House
File
847
S-3165
Amend
House
File
847,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
1
the
House,
as
follows:
2
1.
Page
10,
by
striking
lines
20
through
30.
3
2.
Page
11,
by
striking
lines
25
through
30.
4
3.
By
striking
page
11,
line
31,
through
page
12,
line
10,
5
and
inserting:
6
<
Sec.
___.
EXTRACURRICULAR
INELIGIBILITY.
In
addition
7
to
the
circumstances
enumerated
under
section
256.46,
8
subsection
1,
and
section
282.18,
subsection
11,
for
which
9
the
ineligibility
period
for
extracurricular
interscholastic
10
contests
or
competitions
shall
not
apply,
and
notwithstanding
11
any
provision
of
law
or
rule
of
the
state
board
of
education
to
12
the
contrary,
for
determinations
of
eligibility
for
the
school
13
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
the
school
year
beginning
14
July
1,
2021,
a
child
may
participate
immediately
in
varsity
15
interscholastic
contests
or
competitions
upon
enrollment
in
a
16
school
or
school
district,
if
the
child
was
previously
enrolled
17
in
the
school
or
school
district
on
the
first
day
of
the
school
18
calendar
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
then
19
enrolls
in
a
different
school
or
school
district
for
a
portion
20
of
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
then,
before
21
July
1,
2021,
reenrolls
in
the
school
or
school
district
in
22
which
the
child
was
initially
enrolled.
>
23
4.
By
striking
page
12,
line
11,
through
page
13,
line
6,
24
and
inserting:
25
<
Sec.
___.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
26
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
27
1.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
28
Act
enacting
section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“a”,
29
subparagraph
(9).
30
2.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
31
Act
enacting
section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“a”,
32
subparagraph
(10).
33
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
establishing
34
an
exception
to
the
ineligibility
period
for
extracurricular
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interscholastic
contests
or
competitions
for
the
school
year
1
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2
2021.
3
Sec.
___.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
apply
4
retroactively
to
July
1,
2020:
5
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
6
256.46,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“i”.
7
2.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
8
Act
enacting
section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“a”,
9
subparagraph
(9).
10
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
establishing
11
an
exception
to
the
ineligibility
period
for
extracurricular
12
interscholastic
contests
or
competitions
for
the
school
year
13
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
14
2021.
>
15
5.
Page
15,
after
line
20
by
inserting:
16
<
DIVISION
___
17
PLEDGE
OF
ALLEGIANCE
18
Sec.
___.
Section
280.5,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
280.5
Display
of
United
States
flag
and
Iowa
state
flag
——
21
pledge
of
allegiance
.
22
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
23
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall
24
provide
and
maintain
a
suitable
flagstaff
on
each
school
site
25
under
its
control,
and
the
United
States
flag
and
the
Iowa
26
state
flag
shall
be
raised
on
all
school
days
when
weather
27
conditions
are
suitable.
28
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
29
shall
administer
the
pledge
of
allegiance
in
grades
one
through
30
twelve
each
school
day.
Each
classroom
in
which
the
pledge
of
31
allegiance
is
recited
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
display
32
the
United
States
flag
during
the
recitation.
A
student
shall
33
not
be
compelled
against
the
student’s
objections
or
those
of
34
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
to
recite
the
pledge.
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DIVISION
___
1
FACE
COVERING
REQUIREMENTS
2
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.31
Face
coverings.
3
1.
The
principal
of
a
public
school
attendance
center
or
4
nonpublic
school
attendance
center
shall
have
the
authority
to
5
allow
students
of
the
attendance
center
to
attend
in-person
6
instruction
at
the
attendance
center
without
wearing
a
face
7
covering
as
required
or
recommended
by
federal
or
state
8
statute,
regulation,
or
order,
county
or
city
ordinance,
9
regulation,
or
order,
or
public
health
guidance,
if
the
10
principal
believes
that
allowing
such
attendance
without
11
wearing
a
face
covering
is
in
the
best
interest
of
the
students
12
by
ensuring
that
students
receive
quality
education,
preventing
13
health-related
conditions
caused
by
face
coverings,
or
14
otherwise
supporting
the
physical
health,
mental
health,
and
15
overall
well-being
of
the
students.
