House
File
372
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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:
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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out-of-date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.
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