Senate
File
2310
H-8240
Amend
Senate
File
2310,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
1
the
Senate,
as
follows:
2
1.
Page
1,
before
line
1
by
inserting:
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DIVISION
I
4
ONLINE
LEARNING
PROGRAM
AND
COURSEWORK
REQUIREMENTS
>
5
2.
Page
2,
line
4,
by
striking
<
a.
>
6
3.
Page
2,
by
striking
lines
20
through
28.
7
4.
Page
3,
line
20,
by
striking
<
(1)
or
(2)
>
and
inserting
8
<
(1),
(2),
or
(3)
>
9
5.
Page
3,
line
27,
by
striking
<
either
>
and
inserting
<
any
>
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6.
Page
4,
after
line
6
by
inserting:
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<
(3)
An
online
learning
platform
offered,
subject
to
the
12
initial
availability
of
federal
funds,
by
the
department
in
13
collaboration
with
one
or
more
area
education
agencies
or
in
14
partnership
with
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
15
schools.
The
online
learning
platform
may
deliver
distance
16
education
to
secondary
students,
including
students
receiving
17
independent
private
instruction
as
defined
in
section
299A.1,
18
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”
,
competent
private
instruction
19
under
section
299A.2,
or
private
instruction
by
a
nonlicensed
20
person
under
section
299A.3,
provided
the
coursework
offered
21
by
the
online
learning
platform
is
taught
and
supervised
by
22
a
teacher
licensed
under
chapter
272
who
has
online
learning
23
experience
and
the
course
content
meets
the
requirements
24
established
by
rule
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
32,
25
paragraph
“c”
.
The
department
and
the
area
education
agencies
26
operating
online
learning
programs
pursuant
to
section
273.16
27
shall
coordinate
to
ensure
the
most
effective
use
of
resources
28
and
delivery
of
services.
Federal
funds,
if
available,
may
29
be
used
to
offset
what
would
otherwise
be
costs
to
school
30
districts
for
participation
in
the
program.
>
31
7.
Page
4,
by
striking
line
11
and
inserting:
32
<
c.
Private
providers
utilized
to
provide
courses
by
Courses
33
provided
by
private
providers
to
a
school
>
34
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Page
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after
line
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inserting:
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#2.
#3.
#4.
#5.
#6.
#7.
#8.
<
Sec.
___.
Section
279.10,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
3
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
any
instruction
provided
in
4
accordance
with
a
return-to-learn
plan
submitted
by
a
school
5
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
to
the
department
of
6
education
in
response
to
a
proclamation
of
a
public
health
7
disaster
emergency,
issued
by
the
governor
pursuant
to
section
8
29C.6
and
related
to
COVID-19,
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
the
9
requirements
of
subsection
1,
regardless
of
the
nature,
10
location,
or
medium
of
instruction
if
the
return-to-learn
plan
11
contains
the
minimum
number
of
days
or
hours
as
required
by
12
subsection
1.
13
b.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
14
June
30,
2021,
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
15
school
that
uses
a
return-to-learn
plan
submitted
pursuant
16
to
paragraph
“a”
to
provide
instruction
and
student
support
17
to
respond
to
school
closures,
including
but
not
limited
18
to
closures
due
to
inclement
weather,
the
school
district
19
or
school,
as
appropriate,
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
the
20
requirements
of
subsection
1,
regardless
of
the
nature,
21
location,
or
medium
of
instruction.
22
c.
This
subsection
is
repealed
on
July
1,
2021.
>
23
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Page
5,
after
line
26
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inserting:
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DIVISION
___
25
TEMPORARY
FLEXIBILITY
FOR
USE
OF
CERTAIN
MONEYS
BY
SCHOOL
26
DISTRICTS
TO
PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL
INSTRUCTIONAL
TIME
27
Sec.
___.
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
MONEYS
AND
HOURS
28
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ADDITIONAL
INSTRUCTIONAL
TIME
FOR
THE
29
2020-2021
SCHOOL
YEAR.
Notwithstanding
section
257.10,
30
subsection
10,
and
the
professional
development
requirements
31
of
chapter
284,
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
32
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
the
moneys
calculated
and
paid
to
33
the
school
district
for
professional
development
pursuant
to
34
section
257.10,
subsection
10,
or
section
257.37A,
subsection
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#9.
2,
to
provide
thirty-six
hours
of
professional
development
1
opportunities
held
outside
of
the
minimum
school
day,
may
2
instead
be
used
by
a
school
district
to
provide
instructional
3
time
to
the
school
calendar
in
addition
to
the
amount
of
4
instructional
time
required
under
section
279.10,
subsection
1,
5
and
the
thirty-six-hour
professional
development
requirement
6
of
chapter
284
shall
be
reduced
by
such
number
of
hours
of
7
additional
instructional
time.
