House Amendment 8716
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 2700 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 42, line 9, by inserting after the word
1 3 <years.> the following: <If the school district
1 4 determines that the expenditures associated with
1 5 providing competent private instruction pursuant to
1 6 chapter 299A is in excess of the revenue attributed to
1 7 the school district's weighted enrollment for such
1 8 instruction in accordance with this subparagraph, the
1 9 school district may submit a request to the school
1 10 budget review committee for modified allowable growth
1 11 in accordance with section 257.31, subsection 5,
1 12 paragraph "n". A home school assistance program shall
1 13 not provide moneys received pursuant to this
1 14 subparagraph, nor resources paid for with moneys
1 15 received pursuant to this subparagraph, to parents or
1 16 students utilizing the program.
1 17 Sec. . Section 257.11, subsection 5, Code
1 18 Supplement 2007, is amended by adding the following
1 19 new paragraph:
1 20 NEW PARAGRAPH. n. Unusual need for additional
1 21 funds for the costs associated with providing
1 22 competent private instruction pursuant to chapter
1 23 299A.
1 24 Sec. . Section 299.4, Code Supplement 2007, is
1 25 amended to read as follows:
1 26 299.4 REPORTS AS TO PRIVATE INSTRUCTION.
1 27 1. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a
1 28 child who is of compulsory attendance age, who places
1 29 the child under competent private instruction under
1 30 either section 299A.2 or 299A.3, not in an accredited
1 31 school or a home school assistance program operated by
1 32 a public school district or accredited nonpublic
1 33 school, shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms
1 34 provided by the public school district, to the
1 35 district by the earliest starting date specified in
1 36 section 279.10, subsection 1. The secretary shall
1 37 retain and file one copy and forward the other copy to
1 38 the district's area education agency. The report
1 39 shall state the name and age of the child, the period
1 40 of time during which the child has been or will be
1 41 under competent private instruction for the year, an
1 42 outline of the course of study, texts used, and the
1 43 name and address of the instructor. The parent,
1 44 guardian, or legal custodian of a child, who is
1 45 placing the child under competent private instruction
1 46 for the first time, shall also provide the district
1 47 with evidence that the child has had the immunizations
1 48 required under section 139A.8, and, if the child is
1 49 elementary school age, a blood lead test in accordance
1 50 with section 135.105D. The term "outline of course of
2 1 study" shall include subjects covered, lesson plans,
2 2 and time spent on the areas of study.
2 3 2. A home school assistance program operated by a
2 4 school district or accredited nonpublic school shall
2 5 furnish a report on forms provided by the department.
2 6 The report shall, at a minimum, state the name and age
2 7 of the child and the period of time during the school
2 8 year in which the child has been or will be under
2 9 competent private instruction by the home school
2 10 assistance program.
2 11 Sec. . Section 299A.2, Code 2007, is amended to
2 12 read as follows:
2 13 299A.2 COMPETENT PRIVATE INSTRUCTION BY LICENSED
2 14 PRACTITIONER.
2 15 If a licensed practitioner provides competent
2 16 instruction to a child of compulsory attendance age,
2 17 the practitioner shall possess a valid license or
2 18 certificate which has been issued by the state board
2 19 of educational examiners under chapter 272 and which
2 20 is appropriate to the ages and grade levels of the
2 21 children to be taught. Competent private instruction
2 22 may include, but is not limited to, a home school
2 23 assistance program which provides instruction or
2 24 instructional supervision offered through an
2 25 accredited nonpublic school or public school district
2 26 by a teacher licensed under chapter 272, who is
2 27 employed by the accredited nonpublic school or public
2 28 school district, who assists and supervises a parent,
2 29 guardian, or legal custodian in providing instruction
2 30 to a child. If competent private instruction is
2 31 provided through a public school district, the child
2 32 shall be enrolled and included in the basic enrollment
2 33 of the school district as provided in section 257.6.
2 34 Sections 299A.3 through 299A.7 do not apply to
2 35 competent private instruction provided by a licensed
2 36 practitioner under this section. However, the
2 37 reporting requirement contained in section 299A.3,
2 38 subsection 1, shall apply to competent private
2 39 instruction provided by licensed practitioners that is
2 40 not part of a home school assistance program offered
2 41 through an accredited nonpublic school or public
2 42 school district.>
2 43 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
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2 47 WINCKLER of Scott
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3 1 WENDT of Woodbury
3 2 HF 2700.323 82
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