Senate File 475 S-3213 Amend Senate File 475 as follows: 1 1. Page 12, after line 31 by inserting: 2 < DIVISION ___ 3 PAYMENT OF OUT-OF-STATE INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS 4 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 282.28 Payment of out-of-state 5 instructional costs —— approval —— appeal. 6 1. The district of residence of a child who does not require 7 special education under chapter 256B shall pay for the actual 8 instructional costs of the child during any period of time that 9 the child is at a location outside the boundaries of the state 10 and receiving medically necessary treatment if such treatment 11 makes continuing the child’s education through independent 12 coursework, homework, or supplemental educational materials 13 insufficient to provide for the appropriate education of the 14 child. 15 2. For purposes of this section, “instructional costs” 16 means the cost of tutoring or mentoring conducted in person 17 or over the internet for courses or subjects of instruction 18 that the child is currently enrolled in within the district of 19 residence. 20 3. A request for payment of instructional costs under this 21 section shall be submitted in writing, on forms prescribed by 22 the department of education, to the board of directors of the 23 district of residence by the child’s parent or guardian. In 24 addition to information required to demonstrate the criteria of 25 subsection 1, the request shall specify the persons from whom 26 tutoring or mentoring services are being sought, the courses or 27 subjects of instruction such services will cover, the estimated 28 duration and time periods for such services, and the estimated 29 cost, including any applicable hourly rates, of such services. 30 The board of directors may approve payment for all or a portion 31 of the instructional costs or may disallow the request. The 32 decision of the board of directors shall be issued within 33 thirty days after the board receives all information required 34 to be included with the request. Unless impracticable, the 35 -1- SF475.1648 (2) 87 kh/rj 1/ 3 #1.
approved instructional costs shall be paid directly from the 1 district’s general fund to the person providing the tutoring or 2 mentoring services. In all other cases, the parent or guardian 3 shall be reimbursed for approved instructional costs incurred. 4 4. If the board of directors disallows the request of a 5 parent or guardian under this section, the board shall indicate 6 the reasons for such disallowance and notify the parent or 7 guardian that the decision of the board may be appealed to the 8 director of the department of education. An appeal of the 9 board of directors’ decision must be filed with the director of 10 the department of education within ten days of the decision. 11 The director, or the director’s designee, shall attempt to 12 mediate the dispute to reach agreement by both the parent or 13 guardian and the board of directors. Mediation between the 14 board of directors and the child’s parent or guardian shall 15 be completed within ten days following the date the appeal is 16 filed with the director of the department of education. If 17 agreement is not reached under mediation, the director or the 18 director’s designee shall conduct a hearing and within ten days 19 following the hearing, render a decision upholding, reversing, 20 or modifying the decision of the board of directors. The 21 decision of the director may be appealed to the state board of 22 education under chapter 290. 23 5. A child that meets the criteria for the payment of 24 instructional costs under subsection 1 shall continue to be 25 treated as a pupil of the district of residence for state 26 school foundation aid purposes under section 257.6. 27 6. The state board of education shall adopt rules necessary 28 to implement this section. 29 Sec. ___. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 30 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 31 compliance with any state mandate included in this division 32 of this Act shall be paid by a school district from state 33 school foundation aid received by the school district under 34 section 257.16. This specification of the payment of the state 35 -2- SF475.1648 (2) 87 kh/rj 2/ 3
cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related 1 requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional 2 state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of 3 this division of this Act by and enforcement of this division 4 of this Act against all affected school districts. 5 Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 6 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 7 enactment. > 8 2. By renumbering as necessary. 9 ______________________________ JANET PETERSEN -3- SF475.1648 (2) 87 kh/rj 3/ 3 #2.