Senate Amendment 5166


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 2218 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  By striking page 1, line 14, through page 2,
     1  3 line 30, and inserting the following:
     1  4    <(2)  If a school district does not file a data or
     1  5 information report with the department on the date
     1  6 prescribed by law or rule, the department shall inform
     1  7 the school district of the overdue submission within
     1  8 fifteen days.  If a report is more than thirty days
     1  9 overdue, the department shall notify the school
     1 10 district board of directors and may inform the board
     1 11 of educational examiners of the school district's
     1 12 failure to comply with the reporting requirement.  The
     1 13 board of educational examiners is authorized to
     1 14 suspend the license of an administrator responsible
     1 15 for the school district's failure to comply with the
     1 16 reporting requirement.  A school district may apply to
     1 17 the department for an extension of a filing deadline.
     1 18 For the purposes of this subparagraph, "administrator"
     1 19 means a superintendent or principal of a public
     1 20 school, or the authorities in charge at an accredited
     1 21 nonpublic school.
     1 22    Sec.    .  Section 260C.5, subsection 5, Code 2007,
     1 23 is amended to read as follows:
     1 24    5.  a.  Administer, allocate, and disburse federal
     1 25 or state funds available to pay a portion of the
     1 26 operating costs of community colleges.
     1 27    b.  If a community college does not file a data or
     1 28 information report with the department on the date
     1 29 prescribed by law or rule, the department shall inform
     1 30 the community college of the overdue submission within
     1 31 fifteen days.  If a report is more than thirty days
     1 32 overdue, the department may notify the community
     1 33 college merged area board and the merged area board of
     1 34 directors of the community college's failure to comply
     1 35 with the reporting requirement.  A school district may
     1 36 apply to the department for an extension of a filing
     1 37 deadline.
     1 38    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  273.14  REPORT DEADLINES
     1 39 == PENALTIES.
     1 40    If an area education agency does not file a data or
     1 41 information report with the department on the date
     1 42 prescribed by law or rule, the department shall inform
     1 43 the area education agency of the overdue submission
     1 44 within fifteen days.  If the report is more than
     1 45 thirty days overdue, the department shall notify the
     1 46 area education agency board and may inform the board
     1 47 of educational examiners of the area education
     1 48 agency's failure to comply with the reporting
     1 49 requirement.  The board of educational examiners is
     1 50 authorized to suspend the license of an area education
     2  1 agency administrator responsible for the area
     2  2 education agency's failure to comply with the
     2  3 reporting requirement.  A school district may apply to
     2  4 the department for an extension of a filing deadline.
     2  5 For the purposes of this section, "administrator"
     2  6 means a chief administrator, special education
     2  7 director, and other division administrators.>
     2  8 #2.  Title page, by striking lines 2 and 3 and
     2  9 inserting the following:  <inform the regulatory
     2 10 boards of school districts, area education agencies,
     2 11 and community colleges when required>.
     2 12 #3.  Title page, line 4, by inserting after the
     2 13 word <late> the following:  <and providing suspension
     2 14 of professional licenses in certain circumstances>.
     2 15 #4.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     2 19 MICHAEL E. GRONSTAL
     2 20 SF 2218.701 82
     2 21 ak/sc/20779

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