HSB 600 (LSB 5117HC (1) 83)

HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON WENDT)

A BILL FOR

An Act allowing special education pupils to qualify for supplementary weighting in the senior year plus program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 257.11, subsection 8, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   8.  Pupils ineligible.  A pupil eligible for the weighting plan provided in section 256B.9 is not eligible for supplementary weighting pursuant to this section, except for participation in programs under chapter 261E. A pupil attending an alternative program or an at-risk pupils’ program, including alternative high school programs, is not eligible for supplementary weighting under subsection 2.
EXPLANATION
   This bill allows pupils who qualify for special education supplementary weighting provided in Code section 256B.9 to also qualify for supplementary weighting that may be provided by programs in Code chapter 261E, the senior year plus program.