Senate Study Bill 1163 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SINCLAIR) A BILL FOR An Act authorizing use of concurrent enrollment programs for 1 teaching certain subjects required under the educational 2 standards and making an appropriation to fund enrollment 3 of pupils under concurrent enrollment program agreements 4 between accredited nonpublic schools and community colleges. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh

S.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT WEIGHTING AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2 EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS 3 Section 1. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph b, 4 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 If the school budget review committee certifies to the 7 department of management that the class would not otherwise be 8 implemented without the assignment of additional weighting, 9 pupils attending a community college-offered class or attending 10 a class taught by a community college-employed instructor 11 are assigned a weighting of the percentage of the pupil’s 12 school day during which the pupil attends class in the 13 community college or attends a class taught by a community 14 college-employed instructor times seventy hundredths for career 15 and technical courses or forty-six fifty hundredths for liberal 16 arts and sciences courses. The following requirements shall be 17 met for the purposes of assigning an additional weighting for 18 classes offered through a sharing agreement between a school 19 district and community college. The class must be: 20 Sec. 2. Section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 21 2019, is amended to read as follows: 22 c. Notwithstanding paragraph “b” , subparagraph (1), a 23 school district that otherwise meets the requirements of this 24 subsection may enter into a sharing agreement with a community 25 college under which the community college may offer, or provide 26 a community college-employed instructor to teach, one of the 27 science and one of the mathematics units specified under 28 section 256.11, subsection 5, or one or more classes units in 29 only one of the six career and technical education service 30 areas specified in section 256.11, subsection 5 , paragraph 31 “h” , and the pupils . Pupils enrolled in such a class in 32 accordance with this paragraph shall be assigned additional 33 weighting in accordance with this subsection if the number of 34 pupils enrolled in such a class exceeds five and the school 35 -1- LSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh 1/ 8

S.F. _____ district’s total enrollment does not exceed six hundred pupils. 1 A school district that enters into a sharing agreement with a 2 community college under this paragraph to provide a unit of 3 science or mathematics specified in section 256.11, subsection 4 5, paragraph “a” , “d” , or “e” , shall be deemed to have met the 5 requirement that the school district teach such a unit under 6 the educational standards of section 256.11, subsection 5, 7 paragraph “a” , “d” , or “e” . 8 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, subsection 3, Code 2019, is amended 9 by adding the following new paragraphs: 10 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. If a pupil attending a community 11 college-offered class or attending a class taught by a 12 community college-employed instructor, and who was assigned a 13 weighting under this subsection for such attendance, fails to 14 complete the class, the pupil is responsible for all district 15 costs directly related to the pupil attending the class as 16 provided in accordance with this subsection and shall reimburse 17 the school district for its costs minus an amount equivalent to 18 the amount of weighting assigned to the pupil and received by 19 the school district pursuant to this subsection. If the pupil 20 is under eighteen years of age, the pupil’s parent or legal 21 guardian shall sign the student registration form indicating 22 that the parent or legal guardian is responsible for such 23 reimbursement amount. However, the school district at its 24 discretion may waive this reimbursement requirement. A pupil 25 enrolled in a class provided under paragraph “c” is exempt from 26 the reimbursement requirement. 27 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. A pupil attending a community 28 college-offered class or attending a class taught by 29 a community college-employed instructor that meets the 30 requirements of this subsection may also be enrolled at an 31 eligible postsecondary institution, as defined in section 32 261E.2, on a full-time basis. However, the pupil shall only 33 be assigned weighting under this subsection for attending 34 a college-offered class or attending a class taught by a 35 -2- LSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh 2/ 8

S.F. _____ community college-employed instructor in accordance with 1 this subsection. If the pupil is also participating in the 2 postsecondary enrollment options program under section 261E.7, 3 the school district in which the pupil is enrolled shall be 4 responsible for paying a tuition reimbursement amount for the 5 pupil’s part-time participation in the postsecondary enrollment 6 options program pursuant to the limitation established under 7 section 261E.7, subsection 2. 8 Sec. 4. Section 261E.8, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 9 to read as follows: 10 1. A district-to-community college sharing or concurrent 11 enrollment program is established to be administered by the 12 department to promote rigorous academic or career and technical 13 pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to high 14 school students to enroll part-time in eligible nonsectarian 15 courses at or through community colleges established under 16 chapter 260C . The program shall be made available to all 17 resident students in grades nine through twelve. Notice of 18 the availability of the program shall be included in a school 19 district’s student registration handbook and the handbook shall 20 identify which courses, if successfully completed, generate 21 college credit under the program. A student and the student’s 22 parent or legal guardian shall also be made aware of this 23 program as a part of the development of the student’s career 24 and academic plan in accordance with section 279.61 . A student 25 may enroll full-time in an eligible postsecondary institution 26 under this section, but shall be eligible for supplementary 27 weighting pursuant to section 257.11, subsection 3, only for 28 part-time enrollment in classes that meet the requirements 29 of section 257.11, subsection 3. Tuition costs beyond such 30 part-time enrollment, except as provided in section 261E.7, are 31 the responsibility of the student. 32 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 279.50A Educational standards —— 33 agreements for mathematics or science classes. 34 1. If a school district’s total enrollment exceeds six 35 -3- LSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh 3/ 8

