House File 16 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 16 BY MURPHY A BILL FOR An Act modifying Iowa’s human services and education systems 1 to provide that children start school ready to learn and 2 to increase Iowa’s student achievement rates, making 3 appropriations to the department of education and to the 4 economic development authority, and including effective date 5 and applicability provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj

H.F. 16 DIVISION I 1 MANDATORY CHILD CARE REGISTRATION 2 Section 1. Section 135.173A, subsection 4, paragraph e, 3 Code 2013, is amended by striking the paragraph. 4 Sec. 2. Section 142D.2, subsection 13, Code 2013, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 13. “Place of employment” means an area under the control of 7 an employer and includes all areas that an employee frequents 8 during the course of employment or volunteering, including but 9 not limited to work areas, private offices, conference and 10 meeting rooms, classrooms, auditoriums, employee lounges and 11 cafeterias, hallways, medical facilities, restrooms, elevators, 12 stairways and stairwells, and vehicles owned, leased, or 13 provided by the employer unless otherwise provided under this 14 chapter . “Place of employment” does not include a private 15 residence, unless the private residence is used as a child 16 care facility , a child care home, or as a health care provider 17 location. 18 Sec. 3. Section 142D.2, subsection 16, paragraphs t and u, 19 Code 2013, are amended to read as follows: 20 t. Private residences only when used as a child care 21 facility , a child care home, or health care provider location. 22 u. Child care facilities and child care homes . 23 Sec. 4. Section 142D.4, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 1. Private residences, unless used as a child care facility , 26 child care home, or a health care provider location. 27 Sec. 5. Section 237.1, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code 2013, 28 is amended to read as follows: 29 d. Child care furnished by a child care center , or a child 30 development home , or a child care home as defined in section 31 237A.1 . 32 Sec. 6. Section 237A.1, subsection 6, Code 2013, is amended 33 by striking the subsection. 34 Sec. 7. Section 237A.1, subsections 7 and 11, Code 2013, are 35 -1- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 1/ 32

H.F. 16 amended to read as follows: 1 7. “Child development home” means a person or program 2 registered under section 237A.3A that may provide child care to 3 six one or more children at any one time. 4 11. “Involvement with child care” means licensed or 5 registered under this chapter , employed in a child care 6 facility, residing in a child care facility, receiving public 7 funding for providing child care, or providing child care as 8 a child care home provider, or residing in a with a person 9 receiving public funding for providing child care home . 10 Sec. 8. Section 237A.1, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 11 following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 14A. “Relative” means an adult person who 13 is, or was at any time, one of the following relatives of a 14 child, by means of blood relationship, marriage, or adoption, 15 or is a spouse of one of the following relatives: 16 a. Grandparent. 17 b. Great-grandparent. 18 c. Great-great-grandparent. 19 d. Stepparent, but not the parent of the stepparent. 20 e. Sibling. 21 f. Stepsibling. 22 g. Sibling by at least the half blood. 23 h. Uncle or aunt by at least the half blood. 24 i. Great-uncle or great-aunt. 25 j. Great-great-uncle or great-great-aunt. 26 k. First cousin. 27 l. Nephew or niece. 28 m. Second cousin. 29 Sec. 9. Section 237A.3A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 30 2013, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. A person shall not establish or operate a child 32 development home unless the person obtains a certificate of 33 registration. However, a relative who provides child care 34 to only related children or a person providing child care to 35 -2- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 2/ 32

