S.F. 2050 Section 1. Section 273.3, Code 2024, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 19A. Pursuant to rules adopted by the 3 state board of education, be authorized to charge an accredited 4 nonpublic school a user fee for any materials and services 5 provided to the accredited nonpublic school or its students, 6 including services and programs as provided in sections 7 273.1, 273.2, this section, sections 273.4 through 273.8, and 8 chapter 256B, in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of the 9 materials and services provided. 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 Area education agencies (AEAs) were created in order 14 to provide effective, efficient, and economical means of 15 identifying and serving children who require special education 16 by providing media services and other programs to K-12 pupils. 17 Services and materials required of AEAs by statute or rule are 18 funded by payments from school districts through the state 19 school foundation aid the school district receives for its 20 children requiring special education. AEAs are allowed to 21 charge a fee for services and materials a public or nonpublic 22 school requests the AEA to provide, but which AEAs are not 23 required to provide by statute or rule. 24 This bill allows AEAs to charge an accredited nonpublic 25 school a user fee for materials and services provided to the 26 accredited nonpublic school or its students in an amount not to 27 exceed the actual cost of the materials and services provided 28 for all services that the AEA provides. 29 -1- LSB 5041XS (2) 90 dg/jh 1/ 1