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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 285.1, subsection 6, Code 2003, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 6. When the school designated for attendance of pupils is 1 4 engaged in the transportation of pupils, the sending or 1 5 designating school shall use these facilities and pay the pro 1 6 rata cost of transportation except that a district sending 1 7 pupils to another school may make other arrangements when it 1 8 can be shown that such arrangements will be more efficient and 1 9 economical than to use facilities of the receiving school,1 10providing such arrangements are approved by the board of the1 11area education agency. 1 12 Sec. 2. Section 285.1, subsection 16, paragraphs b and c, 1 13 Code 2003, are amended to read as follows: 1 14 b. As an alternative to paragraph "a"of this subsection,1 15subject to section 285.9, subsection 3,where practicable, and 1 16 at the option of the public school district in which a 1 17 nonpublic school pupil resides, the school district may 1 18 transport a nonpublic school pupil to a nonpublic school 1 19 located outside the boundary lines of the public school 1 20 district if the nonpublic school is located in a school 1 21 district contiguous to the school district which is 1 22 transporting the nonpublic school pupils, or may contract with 1 23 the contiguous public school district in which a nonpublic 1 24 school is located for the contiguous school district to 1 25 transport the nonpublic school pupils to the nonpublic school 1 26 of attendance within the boundary lines of the contiguous 1 27 school district. 1 28 c. If the nonpublic school designated for attendance of a 1 29 pupil is located outside the boundary line of the school 1 30 district of the pupil's residence and the district of 1 31 residence meets the requirements of subsections 14 to 16of1 32this sectionby using subsection 17, paragraph "c",of this1 33sectionand the district in which the nonpublic school is 1 34 located is contiguous to the district of the pupil's residence 1 35 and is willing to provide transportation under subsection 17, 2 1 paragraph "a" or "b",of this section,the district in which 2 2 the nonpublic school is located may provide transportation 2 3 services,subject to section 285.9, subsection 3,and may make 2 4 the claim for reimbursement under section 285.2. The district 2 5 in which the nonpublic school is located shall notify the 2 6 district of the pupil's residence that it is making the claim 2 7 for reimbursement, and the district of the pupil's residence 2 8 shall be relieved of the requirement for providing 2 9 transportation and shall not make a claim for reimbursement 2 10 for those nonpublic school pupils for which a claim is filed 2 11 by the district in which the nonpublic school is located. 2 12 Sec. 3. Section 285.2, unnumbered paragraph 5, Code 2003, 2 13 is amended to read as follows: 2 14 Claims shall be accompanied by an affidavit of an officer 2 15 of the public school district affirming the accuracy of the 2 16 claim. By February 1 and on or about June 15 of each year, 2 17 the department shall certify to the department of revenue and 2 18 finance the amounts of approved claims to be paid, and the 2 19 department of revenue and finance shall draw warrants payable 2 20 to school districts which have established claims. Claims 2 21 shall be allowed where practical, and at the option of the 2 22 public school district of the pupil's residence,subject to2 23approval by the area education agency of the pupil's2 24residence, under section 285.9, subsection 3,the public 2 25 school district of the pupil's residence may transport a pupil 2 26 to a school located in a contiguous public school district 2 27 outside the boundary lines of the public school district of 2 28 the pupil's residence. The public school district of the 2 29 pupil's residence may contract with the contiguous public 2 30 school district or with a private contractor under section 2 31 285.5 to transport the pupils to the school of attendance 2 32 within the boundary lines of the contiguous public school 2 33 district. The public school district in which the pupil 2 34 resides may contract with the contiguous public school 2 35 district or with a private contractor under section 285.5 to 3 1 transport the pupil from the pupil's residence or from 3 2 designated school bus collection locations to the school 3 3 located within the boundary lines of the contiguous public 3 4 school district, subject to the approval of the area education 3 5 agency of the pupil's residence. The public school district 3 6 of the pupil's residence may utilize the reimbursement 3 7 provisions of section 285.1, subsection 3. 3 8 Sec. 4. Section 285.4, Code 2003, is amended to read as 3 9 follows: 3 10 285.4 PUPILS SENT TO ANOTHER DISTRICT. 3 11 When a board closes its elementary school facilities for 3 12 lack of pupils or by action of the board, it shall, if there 3 13 is a school bus service available in the area, designate for 3 14 attendance the school operating the buses, provided the board 3 15 of such school is willing to receive them and the facilities 3 16 and curricular offerings are adequate. The board of the 3 17 district where the pupils reside maywith the approval of the3 18area education agency board, subject to legal limitations and 3 19 established uniform standards, designate another rural school 3 20 and provide their own transportation if the transportation 3 21 costs will be less than to use the established bus service. 3 22All designations must be submitted to the area education3 23agency board on or before July 15, for review and approval.3 24The agency board shall after due investigation alter or change3 25designations to make them conform to legal requirements and3 26established uniform standards for making designations and for3 27locating and establishing bus routes.After designations are 3 28 made, they will remain the same from year to yearexcept that3 29on or before July 15, of each year, the rural board or parents3 30may petition the agency board for a change of designation to3 31another school.Appeals from the decision of the agency board3 32on designations may be made by either the parents or board to3 33the director of the department of educationRequests for 3 34 mediation and appeals on designations may be made as provided 3 35 insectionsections 285.12 andsection285.13. 4 1 Sec. 5. Section 285.9, subsection 3, Code 2003, is amended 4 2 by striking the subsection. 4 3 Sec. 6. Section 285.13, Code 2003, is amended to read as 4 4 follows: 4 5 285.13 DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN BOARDS. 4 6 In the event of a disagreement betweenthe board of atwo 4 7 or more boards of directors of schooldistrict and the board4 8of an area education agencydistricts,the board of thea 4 9 school district board involved in the dispute may submit a 4 10 written request to an area education agency to mediate the 4 11 dispute. If the school boards involved in the dispute waive 4 12 mediation, or if a mediation agreement is not reached within 4 13 thirty days of an area education agency's receipt of a written 4 14 request for mediation, a school board involved in the dispute 4 15 may appeal to the director of the department of education and 4 16 the procedure and times provided for in section 285.12 shall 4 17 prevail in any such case. The decision of the director shall 4 18 be subject to judicial review in accordance with the terms of 4 19 the Iowa administrative procedure Act. 4 20 EXPLANATION 4 21 This bill eliminates Code language requiring area education 4 22 agency approval of school bus transportation arrangements and 4 23 routes, but permits school boards involved in a school bus 4 24 transportation dispute to request mediation from an area 4 25 education agency. If mediation is waived or fails within 30 4 26 days of the agency's receipt of the request, the boards 4 27 involved in the dispute may appeal to the director of the 4 28 department of education. The bill eliminates related internal 4 29 references. 4 30 LSB 2611SS 80 4 31 kh/cf/24
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