Senate
Study
Bill
3080
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
GOVERNOR
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
establishing
a
1
student
first
scholarship
program
and
a
student
first
2
enrollment
supplement
fund,
requiring
the
boards
of
3
directors
of
school
districts
to
publish
certain
specified
4
information,
modifying
provisions
related
to
required
social
5
studies
instruction,
open
enrollment,
teacher
librarian
6
endorsements,
competent
private
instruction,
and
special
7
education,
making
appropriations,
providing
penalties,
and
8
including
effective
date,
applicability,
and
retroactive
9
applicability
provisions.
10
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
TRANSPARENCY
2
Section
1.
Section
257.17,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
257.17
Aid
reduction
for
early
school
starts
.
5
1.
State
aid
payments
made
pursuant
to
section
257.16
for
6
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
reduced
by
one
one-hundred-eightieth
7
for
each
day
of
that
fiscal
year
for
which
the
school
district
8
begins
school
before
the
earliest
school
start
date
specified
9
in
section
279.10,
subsection
1
.
10
2.
This
section
does
Subsection
1
shall
not
apply
to
a
11
school
district
attendance
center
that
has
received
approval
12
from
the
department
of
education
under
section
279.10,
13
subsection
2
,
to
maintain
a
year-round
school
calendar
14
that
commences
classes
in
advance
of
the
school
start
date
15
established
in
section
279.10,
subsection
1
.
The
department
of
16
management
shall
prorate
the
reduction
made
pursuant
to
this
17
section
subsection
1
to
account
for
an
attendance
center
in
18
a
school
district
that
is
approved
to
maintain
a
year-round
19
school
calendar
under
section
279.10,
subsection
2
.
20
3.
State
aid
payments
made
pursuant
to
section
257.16
for
21
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
reduced
by
the
department
of
education
22
for
each
day
of
that
fiscal
year
for
which
the
school
district
23
has
been
found
to
have
intentionally
violated
a
provision
of
24
section
279.76.
The
department
of
education
shall
reduce
25
the
state
aid
payments
made
pursuant
to
section
257.16
for
a
26
fiscal
year
in
an
amount
the
department
of
education
determines
27
is
in
proportion
to
the
actual
damages
caused
by
the
school
28
district’s
violation
of
section
279.76.
29
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.76
Transparency
and
state
30
standards.
31
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
32
publish
all
of
the
following
information
related
to
the
current
33
school
year
prominently
on
the
school
district’s
internet
site:
34
a.
A
course
syllabus
or
written
summary
of
what
material
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will
be
taught
in
each
class
in
the
school
district,
sortable
1
by
subject
area,
grade
level,
and
teacher.
2
b.
How
each
class
in
the
school
district
meets
or
exceeds
3
the
educational
standards
established
pursuant
to
section
4
256.11,
sortable
by
subject
area,
grade
level,
and
teacher.
5
c.
The
titles
of
all
textbooks,
books,
articles,
videos,
6
and
other
educational
materials
used
for
student
instruction
7
in
each
class
in
the
school
district,
or
links
to
the
internet
8
sites
containing
such
textbooks,
books,
articles,
or
other
9
educational
materials.
10
d.
The
procedures
or
policies
in
effect
for
the
11
documentation,
review,
and
approval
of
all
textbooks,
books,
12
articles,
outlines,
handouts,
presentations,
videos,
and
other
13
educational
materials
used
for
student
instruction.
This
shall
14
include
the
procedures
or
policies
applicable
to
the
board
of
15
directors
of
the
school
district,
principals,
administrators,
16
teachers,
and
any
committee
created
by
the
board
of
directors,
17
an
administrator,
or
a
principal.
18
e.
A
comprehensive
list
of
all
books
available
to
students
19
in
libraries
operated
by
the
school
district.
20
f.
A
flowchart
developed
by
the
department
of
education
21
showing
the
procedures
or
polices
in
effect
for
the
parent
22
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
23
request
the
removal
of
a
book
that
is
available
to
students
in
24
a
library
operated
by
the
school
district.
25
2.
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
26
update
the
information
required
to
be
published
pursuant
to
27
subsection
1
on
or
before
August
23
and
on
or
before
January
15
28
of
each
school
year.
29
b.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
30
notify
parents
and
guardians
that
the
information
required
31
to
be
published
pursuant
to
subsection
1
has
been
updated
by
32
publishing
notice
on
the
school
district’s
internet
site
and
33
providing
notice
in
a
newsletter
or
other
written
communication
34
that
is
distributed
to
parents
and
guardians.
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3.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
1
maintain
the
information
required
to
be
published
pursuant
to
2
subsection
1
for
at
least
five
years
on
the
school
district’s
3
internet
site
in
a
manner
that
is
accessible
to
the
public.
4
4.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
the
board
5
of
directors
of
a
school
district
to
do
any
of
the
following:
6
a.
Reproduce
educational
materials
that
were
not
created
by
7
a
teacher
employed
by
the
board
of
directors.
8
b.
Distribute
any
educational
materials
in
a
manner
that
9
would
infringe
on
the
intellectual
property
rights
of
any
10
person.
11
5.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
12
otherwise
requires,
“used
for
student
instruction”
means
13
that
a
textbook,
book,
article,
syllabus,
outline,
handout,
14
presentation,
video,
or
other
educational
material
meets
any
of
15
the
following
criteria:
16
a.
Is
or
will
be
assigned,
distributed,
or
otherwise
17
presented
to
students
in
a
class
required
pursuant
to
section
18
256.11.
19
b.
Is
or
will
be
assigned,
distributed,
or
otherwise
20
presented
to
students
as
required
by
the
board
of
directors
of
21
the
school
district.
22
c.
Is
or
will
be
created
by
the
board
of
directors
of
the
23
school
district
or
a
teacher
employed
by
the
board.
24
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.77
Protocols
for
the
selection,
25
review,
reconsideration,
and
removal
of
materials
from
libraries.
26
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
adopt
27
protocols
for
the
selection,
review,
reconsideration,
and
28
removal
of
materials
from
libraries
operated
by
the
school
29
district.
The
protocols
shall
require
all
of
the
following:
30
1.
A
process
for
the
selection,
reconsideration,
and
31
removal
of
materials
from
libraries
operated
by
the
school
32
district.
33
2.
The
lawful
and
ethical
use
of
information
resources,
34
including
plagiarism
and
intellectual
property
rights.
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3.
A
process
that
allows
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
1
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
request
the
reconsideration
2
or
removal
of
materials
from
a
library
operated
by
the
school
3
district.
The
process
shall
require
all
of
the
following:
4
a.
