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1 1 Amend Senate File 348, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, line 24, by inserting after the word
1 4 "school" the following: ", or a state public charter
1 5 school district as the context indicates,".
1 6 #2. Page 2, by striking lines 7 and 8 and
1 7 inserting the following: "256F.5. The state board
1 8 shall approve not more than ten pilot charter school
1 9 applications, of which not more than two shall be
1 10 applications for the conversion of public school
1 11 districts to pilot charter school districts. The
1 12 state board shall".
1 13 #3. Page 2, line 13, by striking the words
1 14 "charter school" and inserting the following: "pilot
1 15 charter school district".
1 16 #4. Page 2, line 15, by inserting after the word
1 17 "purpose." the following: "However, the application
1 18 for approval of a pilot charter school district
1 19 required in accordance with section 256F.6 shall be
1 20 substantially complete and accurate and shall be made
1 21 available to the public prior to submitting to the
1 22 voters of the school district the question of whether
1 23 to operate the entire school district as a state
1 24 public pilot charter school district."
1 25 #5. Page 2, line 17, by inserting after the word
1 26 "approval" the following: "or disapproval".
1 27 #6. Page 2, line 34, by inserting before the word
1 28 "charter" the following: "pilot".
1 29 #7. Page 3, by striking lines 12 and 13, and
1 30 inserting the following: "instruction under a
1 31 contract with an area education agency, and all
1 32 parents and guardians of children enrolled in the
1 33 school".
1 34 #8. Page 3, by striking line 16, and inserting the
1 35 following: "school's board of directors. The
1 36 meetings and the records of the board of".
1 37 #9. Page 3, line 27, by inserting before the word
1 38 "charter" the following: "pilot".
1 39 #10. Page 3, line 30, by inserting before the word
1 40 "charter" the following: "pilot".
1 41 #11. Page 3, by striking lines 32 through 34, and
1 42 inserting the following: "approval. If the school
1 43 board denies the application, the sponsor may appeal
1 44 the school board's decision to the state board. The
1 45 decision of the state board is final and not subject
1 46 to review by any court. A school board seeking to".
1 47 #12. Page 4, line 3, by inserting before the word
1 48 "charter" the following: "pilot".
1 49 #13. Page 4, line 9, by striking the word "school"
1 50 and inserting the following: "pilot charter school".
2 1 #14. Page 4, line 16, by inserting before the word
2 2 "charter" the following: "pilot".
2 3 #15. Page 5, line 13, by inserting after the words
2 4 "a charter." the following: "A pilot charter school
2 5 district shall not exceed the levy limits or purposes
2 6 for the levies established or bonds issued."
2 7 #16. Page 5, by striking line 24 and inserting the
2 8 following: "chapter 256B. However, a child requiring
2 9 special education shall not be enrolled in the pilot
2 10 charter school unless the pilot charter school is able
2 11 to provide the appropriate special education program
2 12 for that student in accordance with rules adopted by
2 13 the department. The school district of residence and
2 14 the pilot charter school shall jointly determine
2 15 whether the pilot charter school's special education
2 16 program is appropriate for the student. If the
2 17 appropriateness of the special education program in
2 18 the resident district is questioned by the parent, the
2 19 parent may obtain a review in accordance with section
2 20 256B.6. If the appropriateness of the special
2 21 education program in the pilot charter school is at
2 22 issue, the final determination of the appropriateness
2 23 of a special education program shall be the
2 24 responsibility of the director of special education of
2 25 the area education agency in which the pilot charter
2 26 school is located, based upon the decision of a
2 27 diagnostic-education team from the pilot charter
2 28 school that shall include a representative from the
2 29 resident district which has the authority to commit
2 30 district resources. The school district of residence
2 31 shall".
2 32 #17. Page 5, line 25, by striking the word
2 33 "state".
2 34 #18. Page 5, line 27, by striking the word
2 35 "extraordinary" and inserting the following:
2 36 "excess".
2 37 #19. Page 7, line 12, by inserting after the word
2 38 "program" the following: "and curriculum".
2 39 #20. Page 8, line 24, by inserting before the word
2 40 "charter" the following: "pilot".
2 41 #21. Page 8, line 33, by inserting before the word
2 42 "charter" the following: "pilot".
2 43 #22. Page 9, line 1, by inserting before the word
2 44 "charter" the following: "pilot".
2 45 #23. Page 9, by striking lines 16 and 17 and
2 46 inserting the following:
2 47 "4. Individuals employed by a pilot charter school
2 48 shall be public school employees for purposes of
2 49 retirement under chapter 97B."
2 50 #24. Page 10, line 17, by inserting before the
3 1 word "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 2 #25. Page 10, line 33, by inserting after the word
3 3 "year." the following: "Final action to revoke a
3 4 contract shall be taken in a manner least disruptive
3 5 to students enrolled in the pilot charter school."
3 6 #26. Page 12, line 19, by inserting before the
3 7 word "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 8 #27. By striking page 12, line 23 through page 13,
3 9 line 21, and inserting the following:
3 10 "2. If the pilot charter school does not elect to
3 11 provide transportation for students enrolled at the
3 12 pilot charter school, the school district in which the
3 13 pilot charter school is located shall provide
3 14 transportation to resident students enrolled in the
3 15 pilot charter school who are eligible for
3 16 transportation in accordance with section 285.1. The
3 17 pilot charter school shall pay the school district for
3 18 transportation services provided pursuant to this
3 19 subsection in an amount that shall not exceed the
3 20 district average cost per student transported."
3 21 #28. Page 13, line 23, by inserting before the
3 22 word "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 23 #29. Page 14, line 2, by inserting before the word
3 24 "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 25 #30. Page 14, line 5, by inserting before the word
3 26 "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 27 #31. Page 14, line 9, by inserting before the word
3 28 "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 29 #32. Page 14, line 17, by inserting before the
3 30 word "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 31 #33. Page 15, line 1, by inserting before the word
3 32 "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 33 #34. Page 15, line 10, by inserting before the
3 34 word "charter" the following: "pilot".
3 35 #35. Page 16, by inserting after line 25, the
3 36 following:
3 37 "Sec.___. Section 257.31, subsection 5, paragraph
3 38 d, is amended to read as follows:
3 39 d. The closing of a nonpublic school, wholly or in
3 40 part, or the opening or closing of a pilot charter
3 41 school."
3 42 #36. Page 17, line 1, by inserting after the
3 43 figure "476" the following: "or House File 672".
3 44
3 45
3 46
3 47 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
3 48 GRUNDBERG of Polk, Chairperson
3 49 SF 348.304 79
3 50 kh/cf
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