Senate
File
2197
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Senate
File
2197
AN
ACT
PROVIDING
FOR
THE
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
A
TASK
FORCE
RELATED
TO
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
SUPPORT
FOR
STUDENTS
AT
NONPUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
SUPPORT
FOR
STUDENTS
AT
NONPUBLIC
SCHOOLS
——
TASK
FORCE.
1.
The
department
of
education
shall
convene
and
provide
administrative
support
to
a
special
education
task
force
that
shall
study
and
make
recommendations
regarding
how
to
better
serve
students
enrolled
in
nonpublic
schools
who
receive
special
education
services,
especially
those
students
who
reside
in
rural
areas
of
the
state.
2.
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
the
following
members:
a.
A
director
of
special
education
of
an
area
education
agency.
b.
A
chief
administrator
of
an
area
education
agency.
c.
A
representative
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
secondary
school.
d.
A
representative
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
elementary
school.
e.
A
special
education
director
of
a
school
district.
Senate
File
2197,
p.
2
f.
A
superintendent
of
a
school
district.
g.
An
attorney
employed
by
the
department
of
education
who
is
familiar
with
the
state
and
federal
laws
governing
special
education.
h.
The
chief
of
the
special
education
bureau
of
the
department
of
education,
or
the
chief’s
designee.
i.
An
attorney
who
is
familiar
with
the
state
and
federal
laws
governing
special
education
and
who
is
not
employed
by
the
state
or
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state.
j.
A
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
who
is
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school,
receives
special
education
services,
and
who
resides
in
a
rural
area.
k.
A
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
who
is
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school,
receives
special
education
services,
and
who
resides
in
an
urban
area.
3.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report,
including
findings
and
recommendations
for
policy
changes,
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
1,
2022.
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2197,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2022
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor