Senate File 533 S-3320 Amend Senate File 533 as follows: 1 1. Page 33, after line 17 by inserting: 2 < DIVISION ___ 3 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION 4 Sec. ___. Section 256.7, subsection 19, Code 2011, 5 is amended to read as follows: 6 19. Define the minimum school day as a day 7 consisting of five and one-half hours of instructional 8 time for grades one through twelve. The minimum 9 hours as time spent with a licensed teacher that shall 10 be exclusive of the lunch period and parent-teacher 11 conferences , but may include passing time between 12 classes. Time spent on parent-teacher conferences 13 shall be considered instructional time. A school or 14 school district may record a day of school with less 15 than the minimum instructional hours as a minimum 16 school day if any of the following apply: 17 a. If emergency health or safety factors require 18 the late arrival or early dismissal of students on a 19 specific day. 20 b. If the total hours of instructional school 21 time for grades one through twelve for any five 22 consecutive school days equal a minimum of twenty-seven 23 and one-half hours, even though any one day of 24 school is less than the minimum instructional hours 25 because of a staff development opportunity provided 26 for the professional instructional staff or because 27 parent-teacher conferences have been scheduled 28 beyond the regular school day. Furthermore, if the 29 total hours of instructional time for the first four 30 consecutive days equal at least twenty-seven and 31 one-half hours because parent-teacher conferences 32 have been scheduled beyond the regular school day, a 33 school or school district may record zero hours of 34 instructional time on the fifth consecutive school day 35 as a minimum school day. 36 Sec. ___. Section 256F.4, subsection 5, Code 2011, 37 is amended to read as follows: 38 5. A charter school or innovation zone school shall 39 provide instruction for at least the number of days 40 hours required by section 279.10, subsection 1 , or 41 shall provide at least the equivalent number of total 42 hours . 43 Sec. ___. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 2011, 44 is amended to read as follows: 45 1. The school year for each school district and 46 accredited nonpublic school shall begin on the first 47 day of July 1 and each regularly established elementary 48 and secondary school shall begin no sooner than a day 49 during the calendar week in which the first day of 50 -1- SF533.3023 (2) 84 tm/jp 1/ 3 #1.

September falls but no later than the first Monday 1 in December. However, if the first day of September 2 falls on a Sunday, school may begin on a day during the 3 calendar week which immediately precedes the first day 4 of September. School shall continue for at least one 5 hundred eighty days, except as provided in subsection 6 3 , and may be maintained The school calendar shall 7 include not less than one thousand eighty hours of 8 instruction during the entire calendar year. However, 9 if The board of directors of a school district and the 10 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school 11 shall set the number of days of required attendance 12 for the school year as provided in section 299.1, 13 subsection 2, but the board of directors of a school 14 district shall hold a public hearing on any proposed 15 school calendar prior to adopting the school calendar. 16 If the board of directors of a district or the 17 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school 18 extends the school calendar because inclement weather 19 caused the school district or accredited nonpublic 20 school to temporarily close school during the regular 21 school calendar, the school district or accredited 22 nonpublic school may excuse a graduating senior who 23 has met district or school requirements for graduation 24 from attendance during the extended school calendar. A 25 school corporation may begin employment of personnel 26 for in-service training and development purposes before 27 the date to begin elementary and secondary school. 28 Sec. ___. Section 279.10, subsections 2 and 3, Code 29 2011, are amended by striking the subsections. 30 Sec. ___. Section 299.4, subsection 1, Code 2011, 31 is amended to read as follows: 32 1. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a 33 child who is of compulsory attendance age, who places 34 the child under competent private instruction under 35 either section 299A.2 or 299A.3 , not in an accredited 36 school or a home school assistance program operated 37 by a school district or accredited nonpublic school, 38 shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms provided 39 by the public school district, to the district by the 40 earliest starting date specified in section 279.10, 41 subsection 1 September 1 of the school year in which 42 the child will be under competent private instruction . 43 The secretary shall retain and file one copy and 44 forward the other copy to the district’s area education 45 agency. The report shall state the name and age of the 46 child, the period of time during which the child has 47 been or will be under competent private instruction 48 for the year, an outline of the course of study, texts 49 used, and the name and address of the instructor. The 50 -2- SF533.3023 (2) 84 tm/jp 2/ 3

parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child, who is 1 placing the child under competent private instruction 2 for the first time, shall also provide the district 3 with evidence that the child has had the immunizations 4 required under section 139A.8 , and, if the child is 5 elementary school age, a blood lead test in accordance 6 with section 135.105D . The term “outline of course of 7 study” shall include subjects covered, lesson plans, 8 and time spent on the areas of study. 9 Sec. ___. REPEAL. Section 256.22, Code 2011, is 10 repealed. 11 Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this 12 Act takes effect July 1, 2012. > 13 2. By renumbering as necessary. 14 ______________________________ SHAWN HAMERLINCK -3- SF533.3023 (2) 84 tm/jp 3/ 3 #2.