441—121.6(256I) Early childhood Iowa areas.
	121.6(1) The state board shall approve early childhood Iowa area boundaries and the creation of area boards. Minimum criteria for areas and approval of area boards are set forth in Iowa Code section 256I.6.
	121.6(2) The state board may waive any of the minimum criteria referenced in Iowa Code section 256I.6, if it is determined that exceptional circumstances exist. The state board further defines exceptional circumstances to include when the proposed change of boundaries creates hardship that reduces performance or quality of services within the area. The area board must provide compelling documentation of the hardship and clearly document the impact to performance or quality of services or both.
[ARC 9346B, IAB 1/26/11, effective 3/2/11; ARC 3249C, IAB 8/2/17, effective 9/6/17; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 6/14/23]