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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 89.14 PROVISIONS MORE 1 2 RESTRICTIVE THAN STATE LAW OR RULE PROHIBITED. 1 3 A city or county shall not impose requirements more 1 4 restrictive than any of the provisions of this chapter, or of 1 5 the rules adopted by the commissioner. 1 6 Sec. 2. Section 272.9A, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 7 follows: 1 8 272.9A ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSES – EXEMPTION FOR 1 9 SUPERINTENDENTS. 1 10 1. The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 1 11 relating to professional development programs for individuals 1 12 licensed or certificated as administrators of schools after 1 13 July 1, 1985. Successful completion of a professional 1 14 development program is required every five years before the 1 15 license is renewed by the board. 1 16 2. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a 1 17 superintendent is exempt from the licensing requirements of 1 18 this chapter. However, a superintendent shall not be 1 19 considered an administrator for purposes of section 272.1, 1 20 unless the superintendent is licensed as an administrator 1 21 under this chapter, or for purposes of section 272.33, unless 1 22 the superintendent possesses an evaluator license or an 1 23 evaluator endorsement appears on an administrative license 1 24 issued under this chapter to the superintendent. 1 25 Sec. 3. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 1 26 amended to read as follows: 1 27 1. The school year shall begin annually onthe first day1 28ofJuly 1 andeach regularly established elementary and1 29secondary school shall begin no sooner than a day during the1 30calendar week in which the first day of September falls but no1 31later than the first Monday in Decemberend the following June 1 32 30.However, if the first day of September falls on a Sunday,1 33school may begin on a day during the calendar week which1 34immediately precedes the first day of September. SchoolThe 1 35 regular school calendar may commence on or after July 1, but 2 1 once commenced shall continue for at least one hundred eighty 2 2 days, except as provided in subsection 3, and may be2 3maintained during the entire calendar year. However, if the 2 4 board of directors of a district extends the school calendar 2 5 because inclement weather caused the district to temporarily 2 6 close school during the regular school calendar, the district 2 7 may excuse a graduating senior who has met district or school 2 8 requirements for graduation from attendance during the 2 9 extended school calendar. A school corporation may begin 2 10 employment of personnel for in-service training and 2 11 development purposes before the date to begin elementary and 2 12 secondary school. 2 13 Sec. 4. Section 279.10, subsection 4, Code 1999, is 2 14 amended by striking the subsection. 2 15 Sec. 5. Section 279.35, Code 1999, is amended to read as 2 16 follows: 2 17 279.35 PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS. 2 18 The proceedings of each regular, adjourned, or special 2 19 meeting of the board, including the schedule of bills allowed, 2 20 shall be published after the adjournment of the meeting in the 2 21 manner provided in this section and section 279.36, and the 2 22 publication of the schedule of the bills allowed shall include 2 23 a list of claims allowed, including salary claims for services 2 24 performed. The schedule of bills allowed may be published on 2 25 a once monthly basis in lieu of publication with the 2 26 proceedings of each meeting of the board. The list of claims 2 27 allowed shall include the name of the person or firm making 2 28 the claim, the purpose of the claim,and the amount of the 2 29 claim. However, salaries paid to individuals regularly 2 30 employed by the district shall only be published annually and 2 31 the publication shall include the total amount of the annual 2 32 salary of each employee. The secretary shall furnish a copy 2 33 of the proceedings to be published within two weeks following 2 34 the adjournment of the meeting. 2 35 Sec. 6. Section 280.14, Code 1999, is amended to read as 3 1 follows: 3 2 280.14 SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS. 3 3 The board or governing authority of each school or school 3 4 district subject to the provisions of this chapter shall 3 5 establish and maintain adequate administration, school 3 6 staffing, personnel assignment policies, teacher 3 7 qualifications, certification requirements, facilities, 3 8 equipment, grounds, graduation requirements, instructional 3 9 requirements, instructional materials, maintenance procedures 3 10 and policies on extracurricular activities. In addition the 3 11 board or governing authority of each school or school district 3 12 shall provide such principals as it finds necessary to provide 3 13 effective supervision and administration for each school and 3 14 its faculty and student body. An individual who is employed 3 15 or contracted as asuperintendentprincipal by a school or 3 16 school district may also serve asan elementary principala 3 17 superintendent in the same school or school district. 