S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 19, Code 2011, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 19. Define the minimum school day as a day consisting 3 of five and one-half hours of instructional time for grades 4 one through twelve. The minimum hours as time spent with a 5 licensed teacher that shall be exclusive of the lunch period 6 and parent-teacher conferences , but may include passing time 7 between classes. Time spent on parent-teacher conferences 8 shall be considered instructional time. A school or school 9 district may record a day of school with less than the minimum 10 instructional hours as a minimum school day if any of the 11 following apply: 12 a. If emergency health or safety factors require the late 13 arrival or early dismissal of students on a specific day. 14 b. If the total hours of instructional school time for 15 grades one through twelve for any five consecutive school days 16 equal a minimum of twenty-seven and one-half hours, even though 17 any one day of school is less than the minimum instructional 18 hours because of a staff development opportunity provided for 19 the professional instructional staff or because parent-teacher 20 conferences have been scheduled beyond the regular school day. 21 Furthermore, if the total hours of instructional time for the 22 first four consecutive days equal at least twenty-seven and 23 one-half hours because parent-teacher conferences have been 24 scheduled beyond the regular school day, a school or school 25 district may record zero hours of instructional time on the 26 fifth consecutive school day as a minimum school day. 27 Sec. 2. Section 256F.4, subsection 5, Code 2011, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 5. A charter school or innovation zone school shall provide 30 instruction for at least the number of days hours required by 31 section 279.10, subsection 1 , or shall provide at least the 32 equivalent number of total hours . 33 Sec. 3. Section 279.10, Code 2011, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 -1- LSB 1346XD (7) 84 kh/nh 1/ 5

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 279.10 School year —— beginning date instructional hours —— 1 exceptions —— pilot programs . 2 1. The school year for each school district and accredited 3 nonpublic school shall begin on the first day of July 1 and 4 each regularly established elementary and secondary school 5 shall begin no sooner than a day during the calendar week 6 in which the first day of September falls but no later than 7 the first Monday in December. However, if the first day of 8 September falls on a Sunday, school may begin on a day during 9 the calendar week which immediately precedes the first day of 10 September. School shall continue for at least one hundred 11 eighty days, except as provided in subsection 3 , and may be 12 maintained end on June 30 and each school calendar shall 13 include not less than one thousand one hundred seventy hours of 14 instruction during the entire calendar year. However, if The 15 board of directors of a school district and the authorities in 16 charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall set the number 17 of days of required attendance for the school year as provided 18 in section 299.1, subsection 2, but the board of directors of 19 a school district shall hold a public hearing on any proposed 20 school calendar prior to adopting the school calendar. If the 21 board of directors of a district or the authorities in charge 22 of an accredited nonpublic school extends the school calendar 23 because inclement weather caused the school district or 24 accredited nonpublic school to temporarily close school during 25 the regular school calendar, the school district or accredited 26 nonpublic school may excuse a graduating senior who has met 27 district or school requirements for graduation from attendance 28 during the extended school calendar. A school corporation 29 may begin employment of personnel for in-service training and 30 development purposes before the date to begin elementary and 31 secondary school July 1 . 32 2. The board of directors shall hold a public hearing on any 33 proposal prior to submitting it to the department of education 34 for approval. 35 -2- LSB 1346XD (7) 84 kh/nh 2/ 5

