HF 2384 (LSB 6079HV (1) 84)

HOUSE FILE 2384

BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 647)

A BILL FOR

An Act concerning school district funding for excess costs of instruction of children requiring special education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256B.9, subsection 7, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  The costs of special education instructional programs
 
when contracted with a private agency include
 
the costs of general administration, health service, attendance officers, plant operation, and plant maintenance, instructional costs, and the costs of purchase of
 
equipment, transportation equipment, and insurance to meet the special needs of children requiring special education with the approval of the director of the department of education. The state board of education shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for the purchase of transportation equipment pursuant to
 
administer this section.
EXPLANATION
   This bill adds the costs of general administration, health service, attendance officers, plant operation, and plant maintenance, instructional costs, and the costs of purchase of equipment, transportation, and insurance to the included costs that are covered by funds for school districts for excess costs of instruction of children requiring special education when contracted with a private agency. Covered costs currently include the cost of purchase of transportation equipment when contracted with an area education agency, another school district, or a private agency. The bill directs the state board of education to adopt rules to administer the bill.