House File 47HOUSE FILE BY DANDEKAR and WENDT Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to reimbursement of advanced placement 2 examination fees paid by or on behalf of students enrolled in 3 public school districts and accredited nonpublic schools or 4 receiving competent private instruction and making an 5 appropriation. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 1094YH 82 8 kh/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256.24 ADVANCED PLACEMENT 1 2 EXAMINATION FEE REIMBURSEMENT == APPROPRIATION. 1 3 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and each 1 4 subsequent fiscal year, the board of directors of a public 1 5 school district shall reimburse a qualifying student or the 1 6 parent or legal guardian of a qualifying student enrolled in 1 7 the public school district or in an accredited nonpublic 1 8 school located within the boundaries of the school district, 1 9 or of a qualifying resident student receiving competent 1 10 private instruction in accordance with the requirements of 1 11 chapter 299A, the amount of the advanced placement examination 1 12 fee the student, parent, or legal guardian paid. For purposes 1 13 of this section, "qualifying student" means a student who 1 14 achieves a score of three or higher on the advanced placement 1 15 five=point scale. 1 16 2. To be reimbursed in accordance with subsection 1, the 1 17 student or parent or legal guardian of a student attending an 1 18 accredited nonpublic school or receiving competent private 1 19 instruction who paid the advanced placement examination fee 1 20 shall submit by August 15 proof of the student's qualifying 1 21 score and, on a form approved by the department, a claim for 1 22 reimbursement to the school district. The school district 1 23 shall verify the student's qualifying score. 1 24 3. By September 1 of the school year following the school 1 25 year in which the advanced placement examination fees were 1 26 paid, the school district shall submit its claims for 1 27 reimbursements paid pursuant to subsection 1 to the 1 28 department. 1 29 4. By October 1 of the school year following the school 1 30 year in which the advanced placement examination fees were 1 31 paid, the department of education shall distribute to each 1 32 school district, from moneys appropriated to the department 1 33 for this purpose, an amount of aid to each school district 1 34 that submitted claims as provided in subsection 3, equal to 1 35 the total amount of the advanced placement examination fees 2 1 paid by the school district. 2 2 5. The costs of paying advanced placement examination fees 2 3 as provided in this section shall not be included in the 2 4 computation of district cost under chapter 257, but shall be 2 5 shown in the budget as an expense from miscellaneous income. 2 6 Any moneys received by a school district for the payment of 2 7 student advanced placement examination fees under this section 2 8 shall not affect district cost limitations of chapter 257. 2 9 The moneys paid to a school district as provided in this 2 10 section are miscellaneous income as defined in section 257.2. 2 11 6. There is annually appropriated from the general fund of 2 12 the state to the department an amount sufficient to pay the 2 13 claims submitted to the department pursuant to this section. 2 14 EXPLANATION 2 15 This bill requires the board of directors of a public 2 16 school district to reimburse a student or the parent or legal 2 17 guardian of a student enrolled in the public school district 2 18 or in an accredited nonpublic school located within the 2 19 boundaries of the school district, or of a resident student 2 20 receiving competent private instruction, the advanced 2 21 placement examination fee the student, parent, or legal 2 22 guardian paid. However, to be eligible to receive 2 23 reimbursement, the student must achieve a score of three or 2 24 higher on the advanced placement five=point scale. The bill 2 25 provides for the reimbursement from a standing, unlimited, 2 26 annual appropriation made to the department of education for 2 27 that purpose. 2 28 To qualify for a reimbursement, the student or parent or 2 29 guardian of a student attending an accredited nonpublic school 2 30 must submit a claim and proof of the student's qualifying 2 31 score to the public school district of enrollment by August 2 32 15. The school district must, by September 1, submit to the 2 33 department of education the claims for reimbursement. 2 34 By October 1, the department must distribute to each school 2 35 district an amount of aid equal to the amount of the total 3 1 amount of the advanced placement examination fees paid by the 3 2 school district. 3 3 LSB 1094YH 82 3 4 kh:rj/je/5.1