Senate File 2206 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2206 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3072) A BILL FOR An Act relating to participation in school activities by 1 students enrolled in charter schools. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5420SV (2) 90 je/jh

S.F. 2206 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256E.13 Students receiving 1 instruction over the internet —— participation in activities in 2 district of residence. 3 1. A student enrolled in a charter school who receives 4 educational instruction and course content primarily over the 5 internet may participate in any cocurricular or extracurricular 6 activities offered to children in the student’s grade or group 7 and sponsored by the district of residence under the same 8 conditions and requirements as the students enrolled in the 9 district of residence. The student may participate in not more 10 than two cocurricular or extracurricular activities during a 11 school year unless the resident district approves the student’s 12 participation in additional activities. The student shall 13 comply with the eligibility, conduct, and other requirements 14 relating to the activity that are established by the district 15 of residence for any student who applies to participate or who 16 is participating in the activity. 17 2. If a student participates in a cocurricular or 18 extracurricular activity in accordance with this section, 19 the district of residence may charge the charter school 20 up to two hundred dollars per activity, for up to two 21 activities. For a cocurricular activity, one semester shall 22 equal one activity. Extracurricular activities for which a 23 resident district may charge up to two hundred dollars per 24 activity for up to two activities under this section include 25 interscholastic athletics, music, drama, and any other activity 26 with a general fund expenditure exceeding five thousand 27 dollars annually. A student may participate in additional 28 extracurricular activities at the discretion of the resident 29 district. The resident district may charge the student a fee 30 for participation in such cocurricular or extracurricular 31 activities equivalent to the fee charged to and paid in the 32 same manner by other resident students. 33 Sec. 2. Section 280.13A, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -1- LSB 5420SV (2) 90 je/jh 1/ 3

S.F. 2206 1. If a school district , or nonpublic school , or charter 1 school operating under section 256E.5 does not provide an 2 interscholastic activity for its students, the board of 3 directors of that school district , or the authorities in 4 charge of the nonpublic school , or governing board of the 5 charter school may complete an agreement with another school 6 district , or nonpublic school , or charter school operating 7 under section 256E.5 to provide for the eligibility of its 8 students in interscholastic activities provided by that other 9 school district , or nonpublic school , or charter school . A 10 copy of each agreement completed under this section shall be 11 filed with the appropriate organization as organization is 12 defined in section 280.13 not later than April 30 of the school 13 year preceding the school year in which the agreement takes 14 effect, unless an exception is granted by the organization 15 for good cause. An agreement completed under this section 16 shall be deemed approved unless denied by the organization 17 within ten days after its receipt. The organization shall 18 determine whether an agreement would substantially prejudice 19 the interscholastic activities of other schools. An agreement 20 denied by the organization under this section may be appealed 21 to the state board of education under chapter 290 . 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill authorizes a student enrolled in a charter school 26 under Code chapter 256E who receives educational instruction 27 and course content primarily over the internet to participate 28 in any cocurricular or extracurricular activities offered 29 to children in the student’s grade or group and sponsored 30 by the district of residence under the same conditions and 31 requirements as students enrolled in the district of residence. 32 The student shall comply with applicable eligibility, 33 conduct, and other requirements established by the district of 34 residence. 35 -2- LSB 5420SV (2) 90 je/jh 2/ 3

S.F. 2206 The bill authorizes the district of residence to charge 1 the charter school up to $200 per activity for up to two 2 cocurricular or extracurricular activities for a student 3 participating as provided in the bill. The resident district 4 may charge the student a fee for participation in such 5 cocurricular or extracurricular activities equivalent to the 6 fee charged to and paid in the same manner by other resident 7 students. 8 The bill authorizes a charter school operating under the 9 founding group-state board model to complete an agreement with 10 a school district, public school, or other charter school 11 operating under the founding-group-state board model providing 12 for student eligibility for interscholastic activities not 13 provided by the charter school but provided by the other 14 school. Existing procedures applicable to such agreements are 15 applicable to agreements authorized by the bill. 16 -3- LSB 5420SV (2) 90 je/jh 3/ 3