Senate File 2170 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2170 BY GREEN A BILL FOR An Act modifying provisions related to the 1 district-to-community college sharing or concurrent 2 enrollment program. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6565XS (2) 91 jda/jh
S.F. 2170 Section 1. Section 261E.8, subsection 3, Code 2026, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. a. A student may make application to a community 3 college and the school district to allow the student to enroll 4 for college credit in a nonsectarian course offered by the 5 community college. A comparable course, as defined in rules 6 adopted by the board of directors of the school district, must 7 not be offered by the school district or accredited nonpublic 8 school which the student attends. 9 b. If the community college offers the course using both 10 instruction that is delivered in person and using instruction 11 that is delivered primarily over the internet, then the student 12 must enroll in the version of the course that uses instruction 13 that is delivered in person unless the superintendent of the 14 school district authorizes the student to enroll in the version 15 of the course that uses instruction that is delivered primarily 16 over the internet. 17 c. The school board shall annually approve courses to be 18 made available for high school credit using locally developed 19 criteria that establishes which courses will provide the 20 student with academic rigor and will prepare the student 21 adequately for transition to a postsecondary institution. 22 d. If a community college accepts a student for enrollment 23 under this section , the school district, in collaboration 24 with the community college, shall send written notice to the 25 student, the student’s parent or legal guardian in the case of 26 a minor child, and the student’s school district. The notice 27 shall list the course, the clock hours the student will be 28 attending the course, and the number of hours of college credit 29 that the student will receive from the community college upon 30 successful completion of the course. 31 EXPLANATION 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 33 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 34 This bill modifies provisions related to the 35 -1- LSB 6565XS (2) 91 jda/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 2170 district-to-community college sharing or concurrent 1 enrollment program, established in Code section 261E.8. The 2 district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment 3 program is administered by the department of education to 4 promote rigorous academic or career and technical pursuits and 5 to provide a wider variety of options to high school students 6 to enroll in eligible nonsectarian courses at or through 7 community colleges. The program is available to all resident 8 students in grades 9 through 12. 9 The bill provides that if the community college offers the 10 course using both instruction that is delivered in person 11 and using instruction that is delivered primarily over the 12 internet, then the student is required to enroll in the version 13 of the course that uses instruction that is delivered in person 14 unless the superintendent of the school district authorizes 15 the student to enroll in the version of the course that uses 16 instruction that is delivered primarily over the internet. 17 The bill makes nonsubstantive, hierarchical changes to Code 18 section 261E.8(3). 19 -2- LSB 6565XS (2) 91 jda/jh 2/ 2