House File 372 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 372 BY DE BOEF A BILL FOR An Act relating to the requirement that school districts have a 1 school nurse to provide health services to its students. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2529YH (2) 84 kh/nh
H.F. 372 Section 1. Section 256.11, subsection 9B, Code 2011, is 1 amended by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 2. Section 256.11A, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 3 2011, is amended by striking the paragraph. 4 Sec. 3. Section 256.11A, subsection 2, Code 2011, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 2. A request for a waiver filed by the board of directors 7 of a school district pursuant to subsection 1 shall describe 8 actions being taken by the district to meet the requirement for 9 which the district has requested a waiver. A school district 10 cannot request a waiver of a requirement under subsection 1 if 11 it met the requirements of section 256.11, subsection 9 , or 9A, 12 or 9B, as applicable, in the previous school year. 13 Sec. 4. Section 257.31, subsection 5, paragraph m, Code 14 2011, is amended to read as follows: 15 m. The addition of one or more teacher librarians pursuant 16 to section 256.11, subsection 9 , or one or more guidance 17 counselors pursuant to section 256.11, subsection 9A , or one or 18 more school nurses pursuant to section 256.11, subsection 9B . 19 EXPLANATION 20 This bill strikes a requirement that a school district have 21 a school nurse to provide health services to its students, 22 strikes the goal of having one school nurse for every 750 23 students enrolled in a school district, strikes a provision 24 that authorizes the school budget review committee to grant 25 supplemental aid or modified allowable growth to school 26 districts adding one or more school nurses, makes conforming 27 changes, and eliminates related out-of-date language. 28 -1- LSB 2529YH (2) 84 kh/nh 1/ 1