the denial 28 33 notification, petition the resident district to transfer the 28 34 request to another receiving district, and the request shall 28 35 still be considered timely filed. 29 1 Code sections 282.30(1)(b), unnumbered paragraph 2, and 29 2 282.31(1)(a): The deadline by which shelter care homes and 29 3 juvenile detention homes must request educational services of 29 4 an area education agency is moved from December 1 to January 29 5 1; by which an area education agency must submit for approval 29 6 a proposed special program and budget to the department of 29 7 education is revised from January 1 to February 1; and by 29 8 which the department of education must review and approve the 29 9 program and budget is changed from February 1 to March 1. 29 10 Code sections 285.2 and 285.3: Section 285.3 currently 29 11 specifies the amount of the base parental reimbursement for 29 12 nonpublic school student transportation by using the basic 29 13 formula established in section 285.1, subsection 3, pertaining 29 14 to transportation when necessary to implement a whole grade 29 15 sharing agreement or where transportation by school bus is 29 16 impracticable or not available, except that section 285.3 29 17 limits the number of students used in the calculation to all 29 18 elementary students and two high school students, and section 29 19 285.1, subsection 3, provides a limitation of three elementary 29 20 students and one high school student. The bill eliminates the 29 21 different limitation provided in section 285.3. 29 22 Moreover, the bill changes the formula for calculating a 29 23 supplemental payment for a parent or guardian transporting a 29 24 student more than four miles to a nonpublic school. Current 29 25 section 285.3 provides a formula based upon all of the base 29 26 payments made to parents or guardians of nonpublic school 29 27 students under section 285.1, subsection 3, and section 285.3. 29 28 The bill provides that a parent or guardian is entitled to a 29 29 supplemental payment equal to 15 percent of the parent or 29 30 guardian's base reimbursement amount. The section also 29 31 requires parents or guardians to submit claims for 29 32 reimbursement to a school district by December 1 and May 1. 29 33 The bill amends section 285.2 to require districts to 29 34 submit claims for reimbursement by January 31 and July 15, and 29 35 removes the deadline by which the department is required to 30 1 certify the amount of the claims to the department of revenue 30 2 and finance. 30 3 Code section 294A.25(5): Increases from $60,000 to $75,000 30 4 the amount of educational excellence program moneys allocated 30 5 to the department of education for purposes of the ambassador 30 6 to education program. 30 7 LSB 1315DP 77 30 8 kh/jj/8.1
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