House File 576 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HEATON


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the criteria used for selection of school
  2    districts for participation in the statewide preschool program
  3    for four=year=old children and providing effective and
  4    applicability dates.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 2536YH 83
  7 jp/nh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 256C.6, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph.
  1  3    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE == APPLICABILITY.  This Act, being
  1  4 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1  5 The department of education shall begin applying the change in
  1  6 the criteria for selection of school districts for
  1  7 participation in the statewide preschool program for
  1  8 four=year=old children made by this Act in the selection of
  1  9 school districts for initial participation in the program for
  1 10 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill relates to the criteria used for selection of
  1 13 school districts for participation in the statewide preschool
  1 14 program for four=year=old children by eliminating the criteria
  1 15 giving priority to school districts that do not have existing
  1 16 preschool programming within the school district boundaries.
  1 17    The bill takes effect upon enactment and the department of
  1 18 education is required to begin applying the change in criteria
  1 19 to selection of school districts for initial participation in
  1 20 the program for FY 2009=2010.
  1 21 LSB 2536YH 83
  1 22 jp/nh/8