H.F. 16 only children from a single unrelated family is not required 1 to obtain a certificate of registration under this section. 2 The department shall issue a certificate of registration upon 3 receipt of a statement from the person or upon completion of 4 an inspection conducted by the department or a designee of the 5 department verifying that the person complies with applicable 6 rules adopted by the department pursuant to this section and 7 section 237A.12 . 8 Sec. 10. Section 237A.3B, Code 2013, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 237A.3B Smoking prohibited. 11 Smoking, as defined in section 142D.2 , shall not be 12 permitted in a child care facility or child care home . 13 Sec. 11. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph a, 14 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (e), Code 2013, is 15 amended to read as follows: 16 (e) The person will reside or resides in a child care home 17 that with a person who is not registered under this chapter but 18 that receives public funding for providing child care. 19 Sec. 12. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 20 2013, is amended to read as follows: 21 b. If an individual person subject to a record check is 22 being considered for employment by a child care facility or 23 child care home provider , in lieu of requesting a record 24 check in this state to be conducted by the department under 25 paragraph “c” , the child care facility or child care home may 26 access the single contact repository established pursuant to 27 section 135C.33 as necessary to conduct a criminal and child 28 abuse record check of the individual in this state. A copy of 29 the results of the record check conducted through the single 30 contact repository shall also be provided to the department. 31 If the record check indicates the individual is a person 32 subject to an evaluation, the child care facility or child care 33 home may request that the department perform an evaluation as 34 provided in this subsection . Otherwise, the individual shall 35 -3- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 3/ 32

H.F. 16 not be employed by the child care facility or child care home . 1 Sec. 13. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph d, 2 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 3 (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the cost of a 4 national criminal history check conducted in accordance with 5 subparagraph (1) and the state record checks conducted in 6 accordance with paragraph “c” that are conducted in connection 7 with a person’s involvement with a child care center are not 8 the responsibility of the department. The department is 9 responsible for the cost of such checks conducted in connection 10 with a person’s involvement with a child development home or 11 child care home . 12 Sec. 14. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph d, 13 subparagraph (4), subparagraph division (b), Code 2013, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 (b) Except for child development home providers who 16 voluntarily license and are addressed by subparagraph division 17 (a), and child development home providers participating in 18 the child care quality rating system at a level under which 19 national records checks are required in accordance with 20 departmental rule, the national record check requirement in 21 subparagraph (1) is not applicable in connection with a child 22 development home or child care home throughout the period. 23 Sec. 15. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph e, 24 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 25 (2) Prior to performing an evaluation, the department shall 26 notify the affected person, licensee, registrant, or child 27 care home person applying for or receiving public funding for 28 providing child care, that an evaluation will be conducted to 29 determine whether prohibition of the person’s involvement with 30 child care is warranted. 31 Sec. 16. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph g, 32 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2013, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 A person subject to a record check who is or was employed 35 -4- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 4/ 32

H.F. 16 by a child care facility or child care home provider and 1 is hired by another child care facility or child care home 2 provider shall be subject to a record check in accordance 3 with this subsection . However, if the person was subject 4 to an evaluation because of a transgression in the person’s 5 record and the evaluation determined that the transgression 6 did not warrant prohibition of the person’s involvement 7 with child care and the latest record checks do not indicate 8 there is a transgression that was committed subsequent to 9 that evaluation, the person may commence employment with the 10 other child care facility or provider in accordance with the 11 department’s evaluation and an exemption from any requirements 12 for reevaluation of the latest record checks is authorized. 13 Authorization of an exemption under this paragraph “g” from 14 requirements for reevaluation of the latest record checks by 15 the department is subject to all of the following provisions: 16 Sec. 17. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph i, 17 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 18 (2) If, within five years prior to the date of application 19 for registration or licensure under this chapter , for 20 employment or residence in a child care facility or child care 21 home , or for receipt of public funding for providing child 22 care, a person subject to an evaluation has been convicted of 23 a controlled substance offense under chapter 124 or has been 24 found to have committed physical abuse, the person shall be 25 prohibited from involvement with child care for a period of 26 five years from the date of conviction or founded abuse. After 27 the five-year prohibition period, the person may submit an 28 application for registration or licensure under this chapter , 29 or to receive public funding for providing child care or may 30 request an evaluation, and the department shall perform an 31 evaluation and, based upon the criteria in paragraph “h” , shall 32 determine whether prohibition of the person’s involvement with 33 child care continues to be warranted. 34 Sec. 18. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph k, Code 35 -5- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 5/ 32

