House File 2543 H-8375 Amend House File 2543 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < DIVISION I 4 FUNDING FORMULA 5 Section 1. Section 256E.8, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 6 2024, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. The charter school in which the student is enrolled shall 8 receive under paragraph “c” an amount equal to the sum of the 9 regular program state cost per pupil for the previous school 10 budget year plus the teacher leadership supplement state cost 11 per pupil , the professional development supplement state cost 12 per pupil, and the early intervention supplement state cost 13 per pupil for the previous fiscal budget year as provided in 14 section 257.9 plus any moneys received by that would be due to 15 the school district of residence for the student as a result 16 of the non-English speaking weighting under section 280.4, 17 subsection 3 , for the previous school budget year multiplied 18 by the state cost per pupil for the previous budget year. 19 If a student is an eligible pupil under section 261E.6 , the 20 charter school shall pay the tuition reimbursement amount to 21 an eligible postsecondary institution as provided in section 22 261E.7 . 23 Sec. 2. Section 282.18, subsection 5, paragraph b, 24 subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 25 (1) The board of directors of the district of residence 26 shall pay to the receiving district the sum of the state cost 27 per pupil for the previous school budget year plus either 28 the teacher leadership supplement state cost per pupil , the 29 professional development supplement state cost per pupil, and 30 the early intervention supplement state cost per pupil for 31 the previous fiscal budget year as provided in section 257.9 32 or the teacher leadership supplement foundation aid for the 33 previous fiscal year as provided in section 284.13, subsection 34 1 , paragraph “d” , if both the district of residence and the 35 -1- HF 2543.4460 (1) 90 jda/jh 1/ 5 #1.

receiving district are receiving such supplements , plus any 1 moneys received that would be due to the school district of 2 residence for the pupil as a result of the non-English speaking 3 weighting under section 280.4, subsection 3 , for the previous 4 school budget year multiplied by the state cost per pupil for 5 the previous budget year. If the pupil participating in open 6 enrollment is also an eligible pupil under section 261E.6 , the 7 receiving district shall pay the tuition reimbursement amount 8 to an eligible postsecondary institution as provided in section 9 261E.7 . 10 DIVISION II 11 SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY 12 Sec. 3. Section 278.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2024, 13 is amended to read as follows: 14 b. Except when restricted by section 297.24 or 297.25 , 15 direct the sale, lease, or other disposition of any schoolhouse 16 or school site or other property belonging to the corporation, 17 and the application to be made of the proceeds thereof. 18 However, nothing in this section shall not be construed 19 to prevent the sale, lease, exchange, gift, or grant and 20 acceptance of any interest in real or other property of the 21 corporation to the extent authorized in section 297.22 or 22 297.24 . 23 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 297.23 Publication of information 24 related to real property. 25 The board of directors of a school district shall publish 26 information related to all of the following on the school 27 district’s internet site: 28 1. The square footage of each school building owned by the 29 school district. 30 2. The enrollment capacity of each attendance center owned 31 by the school district. 32 3. How each school building owned by the school district is 33 currently utilized by the school district. 34 4. School buildings owned by the school district that are 35 -2- HF 2543.4460 (1) 90 jda/jh 2/ 5

vacant. 1 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 297.24 Sale of real property to other 2 educational institutions. 3 1. The board of directors of a school district shall not 4 enter into any agreement that prohibits the sale of real 5 property to an educational institution. 6 2. If the board of directors of a school district offers 7 to sell real property that contains a building or structure, 8 and an educational institution offers to purchase such real 9 property for a purchase price that represents the highest bid 10 the board of directors of the school district received for 11 the real property, then the board of directors of the school 12 district shall sell the real property to the educational 13 institution for such purchase price. 14 3. For purposes of this section, “educational institution” 15 means all of the following: 16 a. A school district. 17 b. A nonpublic school. 18 c. A charter school established pursuant to chapter 256E. 19 d. A charter school or innovation zone school established 20 pursuant to chapter 256F. 21 e. An institution of higher education under the control of 22 the state board of regents. 23 f. A community college established under chapter 260C. 24 g. The state training school established under chapter 233A. 25 h. An accredited private institution as defined in section 26 256.183. 27 Sec. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 3, 28 shall not apply to this division of this Act. 29 DIVISION III 30 CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS —— PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS 31 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 256E.13 Students receiving instruction 32 over the internet —— participation in activities in district of 33 residence. 34 1. A student enrolled in a charter school who receives 35 -3- HF 2543.4460 (1) 90 jda/jh 3/ 5

educational instruction and course content primarily over the 1 internet may participate in any cocurricular or extracurricular 2 activities offered to children in the student’s grade or group 3 and sponsored by the district of residence under the same 4 conditions and requirements as the students enrolled in the 5 district of residence. The student may participate in not more 6 than two cocurricular or extracurricular activities during a 7 school year unless the resident district approves the student’s 8 participation in additional activities. The student shall 9 comply with the eligibility, conduct, and other requirements 10 relating to the activity that are established by the district 11 of residence for any student who applies to participate or who 12 is participating in the activity. 13 2. If a student participates in a cocurricular or 14 extracurricular activity in accordance with this section, 15 the district of residence may charge the charter school 16 up to two hundred dollars per activity, for up to two 17 activities. For a cocurricular activity, one semester shall 18 equal one activity. Extracurricular activities for which a 19 resident district may charge up to two hundred dollars per 20 activity for up to two activities under this section include 21 interscholastic athletics, music, drama, and any other activity 22 with a general fund expenditure exceeding five thousand 23 dollars annually. A student may participate in additional 24 extracurricular activities at the discretion of the resident 25 district. The resident district may charge the student a fee 26 for participation in such cocurricular or extracurricular 27 activities equivalent to the fee charged to and paid in the 28 same manner by other resident students. 29 Sec. 8. Section 280.13A, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 1. If a school district , or nonpublic school , or charter 32 school operating under section 256E.5 does not provide an 33 interscholastic activity for its students, the board of 34 directors of that school district , or the authorities in 35 -4- HF 2543.4460 (1) 90 jda/jh 4/ 5

charge of the nonpublic school , or governing board of the 1 charter school may complete an agreement with another school 2 district , or nonpublic school , or charter school operating 3 under section 256E.5 to provide for the eligibility of its 4 students in interscholastic activities provided by that other 5 school district , or nonpublic school , or charter school . A 6 copy of each agreement completed under this section shall be 7 filed with the appropriate organization as organization is 8 defined in section 280.13 not later than April 30 of the school 9 year preceding the school year in which the agreement takes 10 effect, unless an exception is granted by the organization 11 for good cause. An agreement completed under this section 12 shall be deemed approved unless denied by the organization 13 within ten days after its receipt. The organization shall 14 determine whether an agreement would substantially prejudice 15 the interscholastic activities of other schools. An agreement 16 denied by the organization under this section may be appealed 17 to the state board of education under chapter 290 . > 18 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 5 and inserting 19 < An Act relating to education, including by modifying 20 provisions related to the sale of real property by school 21 districts, charter school and open enrollment funding, and the 22 participation in school activities by students enrolled in 23 charter schools. > 24 ______________________________ GEHLBACH of Dallas -5- HF 2543.4460 (1) 90 jda/jh 5/ 5 #2.