3 18 Sec. 7. Section 283A.2, subsection 2, as enacted by 1994 3 19 Iowa Acts, chapter 1193, section 24, is amended to read as 3 20 follows: 3 21 2. a.AllA schooldistrictsdistrict shall operate or 3 22 provide for the operation of school breakfast and lunch 3 23 programs at allpublic schoolsattendance centers ineachthe 3 24 district. However, with the approval of the department of 3 25 education as provided in paragraph "b", a school district may 3 26 provide access to a school breakfast program at an alternative 3 27 site to students who wish to participate in a school breakfast 3 28 program. The programs shall provide students with 3 29 nutritionally adequate meals and shall be operated in 3 30 compliance with the rules of the state board of education and 3 31 pertinent federal law and regulation, for all students in each 3 32 district who attend public school and wish to participate in a 3 33 school breakfast or lunch program. 3 34 b. The board of directors of a school district that wishes 3 35 to provide safe, reasonable student access to a school 4 1 breakfast program, rather than operate or provide for the 4 2 operation of a school breakfast program at an attendance 4 3 center within the school district, shall annually submit to 4 4 the department of education a plan that meets the requirements 4 5 of this section. The department shall evaluate the plan, 4 6 determine whether the plan meets requirements for safety and 4 7 reasonable access to a school breakfast program, and shall 4 8 approve or refuse to approve the plan. The state board shall 4 9 establish criteria for the approval of a plan for safe, 4 10 reasonable student access to a school breakfast program 4 11 provided at a site other than the attendance center at which 4 12 the student is enrolled. 4 13 Sec. 8. Section 283A.2, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 4 14 amended to read as follows: 4 15 3. Effective July 1, 1999, all school districts shall 4 16 operate or provide for the operation of school breakfast 4 17 programs at all publicschoolsschool attendance centers in 4 18 each district, or shall, with the approval of the department 4 19 of education as provided in paragraph "b", provide access to a 4 20 school breakfast program at an alternative site to students 4 21 who wish to participate in a school breakfast program. The 4 22 programs shall provide students with nutritionally adequate 4 23 meals and shall be operated in compliance with the rules of 4 24 the state board of education and pertinent federal law and 4 25 regulation, for all students in each district who attend 4 26 public school and who wish to participate in a school 4 27 breakfast program. 4 28 a. A school or school district unable to meet the 4 29 requirement to provide a school breakfast program may, not 4 30 later than June 1, 1999, for the school year beginning July 1, 4 31 1999, file a written request to the department of education 4 32 that the department waive the requirement for that school or 4 33 school district. The written request shall include the reason 4 34 for which the waiver is being requested. The state board 4 35 shall evaluate the application for waiver, determine the 5 1 validity of the reason for which the waiver is being 5 2 requested, and grant or deny the application for waiver. The 5 3 state board shall establish criteria for determination of the 5 4 validity of reasons for waiver of the requirement that school 5 5 breakfast programs be operated at each school. However, the 5 6 state board shall not waive the school breakfast program 5 7 requirement for a school if thirty-five percent or more of the 5 8 students in attendance at the school during the month of March 5 9 1999 were eligible for free or reduced price meals under the 5 10 federal National School Lunch Act and the federal Child 5 11 Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. } 1751–1785. 5 12 b. The board of directors of a school district that wishes 5 13 to provide safe, reasonable student access to a school 5 14 breakfast program, rather than operate or provide for the 5 15 operation of a school breakfast program at an attendance 5 16 center within the school district, shall annually submit to 5 17 the department of education a plan that meets the requirements 5 18 of this section. The department shall evaluate the plan, 5 19 determine whether the plan meets requirements for safety and 5 20 reasonable access to a school breakfast program, and shall 5 21 approve or refuse to approve the plan. The state board shall 5 22 establish criteria for the approval of a plan for safe, 5 23 reasonable student access to a school breakfast program 5 24 provided at a site other than the attendance center at which 5 25 the student is enrolled. 5 26 Sec. 9. Section 299.4, Code 1999, is amended to read as 5 27 follows: 5 28 299.4 REPORTS AS TO PRIVATE INSTRUCTION. 