Within
ten
business
days
after
a
parent’s
or
guardian’s
5
submission
of
a
request
to
reconsider
or
remove
materials
from
6
a
library
operated
by
the
school
district,
or
on
or
before
a
7
later
date,
if
the
school
district
and
the
parent
or
guardian
8
agree
in
writing,
the
school
district
shall
conduct
a
review
9
of
the
materials
described
in
the
request
and
respond
to
the
10
parent
or
guardian
in
writing
with
notice
of
the
disposition
of
11
the
request
for
reconsideration
or
removal.
12
b.
The
parent
or
guardian
may
request
that
the
board
of
13
directors
of
the
school
district
review
the
school
district’s
14
disposition
of
the
request
described
in
paragraph
“a”
.
The
15
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
shall
act
on
the
16
request
to
review
the
school
district’s
disposition
of
the
17
request
described
in
paragraph
“a”
at
the
next
regularly
18
scheduled
meeting
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
19
district
but
no
later
than
twenty
business
days
after
the
20
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
receives
the
request
21
to
review
the
disposition,
or
on
or
before
a
later
date,
if
22
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
and
the
parent
23
or
guardian
agree
in
writing.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
24
school
district
shall
respond
to
the
parent
or
guardian’s
25
request
for
review
of
the
school
district’s
disposition
by
26
affirming
or
reversing
the
school
district’s
decision.
27
c.
The
parent
or
guardian
may
appeal
the
decision
of
the
28
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
under
paragraph
“b”
to
29
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
section
290.1.
30
d.
If
a
school
district
or
the
board
of
directors
of
a
31
school
district
fails
to
act
on
a
parent’s
or
guardian’s
32
request
to
reconsider
or
remove
materials
from
a
library
33
operated
by
the
school
district
within
the
timelines
provided
34
in
this
section,
the
parent
or
guardian
may
appeal
the
school
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district’s
or
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district’s
1
failure
to
the
state
board
of
education.
The
state
board
2
of
education
may
direct
the
school
district
or
the
board
3
of
directors
of
a
school
district
to
perform
the
review
as
4
prescribed
and
take
any
other
actions
applicable
in
case
of
5
noncompliance
with
state
or
federal
education
laws
pursuant
to
6
section
256.11,
subsection
10,
paragraph
“c”
.
7
Sec.
4.
FLOWCHART.
The
department
of
education
shall
create
8
a
flowchart
that
shows
the
procedure
for
a
parent
or
guardian
9
of
a
student
enrolled
in
a
school
district
to
request
the
10
removal
of
a
book
that
is
available
to
students
in
a
library
11
operated
by
the
school
district
as
required
by
section
279.76,
12
as
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act.
The
department
of
13
education
shall
provide
the
flowchart
to
all
school
districts.
14
DIVISION
II
15
STUDENT
FIRST
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
16
Sec.
5.
Section
256.9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsection:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
65.
Adopt
rules
relating
to
the
19
administration
of
and
applications
for
the
student
first
20
scholarship
program
pursuant
to
section
257.11B,
including
but
21
not
limited
to
application
processing
timelines
and
information
22
required
to
be
submitted
by
a
parent
or
guardian.
23
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
257.11B
Student
first
scholarship
24
program.
25
1.
a.
For
the
school
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
26
and
each
succeeding
school
budget
year,
the
following
resident
27
pupils
who
are
attending
a
nonpublic
school,
as
defined
in
28
section
285.16,
shall
be
eligible
to
receive
a
student
first
29
scholarship
in
the
manner
provided
in
this
section:
30
(1)
A
pupil
whose
household
has
an
annual
income
which
31
is
less
than
or
equal
to
four
hundred
percent
of
the
most
32
recently
revised
poverty
income
guidelines
published
by
the
33
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
The
34
total
number
of
student
first
scholarships
the
department
of
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education
approves
for
pupils
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
1
shall
not
exceed
five
thousand
in
a
school
year.
However,
if
2
the
number
of
student
first
scholarships
received
by
pupils
3
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
is
less
than
the
number
of
student
4
first
scholarships
reserved
for
pupils
under
subparagraph
(2),
5
the
department
of
education
may
approve
the
difference
for
6
pupils
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
for
the
same
school
year.
7
(2)
A
pupil
who
has
an
individualized
education
program.
8
The
total
number
of
student
first
scholarships
the
department
9
of
education
approves
for
pupils
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
10
shall
not
exceed
five
thousand
in
a
school
year.
However,
if
11
the
number
of
student
first
scholarships
received
by
pupils
12
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(1)
is
less
than
the
number
of
student
13
first
scholarships
reserved
for
pupils
under
subparagraph
(1),
14
the
department
of
education
may
approve
the
difference
for
15
pupils
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
for
the
same
school
year.
16
(3)
A
pupil
who
received
a
student
first
scholarship
17
for
the
immediately
preceding
school
budget
year,
who
is
18
eligible
to
enroll
in
grade
one
through
grade
twelve,
who
meets
19
the
requirements
of
subparagraph
(1)
or
(2)
and
who
is
not
20
otherwise
ineligible
under
this
section.
21
b.
Student
first
scholarships
shall
be
made
available
to
22
parents
and
guardians
in
the
manner
authorized
under
subsection
23
4,
paragraph
“c”
,
for
the
payment
of
qualified
educational
24
expenses
as
provided
in
this
section.
25
c.
No
more
than
ten
thousand
student
first
scholarships
26
shall
be
made
available
each
school
year.
27
d.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“resident”
means
the
28
same
as
defined
in
section
282.1,
subsection
2.
29
2.
a.
(1)
By
January
1
preceding
the
school
year
for
30
which
the
student
first
scholarship
is
requested,
the
parent
or
31
guardian
of
a
pupil
enrolled
in
a
school
district,
eligible
to
32
enroll
in
a
school
district
for
kindergarten
in
the
next
school
33
year,
or
enrolled
in
a
nonpublic
school
who
received
a
student
34
first
scholarship
in
the
current
school
year,
may
request
a
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student
first
scholarship
by
submitting
an
application
to
the
1
department
of
education,
on
application
forms
developed
by
the
2
department
of
education,
indicating
that
the
parent
or
guardian
3
intends
to
enroll
the
pupil
in
a
nonpublic
school
for
the
4
entirety
of
the
school
year.
5
(2)
In
addition
to
such
information
deemed
appropriate
by
6
the
department
of
education,
the
application
shall
require
7
certification
from
the
nonpublic
school
of
the
pupil’s
8
enrollment
for
the
following
school
year.
9
b.
By
February
1
preceding
the
school
year
for
which
the
10
student
first
scholarship
is
requested,
the
department
of
11
education
shall
determine
the
number
of
pupils
in
each
school
12
district
approved
to
receive
a
scholarship
for
the
following
13
school
year
and
shall
notify
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
14
pupil
approved
for
the
following
school
year
to
receive
a
15
scholarship
and
the
amount
of
the
scholarship
for
the
pupil.