16
2.
a.
A
principal’s
decision
to
allow
students
to
attend
17
in-person
instruction
at
the
attendance
center
without
wearing
18
a
face
covering
under
subsection
1
shall
not
constitute
any
19
of
the
conditions
specified
in
section
686D.4,
subsections
1
20
through
3.
21
b.
For
purposes
of
section
686D.5,
a
principal’s
decision
22
under
subsection
1
shall
not
be
construed
to
be
an
act
or
23
omission
that
is
not
in
substantial
compliance
with,
or
that
24
is
consistent
with,
any
federal
or
state
statute,
regulation,
25
order,
or
public
health
guidance
related
to
COVID-19
that
was
26
applicable
at
the
time
of
the
alleged
exposure
or
potential
27
exposure
to
COVID-19.
28
Sec.
___.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
29
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
30
DIVISION
___
31
SCHOOL
TUITION
ORGANIZATION
TAX
CREDIT
32
Sec.
___.
Section
422.11S,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
33
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
1.
The
taxes
imposed
under
this
subchapter
,
less
the
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credits
allowed
under
section
422.12
,
shall
be
reduced
by
a
1
school
tuition
organization
tax
credit
equal
to
sixty-five
2
seventy-five
percent
of
the
amount
of
the
voluntary
cash
or
3
noncash
contributions
made
by
the
taxpayer
during
the
tax
year
4
to
a
school
tuition
organization,
subject
to
the
total
dollar
5
value
of
the
organization’s
tax
credit
certificates
as
computed
6
in
subsection
8
.
The
tax
credit
shall
be
claimed
by
use
of
a
7
tax
credit
certificate
as
provided
in
subsection
7
.
8
Sec.
___.
Section
422.11S,
subsection
8,
paragraph
a,
9
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(2)
(a)
“Total
approved
tax
credits”
means
for
the
2006
11
calendar
year,
two
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars,
for
12
the
2007
calendar
year,
five
million
dollars,
for
calendar
13
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2008,
but
before
January
14
1,
2012,
seven
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars,
for
15
calendar
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2012,
but
16
before
January
1,
2014,
eight
million
seven
hundred
fifty
17
thousand
dollars,
for
calendar
years
beginning
on
or
after
18
January
1,
2014,
but
before
January
1,
2019,
twelve
million
19
dollars,
and
for
calendar
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
20
1,
2019,
but
before
January
1,
2020,
thirteen
million
dollars,
21
and
for
calendar
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2020,
22
but
before
January
1,
2022,
fifteen
million
dollars
,
and
for
23
calendar
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2022,
twenty
24
million
dollars
.
25
(b)
(i)
During
any
calendar
year
beginning
on
or
after
26
January
1,
2022,
if
the
amount
of
awarded
tax
credits
from
the
27
preceding
calendar
year
are
equal
to
or
greater
than
ninety
28
percent
of
the
total
approved
tax
credits
for
the
current
29
calendar
year,
the
total
approved
tax
credits
for
the
current
30
calendar
year
shall
equal
the
product
of
ten
percent
multiplied
31
by
the
total
approved
tax
credits
for
the
current
calendar
year
32
plus
the
total
approved
tax
credits
for
the
current
calendar
33
year.
34
(ii)
If
total
approved
tax
credits
are
recomputed
pursuant
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to
subparagraph
subdivision
(i),
the
total
approved
tax
credits
1
shall
equal
the
previous
total
approved
tax
credits
recomputed
2
pursuant
to
subparagraph
subdivision
(i)
for
purposes
of
future
3
recomputations
under
subparagraph
subdivision
(i),
provided
4
that
the
maximum
total
approved
tax
credits
recomputed
pursuant
5
to
this
subparagraph
division
(b)
shall
not
exceed
twenty
6
million
dollars
in
a
calendar
year.
7
Sec.
___.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
8
retroactively
to
January
1,
2021,
for
tax
years
beginning
on
9
or
after
that
date:
10
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
11
422.11S,
subsection
1.
12
DIVISION
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13
CHARTER
SCHOOLS
14
Sec.
