Senate File 2044 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2044 BY SINCLAIR , ZAUN , CHAPMAN , GREINER , CHELGREN , BREITBACH , and ZUMBACH A BILL FOR An Act extending the repeal date of certain requirements 1 relating to educational instruction delivered primarily over 2 the internet. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5466XS (3) 85 je/nh

S.F. 2044 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 32, paragraph c, 1 subparagraph (4), Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 2 (4) This paragraph “c” is repealed July 1, 2015 2017 . 3 EXPLANATION 4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 5 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 6 Current law requires the state board of education to adopt 7 rules prohibiting the open enrollment of students whose 8 educational instruction and course content are delivered 9 primarily over the internet. However, a short-term exception 10 is provided. Under the exception, until June 30, 2015, the 11 state board shall limit the statewide enrollment in online 12 learning to not more than 0.18 percent of the statewide 13 enrollment of all pupils, and limit participation in open 14 enrollment for purposes of online learning to no more than 15 1 percent of a sending district’s enrollment. Until June 16 30, 2015, students may participate in open enrollment to 17 enroll in the CAM community school district or the Clayton 18 Ridge community school district for online learning. Those 19 two districts must annually submit data to the department of 20 education regarding their student achievement and demographic 21 characteristics, retention rates, and the percentage of 22 enrolled students’ active participation in extracurricular 23 activities. On July 1, 2015, the exception is repealed. 24 This bill extends the repeal date to July 1, 2017. 25 -1- LSB 5466XS (3) 85 je/nh 1/ 1