Senate File 371 - Introduced SENATE FILE 371 BY ZAUN A BILL FOR An Act relating to school district compliance with 1 education-related laws regarding the submission of reports, 2 and with administrative rules adopted by the state board of 3 education and the board of educational examiners. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2538XS (3) 89 kh/jh
S.F. 371 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 279.54 Compliance with state laws 1 and administrative rules. 2 Notwithstanding any provision of state law pursuant to Title 3 VII, subtitle 1 or 6, that require a school district to submit 4 a report, or any provision of administrative rule adopted 5 by the state board of education or the board of educational 6 examiners to the contrary, school districts are not required to 7 comply with a state law relating to the submission of reports, 8 or to any administrative rule establishing a requirement not 9 specified in state law, unless nonpublic schools are required 10 to comply with the reporting requirement under state law or the 11 administrative rule. This section shall not be construed to 12 exempt a school district from complying with applicable federal 13 law or regulation. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill provides that state laws regarding elementary 18 and secondary education and school districts relating to the 19 submission of reports, and administrative rules adopted by the 20 state board of education and the board of educational examiners 21 establishing a requirement not specified in such state law, 22 shall only apply to school districts if the state law or the 23 administrative rule also applies to nonpublic schools. The 24 bill shall not be construed to exempt a school district from 25 complying with applicable federal laws or regulations. 26 -1- LSB 2538XS (3) 89 kh/jh 1/ 1