16
The
department
of
education
shall
approve
pupils
who
received
17
a
student
first
scholarship
for
the
immediately
preceding
18
school
budget
year
who
are
eligible
to
enroll
in
grade
one
19
through
grade
twelve,
who
meet
the
requirements
of
subsection
20
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1)
or
(2),
and
who
are
not
21
otherwise
ineligible
under
this
section.
The
department
22
of
education
shall
approve
the
remaining
pupils
who
did
23
not
receive
a
student
first
scholarship
for
the
immediately
24
preceding
school
budget
year,
subject
to
the
limitation
in
25
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”
,
on
a
first-come,
first-served
26
basis
based
on
the
date
the
parent
or
guardian
submitted
27
the
application
pursuant
to
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
,
28
subparagraph
(1).
29
c.
Student
first
scholarships
shall
only
be
approved
for
30
one
school
year
and
applications
must
be
submitted
annually
for
31
student
first
scholarships
in
subsequent
school
years.
32
3.
The
department
of
education
shall
assign
each
pupil
a
33
student
first
scholarship
in
an
amount
equal
to
the
sum
of
all
34
the
following
for
the
same
school
budget
year:
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a.
The
product
of
the
pupil’s
weighted
enrollment
that
1
would
otherwise
be
assigned
to
the
pupil
under
this
chapter
if
2
the
pupil
was
enrolled
in
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence
3
multiplied
by
the
difference
between
eighty-eight
and
4
four-tenths
percent
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
5
and
the
statewide
average
foundation
property
tax
per
pupil.
6
b.
The
total
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
7
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
8
c.
The
total
professional
development
supplement
district
9
cost
per
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
10
d.
The
total
early
intervention
supplement
district
cost
per
11
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
12
e.
The
total
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
13
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
14
f.
The
total
area
education
agency
professional
development
15
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
16
residence.
17
g.
The
total
teacher
leadership
supplement
district
cost
per
18
pupil
for
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence.
19
4.
A
student
first
scholarship
fund
is
created
in
the
20
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
21
education
consisting
of
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
22
of
education
for
the
purpose
of
providing
student
first
23
scholarships
under
this
section.
For
the
fiscal
year
24
commencing
July
1,
2022,
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
there
25
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
26
department
of
education
to
be
credited
to
the
fund
the
amount
27
necessary
to
pay
all
student
first
scholarships
approved
for
28
that
fiscal
year.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
29
has
all
powers
necessary
to
carry
out
and
effectuate
the
30
purposes,
objectives,
and
provisions
of
this
section
pertaining
31
to
the
fund,
including
the
power
to
do
all
of
the
following:
32
a.
Make
and
enter
into
contracts
necessary
for
the
33
administration
of
the
fund.
34
b.
Procure
insurance
against
any
loss
in
connection
with
the
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assets
of
the
fund
or
require
a
surety
bond.
1
c.
Contract
with
a
private
financial
management
firm
to
2
manage
the
fund,
in
collaboration
with
the
treasurer
of
state,
3
including
providing
for
the
disbursement
of
student
first
4
scholarships
in
the
form
of
an
electronic
debit
card
or
checks
5
that
are
payable
directly
from
the
pupil’s
account
within
the
6
fund.
7
d.
Conduct
audits
or
other
reviews
necessary
to
properly
8
administer
the
program.
9
e.
Adopt
rules
for
the
administration
of
the
fund
and
10
accounts
within
the
fund.
11
5.
a.
For
each
pupil
approved
for
a
student
first
12
scholarship,
the
department
of
education
shall
establish
an
13
account
for
that
pupil
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund.
14
The
amount
of
the
pupil’s
student
first
scholarship
shall
be
15
deposited
into
the
pupil’s
account
on
July
1,
and
such
amount
16
shall
be
immediately
available
for
the
payment
of
qualified
17
educational
expenses
incurred
by
the
parent
or
guardian
for
18
the
pupil
during
that
fiscal
year
using
the
payment
method
19
authorized
under
subsection
4,
paragraph
“c”
.
20
b.
A
nonpublic
school
that
accepts
payment
from
a
parent
21
or
guardian
using
funds
from
a
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
22
first
scholarship
fund
shall
not
refund,
rebate,
or
share
any
23
portion
of
such
payment
with
the
parent,
guardian,
or
pupil.
24
c.
Moneys
remaining
in
a
pupil’s
account
upon
conclusion
25
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
remain
in
the
pupil’s
account
in
the
26
student
first
scholarship
fund
for
the
payment
of
qualified
27
educational
expenses
in
future
fiscal
years
during
which
the
28
pupil
participates
in
the
program
until
the
pupil
becomes
29
ineligible
under
the
program
or
until
the
remaining
amounts
are
30
transferred
to
the
state
general
fund
under
subsection
8.
31
6.
a.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“qualified
educational
32
expenses”
includes
tuition
and
fees
at
a
nonpublic
school,
33
textbooks,
fees
or
payments
for
educational
therapies,
34
including
tutoring
or
cognitive
skills
training,
curriculum
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fees,
software,
and
materials
for
a
course
of
study
for
a
1
specific
subject
matter
or
grade
level,
tuition
or
fees
for
2
nonpublic
online
education
programs,
tuition
for
vocational
and
3
life
skills
education
approved
by
the
department
of
education,
4
education
materials
and
services
for
pupils
with
disabilities,
5
including
the
cost
of
paraprofessionals
and
assistants
who
are
6
trained
in
accordance
with
state
law,
standardized
test
fees,
7
advanced
placement
examinations
or
examinations
related
to
8
postsecondary
education
admission
or
credentialing,
qualified
9
education
expenses,
as
defined
in
section
12D.1,
excluding
10
room
and
board
expenses,
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
11
parent
or
guardian
that
are
directly
related
to
the
education
12
of
the
pupil
at
a
nonpublic
school,
including
a
nonpublic
13
school
accredited
by
an
independent
accrediting
agency
approved
14
by
the
department
of
education.
The
cost
of
one
computer
or
15
other
portable
computing
device
shall
be
allowed
as
a
qualified
16
educational
expense
for
a
pupil
if
the
computer
or
portable
17
computing
device
is
used
primarily
for
the
education
of
the
18
pupil
and
if
such
a
purchase
has
not
been
made
using
funds
from
19
that
pupil’s
account
in
any
of
the
three
immediately
preceding
20
fiscal
years.
21
b.