H.F. 16 2013, is amended to read as follows: 1 k. If it has been determined that a child receiving child 2 care from a child care facility or a child care home from a 3 person who receives public funding for providing child care 4 or an individual residing with that person, is the victim 5 of founded child abuse committed by an employee, license or 6 registration holder, child care home provider, or resident of 7 the child care facility or child care home for which a report 8 is placed in the central registry pursuant to section 232.71D , 9 the administrator shall provide notification at the time of 10 the determination to the parents, guardians, and custodians of 11 children receiving care from the child care facility or child 12 care home person who receives public funding for providing 13 child care . A notification made under this paragraph shall 14 identify the type of abuse but shall not identify the victim or 15 perpetrator or circumstances of the founded abuse. 16 Sec. 19. Section 237A.12, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 17 2013, is amended to read as follows: 18 c. The adequacy of activity programs and food services 19 available to the children. The department shall not restrict 20 the use of or apply nutritional standards to a lunch or other 21 meal which is brought to the center, child development home, or 22 child care home facility by a school-age child for the child’s 23 consumption. 24 Sec. 20. Section 237A.13, subsection 2, Code 2013, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 2. Services under the program may be provided in by a 27 licensed child care center, a child development home, the home 28 of a relative, or the child’s own home by a relative or by a 29 provider who is licensed under this chapter , a child care home, 30 or in a facility exempt from licensing or registration under 31 the definition of child care in section 237A.1 . 32 Sec. 21. Section 237A.19, subsection 2, Code 2013, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 2. If registration is required under section 237A.3A , a A 35 -6- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 6/ 32

H.F. 16 person who establishes, conducts, manages, or operates a child 1 development home without registering or a person who operates a 2 child development home contrary to section 237A.5 , or a person 3 who has been prohibited by the department from involvement 4 with child care but continues that involvement, commits a 5 simple misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation after 6 conviction, or notice from the department by certified mail of 7 the violation, is a separate offense. A single charge alleging 8 continuing violation may be made in lieu of filing charges for 9 each day of violation. 10 Sec. 22. Section 237A.19, subsection 3, Code 2013, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 3. A person who establishes, conducts, manages, or operates 13 a child care home in violation of section 237A.3, subsection 14 2 , or a person or program that has been prohibited by the 15 department from involvement with child care but continues 16 that involvement commits a simple misdemeanor. Each day of 17 continuing violation after conviction, or notice from the 18 department by certified mail of the violation, is a separate 19 offense. A single charge alleging continuing violation may be 20 made in lieu of filing charges for each day of violation. 21 Sec. 23. Section 237A.26, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 22 2013, is amended to read as follows: 23 a. Organize assistance to child care homes and child care 24 facilities utilizing training levels based upon the child care 25 providers’ degrees of experience and interest. 26 Sec. 24. Section 237A.26, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 27 2013, is amended to read as follows: 28 a. Assist families in selecting quality child care. The 29 agency must provide referrals to registered and licensed child 30 care facilities, and to persons providing care, supervision, 31 and guidance of a child which is not defined as child care 32 under section 237A.1 and may provide referrals to unregistered 33 providers . 34 Sec. 25. Section 237A.26, subsection 8, Code 2013, is 35 -7- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 7/ 32

H.F. 16 amended to read as follows: 1 8. For purposes of improving the quality and consistency 2 of data collection, consultation, and other support to child 3 care home and child development home providers, a resource and 4 referral services agency grantee shall coordinate and assist 5 with publicly and privately funded efforts administered at 6 the community level to provide the support. The support and 7 efforts addressed by a grantee may include but are not limited 8 to community-funded child care home and child development home 9 consultants. Community members involved with the assistance 10 may include but are not limited to the efforts of an early 11 childhood Iowa area board under chapter 256I , and of community 12 representatives of education, health, human services, business, 13 faith, and public interests. 14 Sec. 26. REPEAL. Section 237A.3, Code 2013, is repealed. 15 DIVISION II 16 PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AID PROVISIONS 17 Sec. 27. Section 256C.5, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 18 2013, is amended to read as follows: 19 c. “Preschool budget enrollment” means the figure that 20 is equal to fifty sixty percent of the actual enrollment of 21 eligible students in the preschool programming provided by 22 a school district approved to participate in the preschool 23 program on October 1 of the base year, or the first Monday in 24 October if October 1 falls on a Saturday or Sunday. 25 Sec. 28. Section 257.2, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 1. “Allowable growth” means the amount by which state cost 28 per pupil and district cost per pupil will increase from one 29 budget year to the next as a result of the state percent of 30 growth or the categorical state percent of growth . 31 Sec. 29. Section 257.2, subsection 5, Code 2013, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 5. “Combined district cost per pupil” is an amount 34 determined by adding together the regular program district 35 -8- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 8/ 32

