S.F. 2299 Section 1. Section 261E.8, Code 2026, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. If a student fails a community 3 college-offered class, or a class taught by a community 4 college-employed instructor, the student’s parent or guardian, 5 if the student is a minor, or the student, if the student is 6 eighteen years of age or older or is an emancipated minor, 7 shall, upon the request of the school district or accredited 8 nonpublic school through which the student is accessing the 9 program, pay to the school district or accredited nonpublic 10 school an amount equal to the amount the school district or 11 accredited nonpublic school paid to the community college 12 pursuant to the contract entered into under this section that 13 is directly associated with the student’s participation in 14 the community college-offered class or the class taught by a 15 community college-employed instructor. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill relates to the district-to-community college 20 sharing or concurrent enrollment program, which is established 21 under Code section 261E.8 and allows high school students to 22 enroll in eligible nonsectarian courses at or through community 23 colleges and earn college credits. The bill provides that 24 if a student fails a community college-offered class, or a 25 class taught by a community college-employed instructor, the 26 student’s parent or guardian or the student are required, upon 27 the request of the school district or accredited nonpublic 28 school through which the student is accessing the program, to 29 pay to the school an amount equal to the amount the school paid 30 to the community college pursuant to the contract entered into 31 under Code section 261E.8 that is directly associated with the 32 student’s participation in the community college-offered class 33 or the class taught by a community college-employed instructor. 34 -1- LSB 6566SV (1) 91 jda/jh 1/ 1