“Qualified
educational
expenses”
does
not
include
22
transportation
costs
for
the
pupil,
the
cost
of
food
or
23
refreshments
consumed
by
the
pupil,
the
cost
of
clothing
for
24
the
pupil,
or
the
cost
of
disposable
materials,
including
25
but
not
limited
to
paper,
notebooks,
pencils,
pens,
and
art
26
supplies.
27
7.
a.
A
person
who
makes
a
false
claim
for
the
purpose
28
of
obtaining
a
student
first
scholarship
provided
for
in
this
29
section
or
who
knowingly
receives
the
scholarship
or
makes
a
30
payment
from
an
account
within
the
student
first
scholarship
31
fund
without
being
legally
entitled
to
do
so
is
guilty
of
a
32
fraudulent
practice
under
chapter
714.
The
false
claim
for
a
33
student
first
scholarship
or
a
payment
from
an
account
shall
34
be
disallowed.
The
department
of
education
shall
also
close
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the
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund
and
1
transfer
any
remaining
moneys
in
the
account
for
deposit
in
the
2
general
fund
of
the
state.
If
the
improperly
obtained
amounts
3
from
the
scholarship
have
been
disbursed
from
the
applicable
4
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund,
the
department
5
of
education
shall
recover
such
amounts
from
the
parent
or
6
guardian,
including
by
initiating
legal
proceedings
to
recover
7
such
amounts,
if
necessary.
A
parent
or
guardian
who
commits
8
a
fraudulent
practice
under
this
section
is
prohibited
from
9
participating
in
the
student
first
scholarship
program
in
the
10
future.
11
b.
If,
prior
to
the
end
of
the
required
attendance
12
period
of
the
school
year,
a
pupil
who
receives
a
student
13
first
scholarship
withdraws
from
enrollment
in
the
nonpublic
14
school
or
is
expelled,
the
nonpublic
school
shall
notify
the
15
department
of
education
in
writing
of
the
pupil’s
withdrawal
16
or
expulsion,
and
the
pupil’s
parent
or
guardian
shall
notify
17
the
department
of
education
of
the
pupil’s
withdrawal
or
18
expulsion
from
the
nonpublic
school.
A
pupil’s
expulsion
19
from
the
nonpublic
school
prior
to
the
end
of
the
required
20
attendance
period
for
the
school
year
shall
invalidate
the
21
pupil’s
eligibility
for
the
student
first
scholarship
for
the
22
school
budget
year.
A
pupil’s
withdrawal
from
a
nonpublic
23
school
prior
to
the
end
of
the
required
attendance
period
of
24
the
school
year
shall
invalidate
the
pupil’s
eligibility
for
25
the
student
first
scholarship
for
the
school
budget
year
unless
26
the
withdrawal
is
the
result
of
a
change
in
residence
of
the
27
pupil
and
the
pupil,
following
written
notice
by
the
parent
28
or
guardian
and
certification
by
the
new
nonpublic
school
to
29
the
department
of
education,
enrolls
in
a
different
nonpublic
30
school
in
this
state
for
the
remainder
of
the
school
year.
31
c.
(1)
Upon
receipt
of
a
notice
of
expulsion
under
32
paragraph
“b”
,
the
department
of
education
shall
close
the
33
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund
and
34
transfer
any
remaining
moneys
in
the
account
for
deposit
in
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the
general
fund
of
the
state.
In
addition,
if
amounts
from
1
the
scholarship
for
the
school
budget
year
during
which
the
2
pupil
is
expelled
have
been
disbursed
from
the
expelled
pupil’s
3
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund,
the
department
4
of
education
shall
recover
such
amounts
from
the
parent
or
5
guardian,
including
by
initiating
legal
proceedings
to
recover
6
such
amounts,
if
necessary.
7
(2)
Upon
receipt
of
a
notice
of
withdrawal
under
paragraph
8
“b”
and
a
determination
that
the
pupil’s
withdrawal
was
9
not
the
result
of
a
change
in
residence,
the
department
of
10
education
shall
cease
disbursements
of
remaining
moneys
in
11
the
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund,
12
close
the
pupil’s
account,
and
transfer
any
moneys
remaining
13
in
the
pupil’s
account
for
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
14
the
state.
In
addition,
if
amounts
from
the
scholarship
for
15
the
school
budget
year
during
which
the
withdrawal
occurs
16
have
been
disbursed
from
the
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
17
first
scholarship
fund,
the
department
of
education
shall
18
recover
such
amounts
from
the
parent
or
guardian
to
the
extent
19
the
amount
disbursed
exceeds
the
amount
of
the
scholarship
20
proportionate
to
the
remaining
portion
of
the
school
year
21
following
the
withdrawal,
including
by
initiating
legal
22
proceedings
to
recover
such
amounts,
if
necessary.
23
(3)
Upon
receipt
of
a
notice
of
withdrawal
under
paragraph
24
“b”
and
a
determination
that
the
withdrawal
was
the
result
of
25
a
change
in
residence
but
that
the
pupil
did
not
enroll
in
26
a
different
nonpublic
school
in
this
state
for
the
remainder
27
of
the
school
year,
the
department
of
education
shall
cease
28
disbursements
of
remaining
moneys
in
the
pupil’s
account
in
29
the
student
first
scholarship
fund,
close
the
pupil’s
account,
30
and
transfer
any
moneys
remaining
in
the
pupil’s
account
for
31
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
32
(4)
If
a
pupil’s
eligibility
is
invalidated
under
the
33
provisions
of
paragraph
“b”
,
the
pupil
shall
be
ineligible
for
a
34
student
first
scholarship
for
the
following
school
budget
year
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under
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraphs
(2)
and
(3).
1
8.
Moneys
remaining
in
a
pupil’s
account
when
the
pupil
2
graduates
from
high
school
or
turns
twenty-one
years
of
age,
3
whichever
occurs
first,
shall
be
transferred
by
the
department
4
of
education
for
deposit
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
5
9.
a.
A
parent
may
appeal
to
the
state
board
of
education
6
any
administrative
decision
the
department
of
education
7
makes
pursuant
to
this
section,
including
but
not
limited
8
to
determinations
of
eligibility,
allowable
expenses,
and
9
removal
from
the
program.
The
department
shall
notify
the
10
parent
or
guardian
in
writing
of
the
appeal
process
at
the
same
11
time
the
department
notifies
the
parent
or
guardian
of
the
12
administrative
decision.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
13
establish
the
appeals
process
consistent
with
chapter
17A
and
14
shall
post
such
appeal
process
information
on
the
state
board
15
of
education’s
internet
site.
16
b.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
refer
cases
of
17
substantial
misuse
of
student
first
scholarship
funds
to
the
18
attorney
general
for
the
purpose
of
collection
or
for
the
19
purpose
of
a
criminal
investigation
if
the
state
board
of
20
education
obtains
evidence
of
fraudulent
use
of
an
account.