S.F. _____ hundred pupils, the school district may enter into an agreement 1 with a community college under which the community college may 2 offer, or provide a community college-employed instructor to 3 teach, one of the units specified in section 256.11, subsection 4 5, paragraph “a” , “d” , or “e” , and if the unit of coursework 5 under the agreement meets the requirements specified in section 6 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (2) through 7 (7), the unit offered shall be deemed to meet the education 8 program requirement for a unit of mathematics or science unit, 9 as applicable, under section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph 10 “a” , “d” , or “e” . 11 2. Pupils enrolled in a unit of coursework offered pursuant 12 to subsection 1 are not eligible for supplementary weighting 13 under section 257.11, subsection 3. 14 DIVISION II 15 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM CONTRACTS BETWEEN ACCREDITED 16 NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES —— APPROPRIATION 17 Sec. 6. Section 261E.2, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 1. “Concurrent enrollment” means any course offered to 20 students in grades nine through twelve during the regular 21 school year approved by the board of directors of a school 22 district through a contractual agreement between a community 23 college and the school district that meets the provisions 24 of section 257.11, subsection 3 . “Concurrent enrollment” 25 also means any course offered to students in grades nine 26 through twelve during the regular school year approved by the 27 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school through 28 a contract with a community college in accordance with section 29 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b” . 30 Sec. 7. Section 261E.8, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 2. a. Students from accredited nonpublic schools and 33 students receiving competent private instruction or independent 34 private instruction under chapter 299A may access the program 35 -4- LSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh 4/ 8

S.F. _____ through the school district in which the accredited nonpublic 1 school or private institution is located. 2 b. (1) Students from accredited nonpublic schools may 3 also access the program if the accredited nonpublic school in 4 which the students are enrolled meets the requirements of this 5 section and section 257.11, subsection 3, as if the accredited 6 nonpublic school were a school district, and enters into a 7 contract with a community college that meets the requirements 8 of this section and section 257.11, subsection 3, for the 9 provision of academic or career and technical coursework to 10 high school students enrolled in the accredited nonpublic 11 school. A student who wishes to participate in the program 12 must make application to the accredited nonpublic school 13 and the community college in the manner established under 14 subsection 3 and meet the requirements of this section. An 15 accredited nonpublic school that meets the requirements of 16 this subparagraph to provide a unit of science or mathematics 17 shall be deemed to have met the requirement that the accredited 18 nonpublic school teach such a science or mathematics unit under 19 the educational standards of section 256.11, subsection 5, 20 paragraph “a” , “d” , or “e” . 21 (2) A community college that enters into a contract as 22 provided in this paragraph shall submit to the department, 23 during the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent, a 24 list of the accredited nonpublic school students enrolled for 25 the semester, or the equivalent, who are participating in the 26 program. The community college and the accredited nonpublic 27 school shall verify to the department that the accredited 28 nonpublic school and the coursework provided under this 29 paragraph meet the requirements of this section and section 30 257.11, subsection 3, and shall provide to the department data 31 and information elements as required under subsection 8 by 32 rule. 33 (3) The department shall calculate and pay to a community 34 college for each semester in which a student is concurrently 35 -5- LSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh 5/ 8

