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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. The school year shall begin annually onthe first day1 4ofJulyand each 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 December. However, if the1 8first day of September falls on a Sunday, school may begin on1 9a day during the calendar week which immediately precedes the1 10first day of September. School1 and end on June 30 of the 1 11 following year. The school calendar shallcontinue for1 12 consist of at least one hundred eighty days, except as 1 13 provided in subsection 3, and may be maintained during the 1 14 entirecalendarschool year. However, if the board of 1 15 directors of a district extends the school calendar because 1 16 inclement weather caused the district to temporarily close 1 17 school during the regular school calendar, the district may 1 18 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 2003, is 1 25 amended by striking the subsection. 1 26 Sec. 3. Section 299.4, Code 2003, 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 to the public school district, 1 35 by September 15 annually, a report in duplicate on forms 2 1 provided by the public school district, to the district by the2 2earliest starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection2 31. The secretary shall retain and file one copy and forward 2 4 the other copy to the district's area education agency. The 2 5 report shall state the name and age of the child, the period 2 6 of time during which the child has been or will be under 2 7 competent private instruction for the year, an outline of the 2 8 course of study, texts used, and the name and address of the 2 9 instructor. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a 2 10 child, who is placing the child under competent private 2 11 instruction for the first time, shall also provide the 2 12 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 2003, is repealed. 2 17 EXPLANATION 2 18 This bill eliminates language specifying the earliest date 2 19 a school can begin its calendar and provides that the school 2 20 year shall begin annually on July 1 and end on June 30 of the 2 21 following year. The bill also states that the school calendar 2 22 shall consist of at least 180 days unless the school district 2 23 requests approval from the department of education for a pilot 2 24 program for an innovative school year. The bill strikes a 2 25 related provision that permits the director of the department 2 26 to waive the requirement for the school start date upon the 2 27 request of a school. The bill also provides that a report 2 28 filed for a child placed under competent private instruction, 2 29 which current Code states must be filed by the earliest school 2 30 start date, must be filed by September 15 annually. The bill 2 31 repeals a provision that reduces state aid payments to a 2 32 school if the school commences classes prior to the earliest 2 33 starting date. 2 34 LSB 5922HH 80 2 35 kh/sh/8
Text: HF02107 Text: HF02109 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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