21
10.
a.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
authorize
22
the
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state
to
exercise
23
authority
over
any
nonpublic
school
or
construed
to
require
a
24
nonpublic
school
to
modify
its
academic
standards
for
admission
25
or
educational
program
in
order
to
receive
payment
from
a
26
parent
or
guardian
using
funds
from
a
pupil’s
account
in
the
27
student
first
scholarship
fund.
28
b.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
expand
the
29
authority
of
the
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
30
state
to
impose
regulations
upon
any
nonpublic
school
that
are
31
not
necessary
to
implement
this
section.
32
c.
A
nonpublic
school
that
accepts
payment
from
a
parent
33
or
guardian
using
funds
from
a
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
34
first
scholarship
fund
is
not
an
agent
of
this
state
or
of
a
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political
subdivision
of
this
state.
1
d.
Rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
education
to
implement
2
this
section
that
impose
an
undue
burden
on
a
nonpublic
school
3
are
invalid.
4
e.
A
nonpublic
school
that
accepts
payment
from
a
parent
5
or
guardian
using
funds
from
a
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
6
first
scholarship
fund
shall
be
given
the
maximum
freedom
7
possible
to
provide
for
the
educational
needs
of
the
school’s
8
students,
consistent
with
state
and
federal
law.
9
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
257.16E
Student
first
enrollment
10
supplement
fund.
11
1.
A
student
first
enrollment
supplement
fund
is
created
as
12
a
separate
and
distinct
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
13
control
of
the
department
of
management.
Moneys
in
the
fund
14
include
revenues
credited
to
the
fund,
appropriations
made
to
15
the
fund,
and
other
moneys
deposited
into
the
fund.
16
2.
a.
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
17
2023,
there
is
appropriated
annually
from
the
general
fund
18
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
management
for
deposit
in
19
the
student
first
enrollment
supplement
fund
an
amount
equal
20
to
the
product
of
the
number
of
student
first
scholarships
21
approved
under
section
257.11B
for
the
base
year
multiplied
by
22
the
sum
of
the
statewide
average
foundation
property
tax
per
23
pupil
plus
the
difference
between
the
amount
determined
under
24
section
257.16B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
25
and
the
amount
determined
under
section
257.16B,
subsection
2,
26
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(1).
27
b.
The
moneys
available
in
a
fiscal
year
in
the
student
28
first
enrollment
supplement
fund
shall
be
distributed
by
the
29
department
of
management
in
equal
amounts
as
student
first
30
enrollment
supplement
payments
to
school
districts
with
a
31
budget
enrollment
of
five
hundred
students
or
less
for
the
32
budget
year.
33
3.
a.
Payments
to
school
districts
under
this
section
shall
34
be
paid
at
the
same
time
and
in
the
same
manner
as
foundation
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aid
is
paid
under
section
257.16,
and
may
be
included
in
the
1
monthly
payment
of
state
aid
under
section
257.16,
subsection
2
2.
3
b.
Student
first
enrollment
supplement
payments
received
4
under
this
section
are
miscellaneous
income
and
shall
be
5
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
school
district.
However,
6
the
payment
amount
shall
not
be
included
in
district
cost
and
7
shall
not
affect
the
receipt
or
amount
of
a
budget
adjustment
8
received
under
section
257.14.
9
4.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
any
moneys
remaining
in
10
the
foundation
base
supplement
fund
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
11
shall
not
revert
to
any
other
fund
but
shall
remain
in
the
12
foundation
base
supplement
fund
for
use
as
provided
in
this
13
section
for
the
following
fiscal
year.
14
Sec.
8.
Section
422.7,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsection:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
51.
Subtract,
to
the
extent
included,
the
17
amount
of
a
student
first
scholarship
under
section
257.11B
18
received
by
the
taxpayer
for
payment
of
qualified
educational
19
expenses.
20
Sec.
9.
STUDENT
FIRST
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
APPLICATIONS
FOR
21
THE
SCHOOL
YEAR
BEGINNING
JULY
1,
2022.
22
1.
Notwithstanding
the
deadline
in
section
257.11B,
23
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(1),
as
enacted
in
24
this
division
of
this
Act,
by
May
1
preceding
the
school
year
25
beginning
July
1,
2022,
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
pupil
who
26
is
enrolled
in
a
school
district
or
who
is
eligible
to
enroll
27
in
a
school
district
for
kindergarten
in
the
next
school
year,
28
and
who
is
requesting
a
student
first
scholarship
for
the
29
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
may
request
a
student
first
30
scholarship
by
submitting
an
application
to
the
department
of
31
education,
on
application
forms
developed
by
the
department
of
32
education,
indicating
that
the
parent
or
guardian
intends
to
33
enroll
the
pupil
in
a
nonpublic
school
for
the
entirety
of
the
34
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2022.
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2.
Notwithstanding
the
deadline
in
section
257.11B,
1
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
as
enacted
in
this
division
of
2
this
Act,
by
June
1
preceding
the
school
year
beginning
July
3
1,
2022,
the
department
of
education
shall
determine
the
4
number
of
pupils
in
each
school
district
approved
to
receive
5
a
scholarship
for
the
following
school
year
and
shall
notify
6
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
pupil
approved
for
the
following
7
school
year
to
receive
a
scholarship
and
the
amount
of
the
8
scholarship
for
the
pupil.
9
Sec.
10.
EMERGENCY
RULES.
The
department
of
education
10
may
adopt
emergency
rules
under
section
17A.4,
subsection
3,
11
and
section
17A.5,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
to
implement
12
the
provisions
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
13
enacting
section
256.9,
subsection
65,
and
section
257.11B,
and
14
the
rules
shall
be
effective
immediately
upon
filing
unless
15
a
later
date
is
specified
in
the
rules.
Any
rules
adopted
16
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
also
be
published
as
a
17
notice
of
intended
action
as
provided
in
section
17A.4.
18
Sec.
11.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
19
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
20
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
21
256.9,
subsection
65.
22
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
23
257.11B.
24
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
establishing
25
deadlines
for
the
applications
for
the
student
first
26
scholarship
program
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2022.
27
4.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
authorizing
the
28
department
of
education
to
engage
in
emergency
rulemaking.
29
Sec.
12.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
school
30
budget
years
and
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
31
2022:
32
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
33
257.11B.
34
Sec.
13.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
school
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budget
years
and
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
1
2023:
2
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
3
257.16E.
4
Sec.
14.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
5
retroactively
to
tax
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
6
2022:
7
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
8
422.7,
subsection
51.
9
DIVISION
III
10
SOCIAL
STUDIES
INSTRUCTION
11
Sec.
15.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
12
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
b.