___.
Section
256E.5,
if
enacted
by
2021
Iowa
Acts,
15
House
File
813,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
16
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
a.
The
state
board
shall
not
approve
a
18
charter
school
application
under
this
section
if
approval
would
19
result
in
a
number
of
charter
school
attendance
centers
for
20
charter
schools
approved
under
this
section
that
violates
any
21
of
the
following
for
the
geographic
area
within
the
state
where
22
the
charter
school
is
proposed
to
be
located:
23
(1)
More
than
one
charter
school
attendance
center
for
the
24
elementary
school
grade
levels
per
ten
thousand
public
and
25
nonpublic
students
in
grades
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
26
residing
in
the
geographic
area.
27
(2)
More
than
one
charter
school
attendance
center
for
28
the
middle
school
or
junior
high
school
grade
levels
per
ten
29
thousand
public
and
nonpublic
students
in
grades
kindergarten
30
through
grade
twelve
residing
in
the
geographic
area.
31
(3)
More
than
one
charter
school
attendance
center
for
the
32
high
school
grade
levels
per
ten
thousand
public
and
nonpublic
33
students
in
grades
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
residing
34
in
the
geographic
area.
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b.
This
subsection
is
repealed
July
1,
2026.
1
Sec.
___.
Section
256E.7,
subsections
2A,
3,
and
5,
if
2
enacted
by
2021
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
813,
are
amended
to
read
3
as
follows:
4
2A.
a.
The
governing
board’s
meetings
shall
be
conducted
5
in
a
manner
that
is
open
to
the
public
and
the
governing
board
6
shall
be
a
governmental
body
for
purposes
of
chapter
21.
7
b.
The
governing
board
shall
be
a
government
body
for
8
purposes
of
chapter
22
and
all
records,
documents,
and
9
electronic
data
of
the
charter
school
and
of
the
governing
10
board
shall
be
public
records
and
shall
be
subject
to
the
11
provisions
of
chapter
22
relating
to
the
examination
of
public
12
records.
13
3.
a.
A
charter
school
shall
employ
or
contract
with
14
teachers
as
defined
in
section
272.1,
who
hold
valid
licenses
15
with
an
endorsement
for
the
type
of
instruction
or
service
for
16
which
the
teachers
are
employed
or
under
contract.
17
b.
The
chief
administrator
of
the
charter
school
shall
be
18
one
of
the
following:
19
(1)
An
administrator
who
holds
a
valid
license
under
chapter
20
272.
21
(2)
A
teacher
who
holds
a
valid
license
under
chapter
272.
22
(3)
An
individual
who
holds
an
authorization
to
be
23
a
charter
school
administrator
issued
by
the
board
of
24
educational
examiners
under
chapter
272.
The
board
of
25
educational
examiners
shall
adopt
rules
for
the
issuance
of
26
such
authorizations
not
later
than
December
31,
2021,
and
such
27
authorizations
shall
only
be
valid
for
service
or
employment
as
28
a
charter
school
administrator.
29
5.
A
charter
school
shall
enroll
an
eligible
student
who
30
submits
a
timely
application
unless
the
number
of
applications
31
exceeds
the
capacity
of
a
program,
class,
grade
level,
or
32
building.
In
this
case,
students
must
be
accepted
by
lot.
33
Upon
enrollment
of
an
eligible
student,
the
charter
school
34
shall
notify
the
public
school
district
of
residence
not
later
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than
March
1
of
the
preceding
school
year
preceding
the
school
1
year
of
enrollment
.
2
Sec.
___.
Section
256E.10,
subsection
2,
if
enacted
by
2021
3
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
813,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
As
part
of
the
charter
school
contract,
the
charter
5
school
may
be
required
to
shall
submit
an
annual
report
to
6
assist
the
state
board
in
evaluating
the
charter
school’s
7
performance
and
compliance
with
the
performance
framework.
>
8
6.
Title
page,
line
1,
after
<
programs,
>
by
inserting
9
<
requirements,
>
10
7.
By
renumbering,
redesignating,
and
correcting
internal
11
references
as
necessary.
12
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ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
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