House Journal: Page 784: Wednesday, March 13, 2002
30 classroom space for the pupil. If the request is
31 granted, the board shall transmit a copy of the form
32 to the parent or guardian and the school district of
33 residence within five days after board action, but not
34 later than March 1 of the preceding school year. The
35 parent or guardian may withdraw the request at any
36 time prior to the start of the school year. A denial
37 of a request by the board of a receiving district is
38 not subject to appeal.
39 Sec. . Section 282.18, subsection 3, unnumbered
40 paragraph 2, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
41 A parent or guardian, whose request has been denied
42 because of a desegregation order or plan, may appeal
43 the decision of the superintendent to the board of the
44 district in which the request was denied. The board
45 may either uphold or overturn the superintendent's
46 decision. A decision of the board to uphold the
47 denial of the request is subject to appeal under
48 section 290.1 to the district court in the county in
49 which the primary business office of the district is
50 located.
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1 Sec. . Section 282.18, subsections 4 and 5,
2 Code 2001, are amended by striking the subsections and
3 inserting in lieu thereof the following:
4 4. a. After January 1 of the preceding school
5 year and until the third Friday in September of that
6 calendar year, the parent or guardian shall send
7 notification to the district of residence and the
8 receiving district, on forms prescribed by the
9 department of education, that good cause, as defined
10 in paragraph "b", exists for failure to meet the
11 January 1 deadline. The board of the receiving
12 district shall take action to approve the request if
13 good cause exists. If the request is granted, the
14 board shall transmit a copy of the form to the parent
15 or guardian and the school district of residence
16 within five days after board action. A denial of a
17 request by the board of a receiving district is not
18 subject to appeal.
19 b. For purposes of this section, "good cause"
20 means a change in a child's residence due to a change
21 in family residence, a change in the state in which
22 the family residence is located, a change in a child's
23 parents' marital status, a guardianship or custody
24 proceeding, placement in foster care, adoption,
25 participation in a foreign exchange program, or
26 participation in a substance abuse or mental health
27 treatment program, a change in the status of a child's
28 resident district such as removal of accreditation by
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