House File 215 H-1020 Amend House File 215 as follows: 1 1. Page 46, by striking lines 17 through 25. 2 2. Page 48, after line 20 by inserting: 3 < DIVISION ___ 4 PRIVATE INSTRUCTION EXEMPTION 5 Sec. ___. Section 299.4, subsection 1, Code 2013, 6 is amended to read as follows: 7 1. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a 8 child who is of compulsory attendance age, who places 9 the child under competent private instruction under 10 either section 299A.2 or 299A.3 , not in an accredited 11 school or a home school assistance program operated by 12 a school district or accredited nonpublic school, shall 13 furnish a report in duplicate on forms provided by the 14 public school district, to the district by the earliest 15 starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection 16 1 . The secretary shall retain and file one copy and 17 forward the other copy to the district’s area education 18 agency. The report shall state the name and age of the 19 child, the period of time during which the child has 20 been or will be under competent private instruction 21 for the year, an outline of the course of study, texts 22 used, and the name and address of the instructor. The 23 parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child, who is 24 placing the child under competent private instruction 25 for the first time, shall also provide the district 26 with evidence that the child has had the immunizations 27 required under section 139A.8 , and, if the child is 28 elementary school age, a blood lead test in accordance 29 with section 135.105D . The term “outline of course of 30 study” shall include subjects covered, lesson plans, 31 and time spent on the areas of study. 32 Sec. ___. Section 299A.1, unnumbered paragraph 2, 33 Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 34 For purposes of this chapter , “competent private 35 instruction” means private instruction provided on a 36 daily basis for at least one hundred forty-eight days 37 during a school year, to be met by attendance for at 38 least thirty-seven days each school quarter, by or 39 under the supervision of a licensed practitioner in the 40 manner provided under section 299A.2 , or other person 41 under section 299A.3 , which results in the student 42 making adequate progress. 43 Sec. ___. Section 299A.3, unnumbered paragraph 1, 44 Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 45 A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of 46 compulsory attendance age providing competent private 47 instruction to the child shall may meet all of the 48 following requirements: > 49 3. Title page, line 5, before < making > by inserting 50 -1- HF215.273 (3) 85 kh/rj 1/ 2 #1. #2.