8
Sec.
___.
DISTRICT
MANAGEMENT
LEVY
FUND
——
PERMISSIBLE
USES
9
BUDGET
YEAR
2020-2021.
10
1.
For
the
school
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
11
ending
June
30,
2021,
unencumbered
moneys
remaining
in
the
12
district
management
levy
fund
under
section
298A.3
at
the
13
end
of
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
and
ending
14
June
30,
2020,
and
the
taxes
certified
for
levy
before
the
15
effective
date
of
this
Act
under
section
298.4
and
deposited
in
16
the
district
management
levy
fund
for
the
school
budget
year
17
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
in
addition
18
to
the
purposes
authorized
under
section
298.4,
may
be
expended
19
by
a
school
district
to
provide
additional
instructional
time
20
to
the
school
calendar
in
excess
of
the
amount
of
instructional
21
time
required
under
section
279.10,
subsection
1,
during
the
22
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021.
23
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district,
24
notwithstanding
the
budget
amendment
requirements
of
chapters
25
24
and
257,
may
authorize
the
expenditure
of
specified
district
26
management
levy
funds
for
purposes
specified
in
subsection
1
27
by
resolution
of
the
board
specifying
the
amount
to
be
used
28
and
the
purposes
from
which
the
funds
will
be
reallocated,
if
29
the
resolution
of
the
board
is
approved
and
filed
with
the
30
department
of
education
on
or
before
June
30,
2021.
31
DIVISION
___
32
TEMPORARY
FLEXIBILITY
FOR
CERTAIN
EDUCATIONAL
INSTRUCTIONAL
AND
33
POLICY
REQUIREMENTS
34
Sec.
___.
OPEN
ENROLLMENT
——
EXTENSION
OF
NOTIFICATION
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DEADLINE
FOR
THE
2020-2021
SCHOOL
YEAR.
Notwithstanding
1
section
282.18,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”,
for
the
school
2
year
commencing
July
1,
2020,
a
parent
or
guardian
shall
have
3
until
July
15,
2020,
to
notify
to
the
district
of
residence
and
4
the
receiving
district,
on
forms
prescribed
by
the
department
5
of
education,
that
the
parent
or
guardian
intends
to
enroll
6
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
child
in
an
online
public
school
7
in
another
school
district,
if
the
child,
another
resident
of
8
the
child’s
residence,
or
a
regular
caretaker
of
the
child
9
has
a
significant
health
condition
that
increases
the
risk
10
of
COVID-19.
The
notification
shall
include
the
name
of
the
11
person
with
the
health
condition,
specify
the
person’s
health
12
condition,
include
written
verification
of
the
health
condition
13
from
the
person’s
physician
or
licensed
health
care
provider
14
and,
for
persons
other
than
the
child,
whether
the
person
with
15
the
health
condition
is
a
resident
of
the
child’s
residence
16
or
the
child’s
regular
caretaker.
Section
282.18,
subsection
17
3,
shall
not
apply
to
a
notification
submitted
in
accordance
18
with
this
section.
Notwithstanding
section
282.18,
subsection
19
2,
paragraph
“b”,
the
superintendent
of
the
receiving
school
20
district
is
authorized
to
approve
a
notification
received
21
under
this
section.
Within
fourteen
days
of
receipt
of
such
22
notification,
the
superintendent
shall
notify
the
parent
or
23
guardian
and
the
school
district
of
residence
that
the
request
24
has
been
approved
or
denied.
If
the
notification
has
been
25
denied
or
if
further
review
is
required,
the
superintendent
26
shall
provide
the
parent
or
guardian
with
an
explanation
of
27
the
approval
process
and
expected
timeline
for
the
review.
A
28
decision
to
deny
a
request
submitted
under
this
section
is
29
subject
to
appeal
under
section
290.1.
The
state
board
shall
30
exercise
broad
discretion
to
achieve
just
and
equitable
results
31
that
are
in
the
best
interest
of
the
affected
child.
This
32
section
is
not
intended
to
extend
the
provisions
of
section
33
282.18,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”,
for
enrollment
in
a
34
physical
school
district.
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Sec.
___.
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
AND
ACCREDITED
NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL
1
DUTIES
RELATING
TO
PRIVATE
INSTRUCTION
AND
AN
ONLINE
LEARNING
2
PROGRAM
FOR
THE
2020-2021
SCHOOL
YEAR.
3
1.
