House File 2543 H-8186 Amend the amendment, H-8177, to House File 2543, as follows: 1 1. Page 3, after line 22 by inserting: 2 < ___. Page 5, after line 17 by inserting: 3 < DIVISION ___ 4 CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS —— PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 5 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 256E.13 Students receiving 6 instruction over the internet —— participation in activities in 7 district of residence. 8 1. A student enrolled in a charter school who receives 9 educational instruction and course content primarily over the 10 internet may participate in any cocurricular or extracurricular 11 activities offered to children in the student’s grade or group 12 and sponsored by the district of residence under the same 13 conditions and requirements as the students enrolled in the 14 district of residence. The student may participate in not more 15 than two cocurricular or extracurricular activities during a 16 school year unless the resident district approves the student’s 17 participation in additional activities. The student shall 18 comply with the eligibility, conduct, and other requirements 19 relating to the activity that are established by the district 20 of residence for any student who applies to participate or who 21 is participating in the activity. 22 2. If a student participates in a cocurricular or 23 extracurricular activity in accordance with this section, 24 the district of residence may charge the charter school 25 up to two hundred dollars per activity, for up to two 26 activities. For a cocurricular activity, one semester shall 27 equal one activity. Extracurricular activities for which a 28 resident district may charge up to two hundred dollars per 29 activity for up to two activities under this section include 30 interscholastic athletics, music, drama, and any other activity 31 with a general fund expenditure exceeding five thousand 32 dollars annually. A student may participate in additional 33 extracurricular activities at the discretion of the resident 34 district. The resident district may charge the student a fee 35 -1- H 8177.3593 (1) 90 jda/jh 1/ 3 #1.

for participation in such cocurricular or extracurricular 1 activities equivalent to the fee charged to and paid in the 2 same manner by other resident students. 3 Sec. ___. Section 280.13A, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 1. If a school district , or nonpublic school , or charter 6 school operating under section 256E.5 does not provide an 7 interscholastic activity for its students, the board of 8 directors of that school district , or the authorities in 9 charge of the nonpublic school , or governing board of the 10 charter school may complete an agreement with another school 11 district , or nonpublic school , or charter school operating 12 under section 256E.5 to provide for the eligibility of its 13 students in interscholastic activities provided by that other 14 school district , or nonpublic school , or charter school . A 15 copy of each agreement completed under this section shall be 16 filed with the appropriate organization as organization is 17 defined in section 280.13 not later than April 30 of the school 18 year preceding the school year in which the agreement takes 19 effect, unless an exception is granted by the organization 20 for good cause. An agreement completed under this section 21 shall be deemed approved unless denied by the organization 22 within ten days after its receipt. The organization shall 23 determine whether an agreement would substantially prejudice 24 the interscholastic activities of other schools. An agreement 25 denied by the organization under this section may be appealed 26 to the state board of education under chapter 290 . >> 27 2. Page 3, by striking lines 26 through 28 and inserting 28 < property or vacant property by school districts, modifying 29 charter school funding and charter school board members 30 requirements, and modifying provisions related to participation 31 in school activities by students enrolled in charter schools. >> 32 3. By renumbering as necessary. 33 -2- H 8177.3593 (1) 90 jda/jh 2/ 3 #2.