H.F. 16 cost per pupil for a year and the special education support 1 services district cost per pupil for that year as calculated 2 under section 257.10 . 3 Sec. 30. Section 257.9, subsections 7 and 10, Code 2013, are 4 amended to read as follows: 5 7. Professional development supplement state cost per pupil. 6 a. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, for the 7 professional development supplement state cost per pupil, the 8 department of management shall add together the professional 9 development allocation made to each district for the fiscal 10 year beginning July 1, 2008, pursuant to section 284.13, 11 subsection 1, paragraph “d” , Code 2009 , and divide that sum 12 by the statewide total budget enrollment for the fiscal year 13 beginning July 1, 2009. 14 b. The professional development supplement state cost 15 per pupil for the budget year beginning July 1, 2010, and 16 succeeding budget years beginning before July 1, 2013 , shall 17 be the amount calculated by the department of management under 18 this subsection for the base year plus an allowable growth 19 amount that is equal to the professional development supplement 20 categorical state percent of growth, pursuant to section 21 257.8, subsection 2 , for the budget year, multiplied by the 22 amount calculated by the department of management under this 23 subsection for the base year. 24 c. The professional development supplement state cost per 25 pupil for the budget year beginning July 1, 2013, shall be 26 the amount calculated by the department of management under 27 this subsection for the base year, plus sixty dollars, plus 28 an allowable growth amount that is equal to the professional 29 development supplement categorical state percent of growth, 30 pursuant to section 257.8, subsection 2, for the budget year, 31 multiplied by the amount calculated by the department of 32 management under this subsection for the base year. 33 d. The professional development supplement state cost 34 per pupil for the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, and 35 -9- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 9/ 32

H.F. 16 succeeding budget years, shall be the amount calculated by 1 the department of management under this subsection for the 2 base year plus an allowable growth amount that is equal to 3 the professional development supplement categorical state 4 percent of growth, pursuant to section 257.8, subsection 2, for 5 the budget year, multiplied by the amount calculated by the 6 department of management under this subsection for the base 7 year. 8 10. Area education agency professional development supplement 9 state cost per pupil. 10 a. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, for the area 11 education agency professional development supplement state cost 12 per pupil, the department of management shall add together the 13 professional development allocation made to each area education 14 agency for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, pursuant to 15 section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “d” , Code 2009 , and 16 divide that sum by the statewide special education support 17 services weighted enrollment for the fiscal year beginning July 18 1, 2009. 19 b. The area education agency professional development 20 supplement state cost per pupil for the budget year beginning 21 July 1, 2010, and succeeding budget years beginning before 22 July 1, 2013 , shall be the amount calculated by the department 23 of management under this subsection for the base year plus 24 an allowable growth amount that is equal to the professional 25 development supplement categorical state percent of growth, 26 pursuant to section 257.8, subsection 2 , for the budget year, 27 multiplied by the amount calculated by the department of 28 management under this subsection for the base year. 29 c. The area education agency professional development 30 supplement state cost per pupil for the budget year beginning 31 July 1, 2013, shall be the amount calculated by the department 32 of management under this subsection for the base year, plus 33 three dollars, plus an allowable growth amount that is equal 34 to the professional development supplement categorical state 35 -10- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 10/ 32

