House
File
847
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Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
847
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
808)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
240)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
25,
2021
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
educational
programs,
funding,
tax
credits
1
and
deductions,
open
enrollment,
supplementary
weighting,
2
and
including
effective
date,
applicability,
and
retroactive
3
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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DIVISION
I
1
EDUCATION
PROGRAM
STANDARDS
AND
FUNDING
2
Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
8,
Code
2021,
is
3
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
4
thereof
the
following:
5
8.
a.
The
state
board
shall
establish
a
flexible
student
6
and
school
support
program
to
be
administered
by
the
director.
7
Under
the
program,
upon
request
of
the
board
of
directors
of
8
a
public
school
district
or
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
9
accredited
nonpublic
school,
the
director
may,
for
a
period
10
not
to
exceed
three
years,
grant
the
applicable
board
of
11
directors
or
the
authority
in
charge
of
the
nonpublic
school
12
the
ability
to
use
the
flexible
student
and
school
support
13
program
to
implement
evidence-based
practices
in
innovative
14
ways
to
enhance
student
learning,
well-being,
and
postsecondary
15
success.
16
b.
Approval
to
participate
in
the
flexible
student
and
17
school
support
program
shall
exempt
the
school
district
or
18
nonpublic
school
from
one
or
more
of
the
requirements
of
19
the
educational
program
specified
in
subsection
3,
4,
or
5,
20
subsection
6,
paragraph
“b”
or
“c”
,
subsection
7,
paragraph
“b”
21
or
“c”
,
or
the
minimum
school
calendar
requirements
in
section
22
279.10,
subsection
1.
An
exemption
shall
be
granted
only
23
if
the
director
deems
that
the
request
made
is
an
essential
24
part
of
an
educational
program
to
support
student
learning,
25
well-being,
and
postsecondary
success;
is
necessary
for
the
26
success
of
the
program;
and
is
broadly
consistent
with
the
27
intent
of
the
requirements
of
the
educational
program
specified
28
in
subsection
3,
4,
or
5,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“b”
or
“c”
,
29
subsection
7,
paragraph
“b”
or
“c”
,
or
the
minimum
school
30
calendar
requirements
in
section
279.10,
subsection
1.
31
c.
Approval
to
participate
in
the
flexible
student
and
32
school
support
program
shall
include
authority
for
a
school
33
district
to
use
funds
from
the
school
district’s
flexibility
34
account
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2,
to
implement
all
or
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part
of
the
flexible
student
and
school
support
program.
1
d.
The
application
for
the
flexible
student
and
school
2
support
program
shall
include
all
of
the
following
and
3
be
submitted
on
forms
and
in
a
format
prescribed
by
the
4
department:
5
(1)
A
description
of
the
proposed
educational
program,
6
including
evidence
used
to
design
the
program
and
evidence
of
7
involvement
of
board
members,
parents,
students,
community
8
members,
and
staff
in
development
of
the
program.
9
(2)
Program
goals
and
measures
of
program
effectiveness
and
10
success,
including
student
success
and
performance.
11
(3)
A
plan
for
program
administration,
including
the
use
of
12
personnel,
facilities,
and
funding.
13
(4)
A
plan
for
evaluation
of
the
proposed
program
on
at
14
least
an
annual
basis,
including
a
plan
for
program
revisions,
15
if
necessary.
16
(5)
The
estimated
financial
impact
of
the
program
on
the
17
school
district
or
nonpublic
school.
18
e.
Approval
to
participate
in
the
program
does
not
exempt
19
the
school
district
or
nonpublic
school
from
federal
law
or
20
any
other
requirements
of
state
law
that
are
not
specifically
21
exempted
by
the
director.
22
f.
Each
school
district
or
nonpublic
school
approved
to
23
participate
in
the
flexible
student
and
school
support
program
24
shall
file
an
annual
report
with
the
department
on
the
status
25
of
the
program
on
forms
and
in
a
format
prescribed
by
the
26
department.
27
g.
Participation
in
the
flexible
student
and
school
support
28
program
may
be
renewed
for
additional
periods
of
years,
each
29
not
to
exceed
three
years.
The
director
may
revoke
approval
of
30
all
or
part
of
any
application
or
approved
education
program
31
if
the
annual
report
or
any
other
information
available
to
32
the
department
indicates
that
conditions
no
longer
warrant
33
use
of
an
exemption
or
funding
from
the
school
district’s
34
flexibility
account
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2.