(1)
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
14
instruction
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
15
registration
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
16
systems
in
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
17
and
casting
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
a
18
minimum
of
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
and
one
19
unit
of
United
States
history.
20
(2)
The
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
shall
21
include
the
all
of
the
following:
22
(a)
The
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
23
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
24
also
include
a
25
(b)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
26
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
assessment
27
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
28
Rights.
29
(c)
(i)
An
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
of
30
United
States
government
and
civics
that
includes
the
nature,
31
purpose,
structure,
function,
and
history
of
the
United
States
32
government,
the
rights
and
responsibilities
of
citizens
of
33
the
United
States,
and
important
United
States
government
and
34
civic
leaders.
The
most
recent
version
of
the
civics
test
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developed
by
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
1
services
shall
be
used
as
the
assessment
required
by
this
2
subparagraph
division.
On
or
before
June
30
of
each
year,
each
3
school
district
and
nonpublic
school
shall
submit
the
results
4
of
the
assessment
required
by
this
subparagraph
division
to
the
5
department.
6
(ii)
The
school
district
or
nonpublic
school
may
modify
7
the
civics
test
developed
by
the
United
States
citizenship
and
8
immigration
services
for
a
student
who
has
an
individualized
9
education
program.
10
(iii)
A
student
shall
answer
at
least
seventy
percent
of
11
the
questions
on
the
civics
test
developed
by
the
United
States
12
citizenship
and
immigration
services
correctly
as
a
condition
13
of
graduation.
A
student
who
fails
to
answer
at
least
seventy
14
percent
of
the
questions
on
the
civics
test
correctly
may
15
retake
the
civics
test
as
many
times
as
necessary.
16
DIVISION
IV
17
PRIVATE
INSTRUCTION
——
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
18
Sec.
16.
Section
299A.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
A
child
of
compulsory
attendance
age
who
is
identified
21
as
requiring
special
education
under
chapter
256B
is
eligible
22
for
placement
under
competent
private
instruction
with
prior
23
approval
of
the
placement
by
the
director
of
special
education
24
of
the
area
education
agency
of
the
child’s
district
of
25
residence
.
26
Sec.
17.
Section
299A.9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
27
following
new
subsection:
28
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
29
of
a
child
who
is
identified
as
requiring
special
education
30
may
request
dual
enrollment
pursuant
to
section
299A.8.
The
31
appropriate
special
education
services
for
the
child
shall
be
32
determined
pursuant
to
chapter
256B
and
rules
adopted
pursuant
33
to
chapter
256B.
34
DIVISION
V
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OPEN
ENROLLMENT
1
Sec.
18.
Section
282.18,
subsection
5,
Code
2022,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
5.
a.
Open
enrollment
applications
filed
after
March
1
4
of
the
preceding
school
year
that
do
not
qualify
for
good
5
cause
as
provided
in
subsection
4
shall
be
subject
to
the
6
approval
of
the
board
of
the
resident
district
and
the
board
7
of
the
receiving
district.
The
parent
or
guardian
shall
send
8
notification
to
the
district
of
residence
and
the
receiving
9
district
that
the
parent
or
guardian
seeks
to
enroll
the
10
parent’s
or
guardian’s
child
in
the
receiving
district.
11
b.
A
decision
of
either
board
to
deny
an
application
filed
12
under
this
subsection
involving
repeated
acts
of
harassment
13
of
the
student
that
the
resident
district
cannot
adequately
14
address,
a
consistent
failure
of
the
resident
district
to
15
reasonably
respond
to
a
student’s
failure
to
meet
basic
16
academic
standards
after
notice
provided
by
a
parent
or
17
guardian,
or
a
serious
health
condition
of
the
student
that
18
the
resident
district
cannot
adequately
address
is
subject
to
19
appeal
under
section
290.1
.
A
decision
of
either
board
to
20
deny
an
application
filed
under
this
subsection
related
to
the
21
sibling
or
stepsibling
of
a
student
described
in
this
paragraph
22
is
also
subject
to
appeal
under
section
290.1.
23
c.
The
state
board
shall
adopt
by
rule
the
criteria
24
for
determining
a
resident
district’s
consistent
failure
25
to
reasonably
respond
to
a
student’s
failure
to
meet
basic
26
academic
standards
and
shall
exercise
broad
discretion
to
27
achieve
just
and
equitable
results
that
are
in
the
best
28
interest
of
the
affected
child
or
children.
29
Sec.
19.
Section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
a,
Code
30
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
31
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(08)
If
the
pupil
participates
in
32
open
enrollment
because
the
pupil’s
sibling
or
stepsibling
33
participates
in
open
enrollment
as
a
result
of
the
sibling
34
or
stepsibling’s
appeal
under
section
282.18,
subsection
5,
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paragraph
“b”
.
1
DIVISION
VI
2
TEACHER
LIBRARIANS
3
Sec.
20.
Section
256.11,
subsection
9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
9.
Beginning
July
1,
2006,
each
school
district
shall
have
a
6
qualified
teacher
librarian
who
shall
be
licensed
by
the
board
7
of
educational
examiners
under
chapter
272
.
Such
license
shall
8
not
require
the
completion
of
a
master’s
degree.
The
state
9
board
shall
establish
in
rule
a
definition
of
and
standards
for
10
an
articulated
sequential
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
11
media
program.
A
school
district
that
entered
into
a
contract
12
with
an
individual
for
employment
as
a
media
specialist
or
13
librarian
prior
to
June
1,
2006,
shall
be
considered
to
be
14
in
compliance
with
this
subsection
until
June
30,
2011,
if
15
the
individual
is
making
annual
progress
toward
meeting
the
16
requirements
for
a
teacher
librarian
endorsement
issued
by
the
17
board
of
educational
examiners
under
chapter
272
.
A
school
18
district
that
entered
into
a
contract
with
an
individual
for
19
employment
as
a
media
specialist
or
librarian
who
holds
at
20
least
a
master’s
degree
in
library
and
information
studies
21
shall
be
considered
to
be
in
compliance
with
this
subsection
22
until
the
individual
leaves
the
employ
of
the
school
district.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
establishing
27
a
student
first
scholarship
program
and
a
student
first
28
enrollment
supplement
fund,
requiring
the
boards
of
directors
29
of
school
districts
to
publish
certain
specified
information,
30
and
modifying
provisions
related
to
required
social
studies
31
instruction,
open
enrollment,
teacher
librarian
endorsements,
32
competent
private
instruction,
and
special
education.
33
DIVISION
I
——
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
TRANSPARENCY.