H.F. 16 percent of growth, pursuant to section 257.8, subsection 2, for 1 the budget year, multiplied by the amount calculated by the 2 department of management under this subsection for the base 3 year. 4 d. The area education agency professional development 5 supplement state cost per pupil for the budget year beginning 6 July 1, 2014, and succeeding budget years, shall be the 7 amount calculated by the department of management under this 8 subsection for the base year plus an allowable growth amount 9 that is equal to the professional development supplement 10 categorical state percent of growth, pursuant to section 11 257.8, subsection 2, for the budget year, multiplied by the 12 amount calculated by the department of management under this 13 subsection for the base year. 14 Sec. 31. Section 257.10, subsection 10, paragraph a, Code 15 2013, is amended to read as follows: 16 a. (1) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, 17 the department of management shall divide the professional 18 development allocation made to each district for the fiscal 19 year beginning July 1, 2008, pursuant to section 284.13, 20 subsection 1, paragraph “d” , Code 2009 , by the district’s 21 budget enrollment in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, 22 to determine the professional development supplement cost per 23 pupil. 24 (2) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2010, and 25 succeeding budget years beginning before July 1, 2013 , the 26 professional development supplement district cost per pupil 27 for each school district for a budget year is the professional 28 development supplement district cost per pupil for the base 29 year plus the professional development supplement state 30 allowable growth amount for the budget year. 31 (3) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2013, the 32 professional development supplement district cost per pupil 33 for each school district for a budget year is the professional 34 development supplement district cost per pupil for the base 35 -11- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 11/ 32

H.F. 16 year plus the professional development supplement state 1 allowable growth amount for the budget year, plus sixty 2 dollars. 3 (4) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, and 4 succeeding budget years, the professional development 5 supplement district cost per pupil for each school district 6 for a budget year is the professional development supplement 7 district cost per pupil for the base year plus the professional 8 development supplement state allowable growth amount for the 9 budget year. 10 Sec. 32. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph b, 11 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 12 (2) Included in the fall, spring, or summer community 13 college catalog or an amendment or addendum to the a fall, 14 spring, or summer catalog. 15 Sec. 33. Section 257.37A, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 16 2013, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. (1) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the 18 department of management shall divide the area education agency 19 professional development supplement made to each area education 20 agency for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, pursuant 21 to section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “d” , Code 2009 , by 22 the special education support services weighted enrollment 23 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, to determine the 24 professional development supplement cost per pupil. 25 (2) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2010, and 26 succeeding budget years beginning before July 1, 2013 , the area 27 education agency professional development supplement district 28 cost per pupil for each area education agency for a budget 29 year is the area education agency professional development 30 supplement district cost per pupil for the base year plus the 31 area education agency professional development supplement state 32 allowable growth amount for the budget year. 33 (3) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2013, the area 34 education agency professional development supplement district 35 -12- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 12/ 32

H.F. 16 cost per pupil for each area education agency for a budget 1 year is the area education agency professional development 2 supplement district cost per pupil for the base year plus the 3 area education agency professional development supplement 4 state allowable growth amount for the budget year, plus three 5 dollars. 6 (4) For the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, and 7 succeeding budget years, the area education agency professional 8 development supplement district cost per pupil for each area 9 education agency for a budget year is the area education agency 10 professional development supplement district cost per pupil 11 for the base year plus the area education agency professional 12 development supplement state allowable growth amount for the 13 budget year. 14 Sec. 34. Section 284.6, subsections 3 and 8, Code 2013, are 15 amended to read as follows: 16 3. A school district shall incorporate a district 17 professional development plan into the district’s comprehensive 18 school improvement plan submitted to the department in 19 accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21 . The district 20 professional development plan shall include a description of 21 the means by which the school district will provide access 22 to all teachers in the district to professional development 23 programs or offerings that meet the requirements of subsection 24 1 . The plan shall align all professional development with 25 the school district’s long-range student learning goals and 26 the Iowa teaching standards. The plan shall indicate the 27 school district’s approved professional development provider 28 or providers. The plan shall provide, for the fiscal year 29 beginning July 1, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, an 30 amount of time for professional development equivalent to the 31 amount of time the school district provided for professional 32 development for teachers for the 2012-2013 school year plus the 33 equivalent of at least three additional contract days. 34 8. a. For each year in which a school district receives 35 -13- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 13/ 32