For
the
school
year
commencing
July
1,
2020,
all
of
the
4
following
shall
apply:
5
a.
A
school
district
shall
provide
to
children
receiving
6
competent
private
instruction
available
texts
or
supplementary
7
materials
on
the
same
basis
as
they
are
provided
to
enrolled
8
students
and
shall
provide
available
texts
or
supplemental
9
instructional
materials
on
the
same
basis
as
they
are
provided
10
to
enrolled
students
when
a
child
is
under
dual
enrollment
or
11
in
a
home
school
assistance
program.
12
b.
A
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
13
offer
an
assistance
program
for
parents,
guardians,
or
legal
14
or
actual
custodians
providing
private
instruction
to
a
child
15
of
compulsory
attendance
age.
16
2.
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
only
apply
to
17
children
who
are
enrolled
in
a
school
district’s
home
school
18
assistance
program
by
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
or
19
actual
custodian.
20
Sec.
___.
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
CLOSURES
DURING
THE
2020-2021
21
SCHOOL
YEAR.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
22
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
23
district
may
authorize
closure
of
the
school
district
due
to
24
an
outbreak
of
COVID-19.
School
districts
are
encouraged
to
25
follow
guidelines
issued
by
the
centers
for
disease
control
and
26
prevention
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
27
services
and
may
consult
with
the
local
board
of
health
when
28
determining
social
distancing
measures
or
authorizing
a
school
29
closure.
30
Sec.
___.
INSTRUCTIONAL
TIME
PROVISIONS
FOR
SCHOOL
31
DISTRICTS
AND
ACCREDITED
NONPUBLIC
SCHOOLS
FOR
THE
2020-2021
32
SCHOOL
YEAR.
33
1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
34
contrary,
the
instructional
time
requirements
of
section
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279.10,
subsection
1,
and
the
minimum
school
day
requirements
1
of
section
256.7,
subsection
19,
shall
not
be
waived
any
time
2
during
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
3
30,
2021,
for
school
closure
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
4
unless
the
school
district
or
the
authorities
in
charge
of
the
5
accredited
nonpublic
school,
as
appropriate,
provide
compulsory
6
remote
learning,
including
online
learning,
electronic
7
learning,
distance
learning,
or
virtual
learning.
8
2.
If
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
9
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
10
determines
any
time
during
the
school
year
beginning
July
11
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
that
a
remote-learning
12
period
is
necessary,
the
school
board
or
the
authorities,
as
13
appropriate,
shall
ensure
that
teachers
and
other
necessary
14
school
staff
are
available
during
the
remote-learning
period
to
15
support
students,
to
participate
in
professional
development
16
opportunities,
and
to
perform
other
job-related
functions
17
during
the
regular,
required
contract
hours,
even
if
the
18
accessibility
to
or
by
the
teachers
and
other
necessary
school
19
staff
is
offered
remotely
through
electronic
means.
20
Sec.
___.
TRUANCY
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
THE
2020-2021
SCHOOL
21
YEAR.
In
addition
to
the
provisions
of
chapter
299,
a
22
child
who
is
enrolled
in
a
school
district
or
accredited
23
nonpublic
school
but
who
does
not
participate
in
compulsory
24
remote-learning
opportunities,
including
online
learning,
25
electronic
learning,
distance
learning,
or
virtual
learning,
26
offered
by
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
27
of
enrollment
during
a
period
of
school
closure
implemented
any
28
time
during
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
29
June
30,
2021,
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
shall
be
considered
30
truant.
This
section
is
not
applicable
to
a
child
who
was
31
receiving
competent
private
instruction
or
independent
private
32
instruction
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
33
299A,
whose
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
notified
the
34
school
district
prior
to
July
1,
2019.
Any
child
who
was
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enrolled
in
a
public
school
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
1
prior
to
July
1,
2019,
may
be
subject
to
the
provisions
of
2
chapter
299
if
the
child’s
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
3
did
not,
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
complete
4
and
send
the
report
required
under
section
299.4
to
the
school
5
district
of
residence
of
the
child
in
a
timely
manner.
6
Sec.
___.
TEACHER
ENDORSEMENT
WAIVER
FOR
THE
2020-2021
7
SCHOOL
YEAR.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
8
ending
June
30,
2021,
notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
9
contrary,
if
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
10
has
made
every
reasonable
and
good-faith
effort
to
employ
a
11
teacher
licensed
under
chapter
272
who
holds
an
endorsement
for
12
a
specified
grade
level
or
subject
area
and
is
unable
to
employ
13
a
teacher
with
the
appropriate
endorsement,
and
the
school
14
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
is
also
unable
to
15
develop,
or
use
a
private
provider
to
provide,
an
online
course
16
that
meets
the
requirements
of
chapter
256,
the
director
of
17
the
department
of
education
may
waive
the
teacher-endorsement
18
requirements
for
the
specified
grade
level
or
subject
area
for
19
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
and
the
20
provisions
of
section
256.9,
subsection
48,
and
section
272.15,
21
subsection
4,
shall
not
apply.