Notice
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revocation
must
be
provided
by
the
director
to
the
school
1
district
or
nonpublic
school
prior
to
the
beginning
of
the
2
school
year
for
which
participation
is
revoked.
3
Sec.
2.
Section
257.10,
subsection
12,
paragraph
d,
Code
4
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
d.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
6
succeeding
budget
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
7
this
subsection
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
8
284
and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
9
284.15
.
The
funds
shall
be
used
only
to
increase
the
payment
10
for
a
teacher
assigned
to
a
leadership
role
pursuant
to
a
11
framework
or
comparable
system
approved
pursuant
to
section
12
284.15
;
to
increase
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
to
13
leadership
roles;
to
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
14
salary
to
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
dollars;
to
15
cover
the
costs
for
the
time
mentor
and
lead
teachers
are
16
not
providing
instruction
to
students
in
a
classroom;
for
17
coverage
of
a
classroom
when
an
initial
or
career
teacher
18
is
observing
or
co-teaching
with
a
teacher
assigned
to
a
19
leadership
role;
for
professional
development
time
to
learn
20
best
practices
associated
with
the
career
pathways
leadership
21
process;
and
for
other
costs
associated
with
a
framework
or
22
comparable
system
approved
by
the
department
of
education
under
23
section
284.15
with
the
goals
of
improving
instruction
and
24
elevating
the
quality
of
teaching
and
student
learning.
If
25
all
requirements
for
the
school
district
for
the
use
of
funds
26
calculated
under
this
subsection
are
met
and
funds
received
27
under
this
subsection
remain
unexpended
and
unobligated
at
28
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
29
the
school
district
may
transfer
all
or
a
portion
of
such
30
unexpended
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
in
the
school
31
district’s
flexibility
account
established
under
section
32
298A.2,
subsection
2.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
284.3A,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
34
following
new
subsection:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
1
law
to
the
contrary,
if
a
school
district
has
funds
received
2
for
any
fiscal
year
beginning
before
July
1,
2022,
under
3
section
257.10,
subsection
9,
or
section
257.37A,
subsection
4
1,
that
remain
unexpended
and
unobligated
at
the
conclusion
of
5
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
the
portion
of
such
6
unexpended
and
unobligated
funds
that
exceeds
an
amount
equal
7
to
five
percent
of
the
amount
received
by
the
school
district
8
under
section
257.10,
subsection
9,
or
section
257.37A,
9
subsection
1,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
10
shall
be
allocated
and
paid
to
the
school
district
employees
11
otherwise
eligible
to
receive
funds
under
this
section
on
a
per
12
employee
basis
determined
based
on
each
eligible
employee’s
13
full-time
or
part-time
employment
status.
This
subsection
is
14
repealed
July
1,
2023.
15
Sec.
4.
Section
298A.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
16
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
17
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
Teacher
leadership
supplement
funds
18
received
under
section
257.10,
subsection
12.
19
Sec.
5.
Section
298A.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
20
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
21
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(8)
An
approved
flexible
student
and
22
school
support
program
under
section
256.11,
subsection
8.
23
DIVISION
II
24
EDUCATION
TAX
CREDITS
AND
DEDUCTIONS
25
Sec.
6.
Section
422.7,
subsection
55,
Code
2021,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
55.
A
taxpayer
who
is
an
eligible
educator
as
defined
in
28
section
62(d)(1)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
is
allowed
to
29
take
the
deduction
for
certain
expenses
of
elementary
and
30
secondary
school
teachers
allowed
under
section
62(a)(2)(D)
of
31
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
,
as
amended
by
the
federal
Emergency
32
Economic
Stabilization
Act
of
2008,
Pub.
L.
No.
110-343,
in
33
computing
net
income
for
state
tax
purposes
in
excess
of
34
the
amount
of
the
taxpayer’s
deduction
for
certain
expenses
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of
elementary
and
secondary
school
teachers
for
federal
tax
1
purposes
allowed
under
section
62(a)(2)(D)
of
the
Internal
2
Revenue
Code,
but
not
to
exceed
five
hundred
dollars
.
3
Sec.
7.