The
bill
34
creates
new
Code
section
279.76,
which
requires
the
board
of
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directors
of
each
school
district
to
publish
on
the
school
1
district’s
internet
site
a
syllabus
or
written
summary
of
what
2
material
will
be
taught
in
each
class
in
the
school
district,
3
how
each
class
in
the
school
district
meets
or
exceeds
the
4
educational
standards
established
pursuant
to
Code
section
5
256.11,
information
related
to
all
educational
materials
used
6
for
student
instruction
in
each
class
in
the
school
district,
7
the
procedures
for
the
review
and
approval
of
all
educational
8
materials
used
for
student
instruction,
a
list
of
all
books
9
available
to
students
in
libraries
operated
by
the
school
10
district,
and
a
flowchart
developed
by
the
department
of
11
education
showing
the
procedures
for
the
parent
or
guardian
12
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
request
the
13
removal
of
a
book
that
is
available
to
students
in
a
library
14
operated
by
the
school
district.
The
bill
also
requires
the
15
board
of
directors
to
update
this
information
periodically
and
16
notify
parents
and
guardians
that
the
information
has
been
17
updated.
The
bill
provides
that
the
board
of
directors
shall
18
maintain
this
information
for
at
least
five
years
on
the
school
19
district’s
internet
site.
20
The
bill
provides
that
state
aid
payments
made
pursuant
21
to
Code
section
257.16
for
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
reduced
in
22
an
amount
determined
by
the
department
of
education
for
each
23
day
of
that
fiscal
year
for
which
the
school
district
has
been
24
found
to
have
intentionally
violated
a
provision
of
new
Code
25
section
279.76.
The
bill
provides
that
the
department
shall
26
make
the
reduction
in
an
amount
the
department
determines
27
is
in
proportion
to
the
actual
damages
caused
by
the
school
28
district’s
violation
of
new
Code
section
279.76.
29
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
30
to
adopt
protocols
for
the
selection,
review,
reconsideration,
31
and
removal
of
materials
from
libraries
operated
by
the
32
school
district.
The
bill
establishes
what
the
protocols
33
shall
require,
which
includes
a
process
for
the
selection,
34
reconsideration,
and
removal
of
materials
from
libraries
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operated
by
the
school
district,
the
lawful
and
ethical
use
of
1
information
resources,
including
plagiarism
and
intellectual
2
property
rights,
and
a
process
that
allows
the
parent
or
3
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
4
request
the
reconsideration
or
removal
of
materials
from
a
5
library
operated
by
the
school
district.
6
DIVISION
II
——
STUDENT
FIRST
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.
Under
the
7
bill,
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
the
following
8
pupils
who
attend
a
nonpublic
school
are
eligible
to
receive
9
a
student
first
scholarship:
(1)
a
pupil
whose
household
has
10
an
annual
income
which
is
less
than
or
equal
to
400
percent
11
of
the
poverty
income
guidelines;
(2)
a
pupil
who
has
an
12
individualized
education
program;
and
(3)
a
pupil
who
received
13
a
student
first
scholarship
for
the
immediately
preceding
14
school
budget
year
and
who
is
eligible
to
enroll
in
grade
1
15
through
grade
12.
The
bill
limits
the
number
of
student
first
16
scholarships
to
no
more
than
10,000
in
each
school
year.
By
17
January
1
preceding
the
school
year
for
which
the
student
first
18
scholarship
is
requested,
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
pupil
19
enrolled
in
a
school
district,
eligible
to
enroll
in
a
school
20
district
for
kindergarten
in
the
next
school
year,
or
enrolled
21
in
a
nonpublic
school
who
received
a
student
first
scholarship
22
in
the
current
school
year,
may
request
a
student
first
23
scholarship
by
submitting
an
application
to
the
department
of
24
education
indicating
that
the
parent
or
guardian
intends
to
25
enroll
the
pupil
in
a
nonpublic
school
for
the
entirety
of
the
26
school
year.
27
The
bill
requires
that
by
February
1
preceding
the
school
28
year
for
which
the
student
first
scholarship
is
requested,
the
29
department
of
education
must
notify
the
parent
or
guardian
of
30
each
pupil
approved
for
the
following
school
year
to
receive
a
31
student
first
scholarship
and
the
amount
of
the
student
first
32
scholarship
for
the
pupil,
as
specified
in
the
bill.
Student
33
first
scholarships
must
be
approved
for
each
school
year
and
34
applications
must
be
submitted
each
year.
The
bill
specifies
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how
the
department
is
to
choose
which
applications
to
approve.
1
The
bill
creates
a
student
first
scholarship
fund
in
2
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
3
education
consisting
of
moneys
appropriated
to
the
department
4
of
education
for
the
purpose
of
providing
student
first
5
scholarships.
For
the
fiscal
year
commencing
July
1,
2022,
and
6
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
the
bill
appropriates
from
the
7
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
8
deposit
in
the
fund
the
amount
necessary
to
pay
all
student
9
first
scholarships
approved
for
that
fiscal
year.
For
each
10
pupil
approved
for
a
student
first
scholarship,
the
department
11
of
education
must
establish
an
account
for
that
pupil
in
the
12
student
first
scholarship
fund.
The
amount
of
the
pupil’s
13
student
first
scholarship
is
deposited
into
the
pupil’s
account
14
on
July
1
and
such
amount
is
available
for
use
by
parents
and
15
guardians
for
the
payment
of
qualified
educational
expenses,
as
16
defined
in
the
bill,
incurred
by
the
parent
or
guardian
for
the
17
pupil
during
that
fiscal
year.
18
The
bill
authorizes
the
department
of
education
to
contract
19
with
a
private
financial
management
firm
to
manage
the
student
20
first
scholarship
fund,
in
collaboration
with
the
treasurer
21
of
state,
including
providing
for
the
disbursement
of
student
22
first
scholarships
in
the
form
of
an
electronic
debit
card
23
or
checks
that
are
payable
directly
from
the
pupil’s
account
24
within
the
fund.
25
The
bill
provides
that
moneys
remaining
in
a
pupil’s
account
26
upon
the
conclusion
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
remain
in
the
27
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund
for
the
28
payment
of
qualified
educational
expenses
in
future
fiscal
29
years
during
which
the
pupil
participates
in
the
program
until
30
the
pupil
becomes
ineligible
or
until
the
remaining
amounts
are
31
required
to
be
transferred
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
32
under
the
bill.
33
Under
the
bill,
for
each
pupil
with
a
positive
balance
34
in
the
pupil’s
account
in
the
student
first
scholarship
fund
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upon
graduation
from
high
school
or
reaching
21
years
of
age,
1
whichever
occurs
first,
the
department
of
education
is
required
2
to
transfer
such
remaining
moneys
for
deposit
in
the
general
3
fund
of
the
state.