22
Sec.
___.
MISCELLANEOUS
POLICY
PROVISIONS
FOR
SCHOOLS
23
FOR
THE
2020-2021
SCHOOL
YEAR.
The
following
provisions
are
24
applicable
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
25
ending
June
30,
2021:
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1.
SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
In
implementing
social
distancing
27
policies,
the
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
28
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
29
shall
prioritize
core
academic
subjects.
30
2.
STATEWIDE
ASSESSMENTS.
The
provisions
of
section
256.7,
31
subsection
21,
paragraph
“b”,
relating
to
the
administration
32
of
statewide
summative
assessment
of
student
progress,
and
the
33
assessments
administered
in
accordance
with
sections
279.60
34
and
279.68,
shall
not
be
waived,
and
such
assessments
shall
be
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administered
to
students
as
required
by
those
sections.
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3.
CPR
CERTIFICATION
——
EXCEPTION
FOR
GRADUATION.
If
a
2
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
closes
on
the
3
advice
of
a
local
board
of
health,
the
department
of
public
4
health,
or
because
the
governor
proclaims
a
public
health
5
disaster
pursuant
to
section
29C.6,
a
student
who
meets
the
6
graduation
requirements
of
section
256.7,
subsection
26,
7
paragraph
“a”,
the
requirements
of
section
280.9A,
and
the
8
school
district’s
or
accredited
nonpublic
school’s
graduation
9
requirements
may
graduate
without
meeting
the
cardiopulmonary
10
resuscitation
certification
requirements
of
section
256.11,
11
section
6,
paragraph
“c”.
12
4.
NOTIFICATION
OF
SIGNIFICANT
HEALTH
CONDITION
——
13
COMPULSORY
REMOTE
LEARNING.
If
a
parent
or
guardian
of
a
14
student
enrolled
in
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
15
school
notifies
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
16
school
in
writing
that
the
student,
another
resident
of
the
17
student’s
residence,
or
a
regular
caretaker
of
the
student
18
has
a
significant
health
condition
that
increases
the
risk
of
19
COVID-19,
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
20
shall
make
reasonable
accommodations
for
the
student,
on
a
21
case-by-case
basis,
to
attend
school
through
remote
learning.
22
The
provision
of
special
education
and
accommodations
for
23
students
who
have
individualized
education
programs
or
24
section
504
plans
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
25
section
504
of
the
Rehabilitation
Act,
29
U.S.C.
§794,
and
26
with
Tit.
II
of
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act,
42
27
U.S.C.
§12131
–
12165,
will
be
determined
by
each
respective
28
individualized
education
program
team
or
section
504
team.
29
The
notification
shall
include
the
name
of
the
person
with
30
the
health
condition,
specify
the
person’s
health
condition,
31
include
written
verification
of
the
health
condition
from
the
32
person’s
physician
or
licensed
health
care
provider
and,
for
33
persons
other
than
the
student,
whether
the
person
with
the
34
health
condition
is
a
resident
of
the
student’s
residence
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or
the
student’s
regular
caretaker.
A
school
district
or
1
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
collaborate
with
an
area
2
education
agency
or
another
school
district
or
accredited
3
nonpublic
school
to
provide
remote
learning
opportunities
to
a
4
student
who
meets
the
requirements
of
this
section.
5
5.
Notwithstanding
section
256.7,
subsection
32;
section
6
256.9,
subsection
55;
section
256.43;
or
any
other
provision
to
7
the
contrary,
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
8
may
provide
instruction
primarily
over
the
internet
if
such
9
instruction
is
provided
in
accordance
with
a
return-to-learn
10
plan
submitted
by
the
school
district
or
school
to
the
11
department
of
education
in
response
to
a
proclamation
of
a
12
public
health
disaster
emergency,
issued
by
the
governor
13
pursuant
to
section
29C.6
and
related
to
COVID-19,
without
14
regard
to
whether
the
school
or
school
district
is
approved
to
15
provide
instruction
primarily
over
the
internet.
Instruction
16
provided
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
provided
by
teachers
17
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
272
and
shall
assure
and
maintain
18
evidence
of
alignment
of
the
courses
with
the
Iowa
core
and
19
core
content
requirements
and
standards.
>
20
10.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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