H-1335

   Amend Senate File 475, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 4, line 10, after <256.43.> by inserting <The director shall maintain a list of approved online providers that meet the standards of section 256.42, subsection 6, and provide course content through an online learning platform taught by an Iowa licensed teacher that has specialized training or experience in online learning. Providers shall apply for approval annually or as determined by the department.>
   2.  Page 5, by striking lines 9 through 31 and inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 256.42, subsection 7, Code 2017, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
   7.  a.  The provisions of section 256.11, subsection 5, which require that specified subjects be offered and taught by a school district or accredited nonpublic school, shall not apply for up to two specified subjects at a school district or school under this section if either of the following apply:
   (1)  The school district or school makes every reasonable and good faith effort to employ a teacher licensed under chapter 272 for the specified subject, and is unable to employ such a teacher. 
   (2)  Fewer than ten students typically register for instruction in the specified subject at the school district or school.
   b.  The department may waive for one school year the applicability of section 256.11, subsection 5, at its discretion, to additional specified subject areas for a school district or accredit nonpublic school that proves to the satisfaction of the department that the school district or school has made every reasonable effort, but is unable to meet the requirements of section 256.11, subsection 5. A school district or accredited nonpublic school may apply for an annual waiver each year.
   c.  Any specified subject course to which section 256.11, subsection 5, does not apply under paragraph “a” or “b” shall be provided by the initiative unless the course is not offered by the initiative or the course offered by the initiative lacks the capacity to accommodate additional students. In that case, the specified subject course may instead be provided by the school district or accredited nonpublic school through an online learning platform, provided the online learning platform is taught by an Iowa licensed teacher with online learning experience and the course content is aligned with the Iowa content standards and satisfies the requirements of subsection 6.
   d.  For purposes of this subsection, “good faith effort” means the same as defined in section 279.19A, subsection 9.>
   3.  Page 8, line 7, after <include> by inserting <a prevent blindness Iowa certified vision screener and>
   4.  Page 8, after line 18 by inserting: 
   <___.  The Iowa chapter of the American academy of pediatrics.>
   5.  Page 8, line 30, by striking <FORCES> and inserting <FORCE>
   6.  Page 9, line 10, by striking <Four> and inserting <Two>
   7.  Page 9, line 12, by striking <three individuals> and inserting <one individual>
   8.  Page 9, line 14, by striking <Three> and inserting <Two>
   9.  Page 9, by striking lines 16 through 18 and inserting: 
   <___.  Two individuals representing the area education agencies who shall be appointed by the director of the department of education. These two individuals must be employed as an area education agency chief financial officer, a special education consultant for a division of special education of an area education agency, or an area education agency staff development specialist.>
   10.  Page 9, line 19, by striking <Three individuals> and inserting <One individual>
   11.  Page 9, line 21, by striking <Three individuals> and inserting <One individual>
   12.  Page 9, line 23, by striking <Three> and inserting <Two>
   13.  Page 9, by striking lines 25 and 26 and inserting: 
   <___.  One individual representing accredited nonpublic schools who shall be appointed by the nonpublic school advisory committee.
   ___.  One individual who is a parent of a school age child who shall be appointed by the director of the department of education.>
   14.  Page 12, line 6, after <which> by inserting <may be American sign language, though one of which>
   15.  By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.

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WHEELER of Sioux