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PAG LIN 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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