5 29 The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is 5 30 of compulsory attendance age, who places the child under 5 31 competent private instruction under either section 299A.2 or 5 32 299A.3, not in an accredited school or a home school 5 33 assistance program operated by a public or accredited 5 34 nonpublic school, shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms 5 35 provided by the public school district, to the district bythe6 1earliest starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection6 21August 15 of the school year in which the child is placed 6 3 under private instruction. The secretary shall retain and 6 4 file one copy and forward the other copy to the district's 6 5 area education agency. The report shall state the name and 6 6 age of the child, the period of time during which the child 6 7 has been or will be under competent private instruction for 6 8 the year, an outline of the course of study, texts used, and 6 9 the name and address of the instructor. The parent, guardian, 6 10 or legal custodian of a child, who is placing the child under 6 11 competent private instruction, for the first time, shall also 6 12 provide the district with evidence that the child has had the 6 13 immunizations required under section 139.9. The term "outline 6 14 of course of study" shall include subjects covered, lesson 6 15 plans, and time spent on the areas of study. 6 16 Sec. 10. Section 257.17, Code 1999, is repealed. 6 17 EXPLANATION 6 18 This bill provides that a city or county shall not have the 6 19 power to make more restrictive any of the provisions of state 6 20 law or rule relating to the maintenance and monitoring of 6 21 boilers and unfired steam pressure vessels located in public 6 22 school buildings, changes the date by which school district 6 23 calendars begin, exempts superintendents from educational 6 24 licensing requirements administered by the board of 6 25 educational examiners, strikes a provision requiring the board 6 26 of directors of a school district to publish the purpose of a 6 27 claim in its schedule of bills, permits an individual who is 6 28 employed or contracted as a school principal to also serve as 6 29 a superintendent in the same school or school district, and 6 30 provides a school district with an alternative to operating or 6 31 providing a school breakfast program at each attendance center 6 32 within the school district. 6 33 The bill strikes a provision that authorizes a 6 34 superintendent to evaluate practitioners and other personnel, 6 35 and permits a superintendent to evaluate the performance of 7 1 individuals holding practitioner licenses only if the 7 2 superintendent holds a license issued by the board of 7 3 educational examiners. 7 4 The bill permits a school to begin its regular school 7 5 calendar on or after July 1, but once commenced, the calendar 7 6 must continue for at least 180 days. Currently, schools must 7 7 begin their school calendar no sooner than a day during the 7 8 calendar week in which the first day of September falls and no 7 9 later than the first Monday in December. The bill also 7 10 repeals a Code section that penalizes schools by reducing 7 11 their state aid payments if they begin their calendars early. 7 12 The bill specifies that the annual school year begins on July 7 13 1 and ends the following June 30. 7 14 Currently, the Code requires a parent, guardian, or legal 7 15 custodian who places a child under competent private 7 16 instruction to furnish a report to the school district of 7 17 residence by the earliest starting date specified in the Code. 7 18 In accordance with the change in the school start date, the 7 19 bill requires that the report be filed with the district by 7 20 August 15 of the school year in which the child is placed 7 21 under private instruction. 7 22 Under the bill, a school district that wishes to provide 7 23 safe, reasonable student access to a school breakfast program, 7 24 rather than operate or provide for the operation of a school 7 25 breakfast program at a particular attendance center within the 7 26 school district as required as of July 1, 1999, under current 7 27 law, shall annually submit to the department of education a 7 28 plan that meets the requirements for safe and reasonable 7 29 student access. The department shall evaluate the plan, 7 30 determine whether the plan meets requirements for safety and 7 31 reasonable access to a school breakfast program, and approve 7 32 or refuse to approve the plan. 7 33 The state board is required to establish criteria for the 7 34 approval of a plan for safe, reasonable student access to a 7 35 school breakfast program provided at a site other than the 8 1 attendance center in which the student is enrolled. 8 2 Under current law, a school district that cannot meet the 8 3 school breakfast program requirements by July 1, 1999, may 8 4 apply to the department of education for a waiver by June 1, 8 5 1999. This provision, which is Code section 283A.2, 8 6 subsection 3, as amended in the bill, is struck from the Code 8 7 effective July 1, 2000. After that date, each school district 8 8 will be required to provide a school breakfast program at each 8 9 public school or, as provided under this bill, provide access 8 10 to a school breakfast program at an alternative site. 8 11 LSB 2081YC 78 8 12 kh/sc/14
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