SF 2044 (LSB 5466XS (3) 85)

SENATE FILE 2044

BY  SINCLAIR, ZAUN, CHAPMAN, GREINER, CHELGREN, BREITBACH, and ZUMBACH

A BILL FOR

An Act extending the repeal date of certain requirements relating to educational instruction delivered primarily over the internet.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256.7, subsection 32, paragraph c, subparagraph (4), Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   (4)  This paragraph “c” is repealed July 1, 2015 2017.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Current law requires the state board of education to adopt rules prohibiting the open enrollment of students whose educational instruction and course content are delivered primarily over the internet. However, a short-term exception is provided. Under the exception, until June 30, 2015, the state board shall limit the statewide enrollment in online learning to not more than 0.18 percent of the statewide enrollment of all pupils, and limit participation in open enrollment for purposes of online learning to no more than 1 percent of a sending district’s enrollment. Until June 30, 2015, students may participate in open enrollment to enroll in the CAM community school district or the Clayton Ridge community school district for online learning. Those two districts must annually submit data to the department of education regarding their student achievement and demographic characteristics, retention rates, and the percentage of enrolled students’ active participation in extracurricular activities. On July 1, 2015, the exception is repealed.
   This bill extends the repeal date to July 1, 2017.