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 3. The board of directors of a school district may request 1 approval from the department of education for a pilot program 2 for an innovative school year. The number of days per year 3 that school is in session may be more or less than those 4 specified in subsection 1 , but the innovative school year shall 5 provide for an equivalent number of total hours that school is 6 in session. 7 a. The board shall file a request for approval with the 8 department not later than November 1 of the preceding school 9 year. The request shall include a listing of the savings and 10 goals to be attained under the innovative school year subject 11 to rules adopted by the department under chapter 17A . The 12 department shall notify the districts of the approval or denial 13 of pilot programs not later than the next following January 15. 14 b. A request to continue an innovative school year pilot 15 project after its initial year also shall include an evaluation 16 of the savings and impacts on the educational program in the 17 district. 18 c. Participation in a pilot project shall not modify 19 provisions of a master contract negotiated between a school 20 district and a certified bargaining unit pursuant to chapter 21 20 unless mutually agreed upon. 22 4. The director of the department of education may 23 grant a request made by a board of directors of a school 24 district stating its desire to commence classes for regularly 25 established elementary and secondary schools prior to the 26 earliest starting date specified in subsection 1 . A request 27 shall be based upon the determination that a starting date on 28 or after the earliest starting date specified in subsection 1 29 would have a significant negative educational impact. 30 Sec. 4. Section 299.4, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 1. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who 33 is of compulsory attendance age, who places the child under 34 competent private instruction under either section 299A.2 or 35 -3- LSB 1346XD (7) 84 kh/nh 3/ 5

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 299A.3 , not in an accredited school or a home school assistance 1 program operated by a school district or accredited nonpublic 2 school, shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms provided 3 by the public school district, to the district by the earliest 4 starting date specified in section 279.10, subsection 1 July 1 5 of the school year in which the child will be under competent 6 private instruction . The secretary shall retain and file 7 one copy and forward the other copy to the district’s area 8 education agency. The report shall state the name and age of 9 the child, the period of time during which the child has been 10 or will be under competent private instruction for the year, 11 an outline of the course of study, texts used, and the name 12 and address of the instructor. The parent, guardian, or legal 13 custodian of a child, who is placing the child under competent 14 private instruction for the first time, shall also provide the 15 district with evidence that the child has had the immunizations 16 required under section 139A.8 , and, if the child is elementary 17 school age, a blood lead test in accordance with section 18 135.105D . The term “outline of course of study” shall include 19 subjects covered, lesson plans, and time spent on the areas of 20 study. 21 Sec. 5. REPEAL. Sections 256.20 and 256.22, Code 2011, are 22 repealed. 23 Sec. 6. REPEAL. Section 257.17, Code 2011, is repealed. 24 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect July 1, 2012. 25 EXPLANATION 26 This bill strikes language requiring accredited schools 27 to provide at least 180 instructional days in a school year 28 beginning no sooner than a day during the calendar week in 29 which the first day of September falls but no later than the 30 first Monday in December, and specifying what does and what 31 does not constitute instructional time. The bill replaces the 32 language requiring a 180-day school calendar with a requirement 33 that accredited schools provide at least 1,170 instructional 34 hours during the school calendar in a school year that begins 35 -4- LSB 1346XD (7) 84 kh/nh 4/ 5

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ July 1 and ends June 30. 1 The school districts and accredited nonpublic schools set 2 the number of days of required attendance for the school year, 3 but school districts must hold a public hearing on a proposed 4 school calendar prior to adopting the school calendar. 5 The bill modifies a provision requiring the state board 6 of education to define the minimum school day. Under the 7 bill, instructional time for grades 1 through 12, is still 8 exclusive of the lunch period and may include passing time 9 between classes, but parent-teacher conferences do not qualify 10 as instructional time. The bill strikes language that permits 11 a school or school district to record a day of school with 12 less than the minimum instructional hours as a minimum school 13 day for emergency health or safety factors and for staff 14 development opportunities. 15 The bill makes conforming changes and strikes or repeals 16 language that permits the department of education to approve 17 an innovative school year pilot program, permits the director 18 of the department to grant a waiver to allow schools to start 19 prior to the school calendar earliest start date, permits the 20 state board of education to approve year around school pilot 21 projects, requires the department to establish an extended year 22 school grant program subject to an appropriation, and penalizes 23 school districts that have not received a waiver for beginning 24 school before the earliest start date allowed. 25 -5- LSB 1346XD (7) 84 kh/nh 5/ 5