Senate Study Bill 3072 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON ROZENBOOM) 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 5420XC (2) 90 je/jh

S.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256E.13 Students receiving 1 instruction over the internet —— participation in activities in 2 district of residence. 3 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 Sec. 2. Section 280.13A, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 1. If a school district , or nonpublic school , or charter 20 school operating under section 256E.5 does not provide an 21 interscholastic activity for its students, the board of 22 directors of that school district , or the authorities in 23 charge of the nonpublic school , or governing board of the 24 charter school may complete an agreement with another school 25 district , or nonpublic school , or charter school operating 26 under section 256E.5 to provide for the eligibility of its 27 students in interscholastic activities provided by that other 28 school district , or nonpublic school , or charter school . A 29 copy of each agreement completed under this section shall be 30 filed with the appropriate organization as organization is 31 defined in section 280.13 not later than April 30 of the school 32 year preceding the school year in which the agreement takes 33 effect, unless an exception is granted by the organization 34 for good cause. An agreement completed under this section 35 -1- LSB 5420XC (2) 90 je/jh 1/ 2

S.F. _____ shall be deemed approved unless denied by the organization 1 within ten days after its receipt. The organization shall 2 determine whether an agreement would substantially prejudice 3 the interscholastic activities of other schools. An agreement 4 denied by the organization under this section may be appealed 5 to the state board of education under chapter 290 . 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 This bill authorizes a student enrolled in a charter school 10 under Code chapter 256E who receives educational instruction 11 and course content primarily over the internet to participate 12 in any cocurricular or extracurricular activities offered 13 to children in the student’s grade or group and sponsored 14 by the district of residence under the same conditions and 15 requirements as students enrolled in the district of residence. 16 The student shall comply with applicable eligibility, 17 conduct, and other requirements established by the district of 18 residence. 19 The bill authorizes a charter school operating under the 20 founding group-state board model to complete an agreement with 21 a school district, public school, or other charter school 22 operating under the founding-group-state board model providing 23 for student eligibility for interscholastic activities not 24 provided by the charter school but provided by the other 25 school. Existing procedures applicable to such agreements are 26 applicable to agreements authorized by the bill. 27 -2- LSB 5420XC (2) 90 je/jh 2/ 2