H.F. 16 and area education agency receive funds calculated and paid to 1 school districts and area education agencies for professional 2 development pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 10 , or 3 section 257.37A, subsection 2 , the school district and area 4 education agency shall create quality professional development 5 opportunities. Not less than thirty-six hours in the school 6 calendar, held outside of the minimum school day, shall be set 7 aside during nonpreparation time or designated professional 8 development time to allow practitioners to collaborate with 9 each other to deliver educational programs and assess student 10 learning, or to engage in peer review pursuant to section 11 284.8, subsection 1 . The goal for the use of the funds is 12 to provide one additional contract day or the equivalent 13 thereof for professional development, and use of the funds is 14 limited to providing professional development to teachers, 15 including additional salaries for time beyond the normal 16 negotiated agreement; pay for substitute teachers, professional 17 development materials, speakers, and professional development 18 content; and costs associated with implementing the individual 19 professional development plans. The use of the funds shall 20 be balanced between school district, attendance center, 21 and individual professional development plans, making every 22 reasonable effort to provide equal access to all teachers. 23 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and each 24 succeeding fiscal year in which a school district and area 25 education agency receive funds calculated and paid to school 26 districts and area education agencies for professional 27 development pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 10, 28 or section 257.37A, subsection 2, the school district and 29 area education agency shall provide an amount of time for 30 professional development equivalent to the amount of time 31 the school district and area education agency provided for 32 professional development for teachers for the 2012-2013 school 33 year plus the equivalent of at least three additional contract 34 days. 35 -14- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 14/ 32

H.F. 16 Sec. 35. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The section of this 1 division of this Act amending section 256C.5, subsection 1, 2 takes effect upon enactment. 3 Sec. 36. APPLICABILITY. The section of this division of 4 this Act amending section 256C.5, subsection 1, applies to 5 budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2013. 6 DIVISION III 7 GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS 8 Sec. 37. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph e, 9 subparagraph (16), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 10 (16) To the superintendent, or the superintendent’s 11 designee, of a school district or to the authorities in charge 12 of an accredited nonpublic school for purposes of a volunteer 13 or employment record check , or for a record check pursuant to 14 section 299A.3 . 15 Sec. 38. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph e, 16 subparagraph (8), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 17 (8) To the superintendent, or the superintendent’s 18 designee, of a school district or to the authorities in charge 19 of an accredited nonpublic school for purposes of a volunteer 20 or employment record check , or for a record check pursuant to 21 section 299A.3 . 22 Sec. 39. Section 257.17, Code 2013, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 257.17 Aid reduction for early school starts. 25 State aid payments made pursuant to section 257.16 for a 26 fiscal year shall be reduced by one one-hundred-eightieth one 27 hundred eighty-fifth for each day of that fiscal year for which 28 the school district begins school before the earliest starting 29 date specified in section 279.10, subsection 1 . However, this 30 section does not apply to a school district that has received 31 approval from the director of the department of education under 32 section 279.10, subsection 4 , to commence classes for regularly 33 established elementary and secondary schools in advance of the 34 starting date established in section 279.10, subsection 1 . 35 -15- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 15/ 32

H.F. 16 Sec. 40. Section 272.9A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2013, are 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. Beginning July 1, 2007, requirements Requirements for 3 administrator licensure beyond an initial license shall include 4 completion the following: 5 a. Completion of a beginning administrator mentoring and 6 induction program and demonstration of competence on the 7 administrator standards adopted pursuant to section 284A.3 . 8 b. At least five years of successful classroom experience 9 as a licensed teacher. 10 3. a. An administrator formerly employed by an accredited 11 nonpublic school or formerly employed as an administrator in 12 another state or country is exempt from the mentoring and 13 induction requirement under subsection 1 if the administrator 14 can document two years of successful administrator experience , 15 at least five years of successful classroom experience as a 16 licensed teacher, and meet or exceed the requirements contained 17 in rules adopted pursuant to this chapter for endorsement and 18 licensure. However, if 19 b. If an administrator cannot document two years of 20 successful administrator experience meet the requirements of 21 paragraph “a” when hired by a school district, the administrator 22 shall meet the requirements of subsection 1 . 23 Sec. 41. Section 279.8, Code 2013, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 279.8 General rules —— bonds of employees. 26 1. The board shall make rules for its own government and 27 that of the directors, officers, employees, teachers and 28 pupils, and for the care of the schoolhouse, grounds, and 29 property of the school corporation, and shall aid in the 30 enforcement of the rules, and require the performance of duties 31 imposed by law and the rules. 32 2. The board shall include in its rules provisions 33 regulating the loading and unloading of pupils from a school 34 bus stopped on the highway during a period of reduced highway 35 -16- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 16/ 32

