House File 307 H-1086 Amend House File 307 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause 2 and inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 4 2015, is amended to read as follows: 5 1. The school year for each school district and 6 accredited nonpublic school shall begin on July 1 and 7 each regularly established elementary and secondary 8 school shall begin no sooner than a day during the 9 calendar week in which the first day of September 10 falls but no later than the first Monday in December . 11 However, if the first day of September falls on a 12 Sunday, school may begin on a day during the calendar 13 week which immediately precedes the first day of 14 September. The school calendar shall include not 15 less than one hundred eighty days, except as provided 16 in subsection 3 , or one thousand eighty hours of 17 instruction during the calendar year. The board of 18 directors of a school district and the authorities 19 in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall 20 determine the school start date for the school calendar 21 based on the best educational interests of the students 22 and shall set the number of days or hours of required 23 attendance for the school year as provided in section 24 299.1, subsection 2 , but the board of directors of a 25 school district shall hold a public hearing on any 26 proposed school calendar prior to adopting the school 27 calendar. If the board of directors of a district or 28 the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic 29 school extends the school calendar because inclement 30 weather caused the school district or accredited 31 nonpublic school to temporarily close during the 32 regular school calendar, the school district or 33 accredited nonpublic school may excuse a graduating 34 senior who has met district or school requirements for 35 graduation from attendance during the extended school 36 calendar. A school corporation may begin employment 37 of personnel for in-service training and development 38 purposes before the date to begin elementary and 39 secondary school. 40 Sec. 2. Section 279.10, subsection 4, Code 2015, is 41 amended by striking the subsection. 42 Sec. 3. REPEAL. Section 257.17, Code 2015, is 43 repealed. > 44 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and 45 inserting < An Act relating to the school start date and 46 eliminating waiver and penalty provisions. > 47 -1- HF307.918 (2) 86 (amending this HF 307 to CONFORM to SF227) kh/rj 1/ 3 #1.
______________________________ WINCKLER of Scott ______________________________ ANDERSON of Polk ______________________________ BEARINGER of Fayette ______________________________ BERRY of Black Hawk ______________________________ BROWN-POWERS of Black Hawk ______________________________ FINKENAUER of Dubuque ______________________________ FORBES of Polk ______________________________ GAINES of Polk ______________________________ HUNTER of Polk ______________________________ JACOBY of Johnson ______________________________ KEARNS of Lee ______________________________ LENSING of Johnson ______________________________ MASCHER of Johnson -2- HF307.918 (2) 86 (amending this HF 307 to CONFORM to SF227) kh/rj 2/ 3
______________________________ MEYER of Polk ______________________________ RUFF of Clayton ______________________________ STAED of Linn ______________________________ STUTSMAN of Johnson ______________________________ T. TAYLOR of Linn ______________________________ THEDE of Scott ______________________________ STECKMAN of Cerro Gordo ______________________________ HEDDENS of Story ______________________________ KRESSIG of Black Hawk ______________________________ WESSEL-KROESCHELL of Story -3- HF307.918 (2) 86 (amending this HF 307 to CONFORM to SF227) kh/rj 3/ 3