Section
422.12,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
4
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
5
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
“Private
instruction”
means
independent
6
private
instruction
as
defined
in
section
299A.1,
subsection
7
2,
paragraph
“b”
,
competent
private
instruction
under
section
8
299A.2,
or
private
instruction
provided
to
a
resident
of
this
9
state
by
a
nonlicensed
person
under
section
299A.3.
10
Sec.
8.
Section
422.12,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
11
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
b.
A
tuition
credit
equal
to
twenty-five
percent
of
the
13
first
one
two
thousand
dollars
which
the
taxpayer
has
paid
14
to
others
for
each
dependent
in
grades
kindergarten
through
15
twelve,
for
tuition
and
textbooks
of
each
dependent
in
who
16
is
receiving
private
instruction
or
who
is
attending
an
17
elementary
or
secondary
school
situated
in
Iowa,
which
school
18
is
accredited
or
approved
under
section
256.11
,
which
is
not
19
operated
for
profit,
and
which
adheres
to
the
provisions
20
of
the
federal
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964
and
chapter
216
.
21
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision,
all
other
credits
allowed
22
under
this
subsection
shall
be
deducted
before
the
tuition
23
credit
under
this
paragraph.
The
department,
when
conducting
24
an
audit
of
a
taxpayer’s
return,
shall
also
audit
the
tuition
25
tax
credit
portion
of
the
tax
return.
26
Sec.
9.
2018
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1161,
section
118,
is
27
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
SEC.
118.
Section
422.7,
subsections
3,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
14,
29
15,
16,
20,
22,
24,
25,
26,
30,
35,
36,
37,
39,
39B,
40,
43,
45,
30
49,
53,
55,
56,
57,
and
58
,
Code
2018,
are
amended
by
striking
31
the
subsections.
32
Sec.
10.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
33
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
34
Sec.
11.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
apply
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retroactively
to
January
1,
2021,
for
tax
years
beginning
on
1
or
after
that
date:
2
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
3
422.7,
subsection
55.
4
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
5
422.12,
subsection
l.
6
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
7
422.12,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”.
8
DIVISION
III
9
OPEN
ENROLLMENT
10
Sec.
12.
Section
256.46,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
11
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
12
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
If
the
child’s
former
school
or
school
13
district,
if
located
in
this
state,
was
unable
to
participate
14
in
varsity
interscholastic
sports
as
the
result
of
a
decision
15
or
implementation
of
a
decision
of
the
school
board
or
16
superintendent.
17
Sec.
13.
Section
282.18,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
18
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
a.
By
March
1
of
the
preceding
school
year
for
students
20
entering
grades
one
through
twelve,
or
by
September
1
of
the
21
current
school
year
for
students
entering
kindergarten
or
for
22
prekindergarten
students
enrolled
in
special
education
programs
23
and
included
in
the
school
district’s
basic
enrollment
under
24
section
257.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1)
,
25
the
parent
or
guardian
shall
send
notification
to
the
district
26
of
residence
and
the
receiving
district,
on
forms
prescribed
27
by
the
department
of
education,
that
the
parent
or
guardian
28
intends
to
enroll
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
child
in
a
public
29
school
in
another
school
district.
If
a
parent
or
guardian
30
fails
to
file
a
notification
that
the
parent
intends
to
enroll
31
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
child
in
a
public
school
in
another
32
district
by
the
deadline
specified
in
this
subsection
,
the
33
procedures
of
subsection
4
apply.
34
Sec.
14.
Section
282.18,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
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is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
b.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“good
cause”
:
2
(1)
“Good
cause”
means
a
change
in
a
child’s
residence
3
due
to
a
change
in
family
residence,
a
change
in
a
child’s
4
residence
from
the
residence
of
one
parent
or
guardian
to
5
the
residence
of
a
different
parent
or
guardian,
a
change
6
in
the
state
in
which
the
family
residence
is
located,
a
7
change
in
a
child’s
parents’
marital
status,
a
guardianship
8
or
custody
proceeding,
placement
in
foster
care,
adoption,
9
participation
in
a
foreign
exchange
program,
initial
placement
10
of
a
prekindergarten
student
in
a
special
education
program
11
requiring
specially
designed
instruction,
or
participation
12
in
a
substance
abuse
or
mental
health
treatment
program,
a
13
change
in
the
status
of
a
child’s
resident
district
such
as
14
removal
of
accreditation
by
the
state
board,
surrender
of
15
accreditation,
or
permanent
closure
of
a
nonpublic
school,
16
revocation
of
a
charter
school
contract
as
provided
in
section
17
256F.8
,
the
failure
of
negotiations
for
a
whole
grade
sharing,
18
reorganization,
dissolution
agreement
,
or
the
rejection
of
a
19
current
whole
grade
sharing
agreement,
or
reorganization
plan
,
20
or
if
the
child’s
assigned
attendance
center
in
the
district
of
21
residence
is
identified
as
in
significant
need
for
improvement
.