H.F. 16 visibility caused by fog, snow or other weather conditions. 1 3. The board shall have the authority to include in its 2 rules provisions allowing school corporation employees to 3 use school credit cards to pay for the actual and necessary 4 expenses incurred in the performance of work-related duties. 5 4. Employees of a school corporation maintaining a 6 high school who have the custody of funds belonging to the 7 corporation or funds derived from extracurricular activities 8 and other sources in the conduct of their duties, shall be 9 required to furnish suitable bond indemnifying the corporation 10 or any activity group connected with the school against loss, 11 and employees who have the custody of property belonging to the 12 corporation or any activity group connected with the school may 13 be required to furnish such bond. Said bond or bonds may be in 14 such form and penalty as the board may approve and the premiums 15 on same shall be paid from the general fund of the corporation. 16 5. Prior to hiring an applicant for employment other 17 than as a licensed employee, including a contract position, 18 a school district shall review the information in the Iowa 19 court information system available to the general public, 20 the sex offender registry information under section 692A.121 21 available to the general public, the central registry for 22 child abuse information established under section 235A.14, and 23 the central registry for dependent adult abuse information 24 established under section 235B.5 for information regarding the 25 applicant. The school district shall follow the same procedure 26 every five years for nonlicensed and contract employees. The 27 school district shall pay for the cost of the registry checks 28 conducted pursuant to this subsection and shall maintain 29 documentation demonstrating compliance with this subsection. 30 Sec. 42. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 1. The school year shall begin on the first day of July 33 and each regularly established elementary and secondary school 34 shall begin no sooner than a day during the calendar week 35 -17- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 17/ 32

H.F. 16 in which the first day of September falls but no later than 1 the first Monday in December. However, if the first day of 2 September falls on a Sunday, school may begin on a day during 3 the calendar week which immediately precedes the first day of 4 September. School shall continue for at least one hundred 5 eighty eighty-five days, except as provided in subsection 6 3 , and may be maintained during the entire calendar year. 7 However, if the board of directors of a district extends the 8 school calendar because inclement weather caused the district 9 to temporarily close school during the regular school calendar, 10 the district may excuse a graduating senior who has met 11 district or school requirements for graduation from attendance 12 during the extended school calendar. A school corporation 13 may begin employment of personnel for in-service training and 14 development purposes before the date to begin elementary and 15 secondary school. 16 Sec. 43. Section 299.1A, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 , a child who has 19 reached the age of six and is under sixteen eighteen years 20 of age by September 15 is of compulsory attendance age. 21 However, if a child enrolled in a school district or accredited 22 nonpublic school reaches the age of sixteen eighteen on or 23 after September 15, the child remains of compulsory age until 24 the end of the regular school calendar. 25 Sec. 44. Section 299.1B, Code 2013, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 299.1B Failure to attend —— driver’s license. 28 A person who is of compulsory attendance age, is not exempt 29 under section 299.2, and does not attend a public school, an 30 accredited nonpublic school, competent private instruction in 31 accordance with the provisions of chapter 299A , an alternative 32 school, or adult education classes shall not receive an 33 intermediate or full driver’s license until age eighteen. 34 Sec. 45. NEW SECTION . 299.14 School district dropout 35 -18- LSB 1075HH (22) 85 kh/rj 18/ 32