S.F. _____ enrolled in the community college in accordance with this 1 paragraph “b” an amount equivalent to the amount a school 2 district would receive if the student was assigned a weighting 3 under section 257.11, subsection 3, paragraph “b” . For 4 each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2019, there 5 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 6 department of education an amount necessary to make payments to 7 community colleges for the concurrent enrollment of accredited 8 nonpublic school students under this section, as calculated in 9 accordance with this paragraph. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill authorizes school districts and accredited 14 nonpublic schools with enrollments of 600 or fewer pupils to 15 utilize concurrent enrollment programs to meet the requirements 16 for science and mathematics units under the educational 17 standards; allows school districts with enrollments over 600 18 pupils to enter into an agreement with a community college to 19 meet the requirements for science and mathematics units under 20 the educational standards; and allows accredited nonpublic 21 schools to enter into concurrent enrollment contracts with 22 community colleges for the provision of academic or career and 23 technical coursework for high school students and provides for 24 a standing unlimited appropriation to fund the enrollment of 25 accredited nonpublic school pupils under concurrent enrollment 26 contracts between accredited nonpublic schools and community 27 colleges. The bill is organized in divisions. 28 Division I of the bill provides an additional exception to a 29 provision that limits concurrent enrollment programs to courses 30 that supplement, rather than supplant, high school courses 31 required to be offered and taught under the state’s educational 32 standards. The educational standards require accredited 33 schools to offer and teach five units of science and six units 34 of mathematics. The new exemption allows one of these science 35 -6- LSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh 6/ 8

S.F. _____ units and one of these mathematics units to be offered and 1 taught under a sharing agreement with a community college if 2 the number of pupils enrolled in such a class exceeds 5 and the 3 school district’s total enrollment does not exceed 600 pupils. 4 A school district that meets these requirements and offers 5 a unit of science or mathematics under a sharing agreement 6 with a community college shall be deemed to have met the 7 requirement that the school district teach such a unit under 8 the educational standards. 9 Under Code section 257.11(3), pupils enrolled in such 10 classes are assigned additional supplementary weighting. The 11 per pupil amount of supplementary weighting for liberal arts 12 and sciences courses is increased from 0.46 to 0.50. 13 The division requires a pupil who does not complete such a 14 class to reimburse the school district for its costs minus an 15 amount equivalent to the amount of weighting assigned to the 16 pupil and received by the school district. If the pupil is 17 under 18 years of age, the pupil’s parent or legal guardian 18 must sign the student registration form indicating that the 19 parent or legal guardian is responsible for such reimbursement 20 amount. However, the school district at its discretion may 21 waive the reimbursement requirement. Pupils enrolled in a 22 class provided under the offer and teach exemptions is also 23 exempted from the reimbursement requirement. 24 A pupil attending and assigned weighting for a community 25 college-offered class or attending a class taught by a 26 community college-employed instructor may also be enrolled at 27 an eligible postsecondary institution on a full-time basis, 28 but the pupil shall only be assigned weighting for attending 29 a college-offered class or attending a class taught by a 30 community college-employed instructor. If the pupil is also 31 participating in the postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) 32 program, the school district in which the pupil is enrolled is 33 responsible for paying a tuition reimbursement amount for the 34 pupil’s part-time enrollment under the PSEO program. Costs for 35 -7- LSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh 7/ 8

S.F. _____ enrollment in classes that do not meet the requirements for 1 supplementary weighting or tuition reimbursement under the PSEO 2 program are the responsibility of the student. 3 Pupils enrolled in a school district with an enrollment 4 over 600 pupils that enters into an agreement with a community 5 college to meet a science or mathematics requirement under 6 the educational standards are ineligible for supplementary 7 weighting under the district-to-community college sharing and 8 concurrent enrollment programs. 9 Division II of the bill expands the definition of 10 “concurrent enrollment” for the senior year plus program to 11 include academic and career and technical courses offered to 12 students enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school under a 13 contract with a community college. Similar to the exemption 14 in Division I for school districts, the division provides an 15 exemption to an accredited nonpublic school with an enrollment 16 of 600 or fewer students to enter into a sharing agreement to 17 provide career and technical, science, and mathematics courses 18 that meet the unit requirements of the state’s educational 19 standards. 20 The division requires the community college that enters 21 into such a contract to provide the department with a list 22 of the accredited nonpublic school students enrolled, and to 23 verify that the course work meets concurrent enrollment program 24 requirements. The department is directed to calculate and pay 25 to the community college an amount equivalent to the amount of 26 supplementary weighting a school district would receive for 27 enrolling such students. 28 The division establishes a standing, unlimited 29 appropriation, for each fiscal year beginning on or after July 30 1, 2019, from the general fund of the state to the department 31 of education, in an amount necessary to make payments to 32 community colleges for the concurrent enrollment of accredited 33 nonpublic school students under a sharing agreement. 34 -8- LSB 1520XC (10) 88 kh/jh 8/ 8