House Amendment 1097
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 158 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 6 through 8 and
1 3 inserting the following: <accordance with section
1 4 135.105D.>
1 5 #2. Page 1, by striking lines 11 through 15 and
1 6 inserting the following:
1 7 <NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. a. Except as provided in
1 8 paragraph "b" and subsection 1C, a parent or guardian
1 9 shall provide evidence to the school district
1 10 elementary attendance center or the accredited
1 11 nonpublic elementary school in which the parent's or
1 12 guardian's child is enrolled that the child was tested
1 13 for elevated blood lead levels by the age of six>.
1 14 #3. Page 1, by inserting after line 16 the
1 15 following:
1 16 <b. A child of compulsory attendance age may be
1 17 provisionally enrolled in an elementary school if the
1 18 child's parent or guardian consents to have the child
1 19 receive a blood lead test as rapidly as is feasible
1 20 but not later than sixty days after the school
1 21 calendar commences. The department shall adopt rules
1 22 relating to the provisional enrollment of children to
1 23 an elementary school in accordance with this
1 24 paragraph.
1 25 c. The board of directors of each school district
1 26 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school
1 27 shall give notice of the blood lead test requirement
1 28 to parents of students enrolled or to be enrolled in
1 29 the school at least ninety days before the start of
1 30 the school year in the manner prescribed by the
1 31 department.>
1 32 #4. Page 1, by striking lines 27 through 31 and
1 33 inserting the following: <levels, or if the child's
1 34 parent or legal guardian submits an affidavit, signed
1 35 by the parent or legal guardian, stating that the
1 36 blood lead testing conflicts with a genuine and
1 37 sincere religious belief.>
1 38 #5. Page 1, by inserting after line 35 the
1 39 following:
1 40 <Sec. . Section 135.105D, subsection 3, Code
1 41 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 42 3. The department shall implement blood lead
1 43 testing for children under six years of age who are
1 44 not eligible for the testing services to be paid by a
1 45 third=party source. The department shall contract
1 46 with one or more public health laboratories to provide
1 47 blood lead analysis for such children. The department
1 48 shall establish by rule the procedures for health care
1 49 providers to submit samples to the contracted public
1 50 health laboratories for analysis. The department
2 1 shall also establish by rule a method to reimburse
2 2 health care providers for drawing blood samples from
2 3 such children and the dollar amount that the
2 4 department will reimburse health care providers for
2 5 the service. The department shall also establish by
2 6 rule a method to reimburse health care providers for
2 7 analyzing blood lead samples using a portable blood
2 8 lead testing instrument and the dollar amount that the
2 9 department will reimburse health care providers for
2 10 the service. Payment for blood lead analysis and
2 11 drawing blood samples shall be limited to the amount
2 12 appropriated for the program in a fiscal year.
2 13 Sec. . Section 299.4, Code 2007, is amended to
2 14 read as follows:
2 15 299.4 REPORTS AS TO PRIVATE INSTRUCTION.
2 16 The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child
2 17 who is of compulsory attendance age, who places the
2 18 child under competent private instruction under either
2 19 section 299A.2 or 299A.3, not in an accredited school
2 20 or a home school assistance program operated by a
2 21 public or accredited nonpublic school, shall furnish a
2 22 report in duplicate on forms provided by the public
2 23 school district, to the district by the earliest
2 24 starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection
2 25 1. The secretary shall retain and file one copy and
2 26 forward the other copy to the district's area
2 27 education agency. The report shall state the name and
2 28 age of the child, the period of time during which the
2 29 child has been or will be under competent private
2 30 instruction for the year, an outline of the course of
2 31 study, texts used, and the name and address of the
2 32 instructor. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian
2 33 of a child, who is placing the child under competent
2 34 private instruction for the first time, shall also
2 35 provide the district with evidence that the child has
2 36 had the immunizations required under section 139A.8,
2 37 and, if the child is elementary school age, a blood
2 38 lead test in accordance with section 135.105D. The
2 39 term "outline of course of study" shall include
2 40 subjects covered, lesson plans, and time spent on the
2 41 areas of study.>
2 42 #6. By renumbering as necessary.
2 43
2 44
2 45
2 46 COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES,
2 47 SMITH of Marshall, Chairperson
2 48 HF 158.502 82
2 49 pf/je/7334
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