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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. The school year shall begin annually onthe first day1 4ofJuly 1 andeach regularly established elementary and1 5secondary school shall begin no sooner than a day during the1 6calendar week in which the first day of September falls but no1 7later than the first Monday in Decemberend the following June 1 8 30.However, if the first day of September falls on a Sunday,1 9school may begin on a day during the calendar week which1 10immediately precedes the first day of September. SchoolThe 1 11 regular school calendar may commence on or after July 1, but 1 12 once commenced shall continue for at least one hundred eighty 1 13 days, except as provided in subsection 3, and may be1 14maintained during the entire calendar year. However, if the 1 15 board of directors of a district extends the school calendar 1 16 because inclement weather caused the district to temporarily 1 17 close school during the regular school calendar, the district 1 18 may excuse a graduating senior who has met district or school 1 19 requirements for graduation from attendance during the 1 20 extended school calendar. A school corporation may begin 1 21 employment of personnel for in-service training and 1 22 development purposes before the date to begin elementary and 1 23 secondary school. 1 24 Sec. 2. Section 279.10, subsection 4, Code 2001, is 1 25 amended by striking the subsection. 1 26 Sec. 3. Section 299.4, Code 2001, is amended to read as 1 27 follows: 1 28 299.4 REPORTS AS TO PRIVATE INSTRUCTION. 1 29 The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is 1 30 of compulsory attendance age, who places the child under 1 31 competent private instruction under either section 299A.2 or 1 32 299A.3, not in an accredited school or a home school 1 33 assistance program operated by a public or accredited 1 34 nonpublic school, shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms 1 35 provided by the public school district, to the district bythe2 1earliest starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection2 21August 15 of the school year in which the child is placed 2 3 under private instruction. The secretary shall retain and 2 4 file one copy and forward the other copy to the district's 2 5 area education agency. The report shall state the name and 2 6 age of the child, the period of time during which the child 2 7 has been or will be under competent private instruction for 2 8 the year, an outline of the course of study, texts used, and 2 9 the name and address of the instructor. The parent, guardian, 2 10 or legal custodian of a child, who is placing the child under 2 11 competent private instruction for the first time, shall also 2 12 provide the district with evidence that the child has had the 2 13 immunizations required under section 139A.8. The term 2 14 "outline of course of study" shall include subjects covered, 2 15 lesson plans, and time spent on the areas of study. 2 16 Sec. 4. Section 257.17, Code 2001, is repealed. 2 17 EXPLANATION 2 18 This bill abolishes the requirement that school start 2 19 during the week in which September 1 falls and makes related 2 20 changes. 2 21 The bill specifies that the annual school year begins on 2 22 July 1 and ends the following June 30. Once commenced, the 2 23 bill requires that the school calendar continue for at least 2 24 180 days. The bill strikes a subsection that permits a school 2 25 to apply to the department of education for a waiver from the 2 26 school start date, and repeals a Code section that penalizes 2 27 schools by reducing their state aid payments if they begin 2 28 their calendars early. In accordance with the change in the 2 29 school start date, the bill establishes a deadline of August 2 30 15 for the filing of a report that a parent who places a child 2 31 under competent private instruction must furnish to the school 2 32 district of residence. Currently, the report must be 2 33 furnished by the earliest starting date specified in the Code, 2 34 which under the bill is July 1. 2 35 LSB 2072YH 79 3 1 kh/cls/14
Text: HF00134 Text: HF00136 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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