4
The
bill
establishes
procedures
for
parent
or
guardian
5
appeals
to
the
state
board
of
education
and
provides
that
a
6
person
who
makes
a
false
claim
for
the
purpose
of
obtaining
7
a
student
first
scholarship
or
who
knowingly
receives
the
8
scholarship
or
makes
a
payment
from
an
account
in
the
student
9
first
scholarship
fund
without
being
legally
entitled
to
do
10
so
is
guilty
of
a
fraudulent
practice
and
is
subject
to
a
11
criminal
penalty.
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
education
12
to
recover
scholarships
and
amounts
improperly
awarded
or
13
paid
and
requires
the
closure
of
the
pupil’s
account
and
14
transfer
of
all
remaining
moneys
to
the
general
fund
of
the
15
state.
The
bill
also
establishes
requirements
and
procedures
16
for
parents
or
guardians
and
for
the
department
of
education
17
when
a
pupil
receiving
a
student
first
scholarship
withdraws
18
or
is
expelled
from
the
nonpublic
school
prior
to
the
end
of
19
the
required
attendance
period
of
the
school
year,
including
20
requirements
for
disposition
of
the
pupil’s
account
within
the
21
student
first
scholarship
fund
and
recovery
of
scholarship
22
funds.
The
section
of
the
bill
enacting
the
student
first
23
scholarship
program
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
24
to
school
budget
years
and
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
25
July
1,
2022.
The
bill
contains
provisions
extending
certain
26
application
and
notification
deadlines
related
to
the
student
27
first
scholarship
program
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
28
1,
2022,
which
take
effect
upon
enactment.
The
bill
also
29
authorizes
the
department
of
education
to
adopt
emergency
rules
30
to
implement
the
student
first
scholarship
program.
31
The
bill
provides
that
a
student
first
scholarship
received
32
by
a
taxpayer
is
not
taxable
income
for
purposes
of
state
33
individual
income
taxation.
This
provision
of
the
bill
applies
34
retroactively
to
tax
years
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
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1
The
bill
establishes
a
student
first
enrollment
supplement
2
fund
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
management.
For
3
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2023,
the
bill
4
appropriates
annually
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
5
the
department
of
management
for
deposit
in
the
student
first
6
enrollment
supplement
fund
an
amount
equal
to
the
product
of
7
the
number
of
student
first
scholarships
approved
for
the
base
8
year
multiplied
by
the
sum
of
the
statewide
average
foundation
9
property
tax
per
pupil
plus
the
difference
between
the
amounts
10
determined
under
Code
section
257.16B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
11
“c”,
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
for
the
calculation
of
school
12
district
property
tax
replacement
payments.
Moneys
available
13
in
a
fiscal
year
in
the
student
first
enrollment
supplement
14
fund
shall
be
distributed
in
equal
amounts
as
student
first
15
enrollment
supplement
payments
to
school
districts
with
a
16
budget
enrollment
of
500
students
or
less
for
the
budget
17
year.
Student
first
enrollment
supplement
payments
shall
be
18
miscellaneous
income
and
shall
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
19
of
the
school
district.
However,
the
payment
amount
shall
not
20
be
included
in
district
cost
and
shall
not
affect
the
receipt
21
or
amount
of
a
budget
adjustment
received
under
Code
section
22
257.14.
The
section
of
the
bill
enacting
the
student
first
23
enrollment
supplement
fund
applies
to
school
budget
years
and
24
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2023.
25
DIVISION
III
——
SOCIAL
STUDIES
INSTRUCTION.
Under
current
26
law,
the
educational
program
established
pursuant
to
Code
27
section
256.11
is
required
to
include,
in
grades
9
through
12,
28
five
units
of
social
studies,
one-half
unit
of
which
is
to
29
consist
of
instruction
in
United
States
government.
The
bill
30
provides
that
this
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
31
shall
include
an
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
of
32
United
States
government
and
civics.
The
bill
provides
that
33
the
most
recent
version
of
the
civics
test
developed
by
the
34
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
services
shall
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used
as
the
assessment.
The
bill
requires
each
school
district
1
and
nonpublic
school
to
submit
the
results
of
the
civics
test
2
to
the
department
of
education
by
June
30
of
each
year.
The
3
bill
authorizes
a
school
district
or
nonpublic
school
to
4
modify
the
civics
test
for
a
student
who
has
an
individualized
5
education
program.
The
bill
provides
that
a
student
must
6
answer
at
least
70
percent
of
the
questions
correctly
on
the
7
civics
test
as
a
condition
of
graduation.
The
bill
authorizes
8
a
student
who
fails
to
answer
at
least
70
percent
of
the
9
questions
on
the
civics
test
correctly
to
retake
the
civics
10
test.
11
DIVISION
IV
——
PRIVATE
INSTRUCTION
——
SPECIAL
EDUCATION.
12
The
bill
provides
that
a
child
of
compulsory
attendance
age
who
13
is
identified
as
requiring
special
education
is
eligible
for
14
placement
under
competent
private
instruction
without
prior
15
approval
of
the
placement
by
the
director
of
special
education
16
of
an
area
education
agency.
The
bill
also
provides
that
a
17
child
who
is
identified
as
requiring
special
education
may
18
request
dual
enrollment
and
the
appropriate
special
education
19
services
for
the
child
shall
be
determined
pursuant
to
Code
20
chapter
256B
(special
education).
21
DIVISION
V
——
OPEN
ENROLLMENT.
Current
law
provides
that
22
the
decision
of
the
board
of
a
resident
school
district
23
or
receiving
school
district
to
deny
an
open
enrollment
24
application
filed
after
March
1
of
the
preceding
school
year
25
that
involves
repeated
acts
of
harassment
of
the
student
that
26
the
resident
district
cannot
adequately
address,
a
consistent
27
failure
of
the
resident
district
to
reasonably
respond
to
a
28
student’s
failure
to
meet
basic
academic
standards
after
notice
29
provided
by
a
parent
or
guardian,
or
a
serious
health
condition
30
of
the
student
that
the
resident
district
cannot
adequately
31
address
is
subject
to
appeal
under
Code
section
290.1.
The
32
bill
provides
that
this
right
of
appeal
also
applies
to
a
33
decision
of
either
board
to
deny
an
open
enrollment
application
34
related
to
the
sibling
or
stepsibling
of
such
a
student.
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Additionally,
the
bill
authorizes
the
sibling
or
stepsibling
of
1
such
a
student,
attending
a
grade
in
grades
9
through
12,
who
2
does
participate
in
open
enrollment
to
participate
immediately
3
in
a
varsity
interscholastic
sport.
4
DIVISION
VI
——
TEACHER
LIBRARIANS.
The
bill
removes
the
5
requirement
that
the
holder
of
a
teacher
librarian
endorsement
6
have
a
master’s
degree.
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