22
If
the
good
cause
relates
to
a
change
in
status
of
a
child’s
23
school
district
of
residence,
however,
action
by
a
parent
24
or
guardian
must
be
taken
to
file
the
notification
within
25
forty-five
days
of
the
last
board
action
or
within
thirty
days
26
of
the
certification
of
the
election,
whichever
is
applicable
27
to
the
circumstances.
28
(2)
“Significant
need
for
improvement”
means
a
school
29
attendance
center
designated
by
the
department
of
education
30
under
the
priority
category
under
the
Iowa
school
performance
31
profiles
for
two
or
more
of
the
immediately
preceding
school
32
years
or
identified
for
comprehensive
support
and
improvement
33
under
the
federal
Every
Student
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
34
114-95,
or
an
equivalent
objective
federal
standard,
for
two
or
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more
of
the
immediately
preceding
school
years.
1
Sec.
15.
Section
282.18,
subsection
5,
Code
2021,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
5.
Open
enrollment
applications
filed
after
March
1
4
of
the
preceding
school
year
that
do
not
qualify
for
good
5
cause
as
provided
in
subsection
4
shall
be
subject
to
the
6
approval
of
the
board
of
the
resident
district
and
the
board
7
of
the
receiving
district.
The
parent
or
guardian
shall
send
8
notification
to
the
district
of
residence
and
the
receiving
9
district
that
the
parent
or
guardian
seeks
to
enroll
the
10
parent’s
or
guardian’s
child
in
the
receiving
district.
A
11
decision
of
either
board
to
deny
an
application
filed
under
12
this
subsection
involving
repeated
acts
of
harassment
of
the
13
student
that
the
resident
district
cannot
adequately
address,
14
a
consistent
failure
of
the
resident
district
to
reasonably
15
respond
to
a
student’s
failure
to
meet
basic
academic
standards
16
after
notice
provided
by
a
parent
or
guardian,
or
a
serious
17
health
condition
of
the
student
that
the
resident
district
18
cannot
adequately
address
is
subject
to
appeal
under
section
19
290.1
.
The
state
board
shall
adopt
by
rule
the
criteria
20
for
determining
a
resident
district’s
consistent
failure
21
to
reasonably
respond
to
a
student’s
failure
to
meet
basic
22
academic
standards
and
shall
exercise
broad
discretion
to
23
achieve
just
and
equitable
results
that
are
in
the
best
24
interest
of
the
affected
child
or
children.
25
Sec.
16.
Section
282.18,
subsection
9,
paragraphs
a,
b,
and
26
c,
Code
2021,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
a.
If
a
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child,
who
is
participating
28
in
open
enrollment
under
this
section
,
moves
to
a
different
29
school
district
during
the
course
of
either
district’s
academic
30
year,
the
child’s
first
district
of
residence
as
determined
on
31
the
date
specified
in
section
257.6,
subsection
1,
shall
be
32
responsible
for
payment
of
the
cost
per
pupil
plus
weightings
33
or
special
education
costs
to
the
receiving
school
district
for
34
the
balance
of
the
school
year
in
which
the
move
took
place.
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The
new
district
of
residence
shall
be
responsible
for
the
1
payments
during
succeeding
years.
2
b.
If
a
request
to
transfer
is
due
to
a
change
in
family
3
residence,
a
change
in
a
child’s
residence
from
the
residence
4
of
one
parent
or
guardian
to
the
residence
of
a
different
5
parent
or
guardian,
a
change
in
the
state
in
which
the
family
6
residence
is
located,
a
change
in
a
child’s
parents’
marital
7
status,
a
guardianship
proceeding,
placement
in
foster
care,
8
adoption,
participation
in
a
foreign
exchange
program,
or
9
participation
in
a
substance
abuse
or
mental
health
treatment
10
program,
and
the
child
who
is
the
subject
of
the
request
is
11
enrolled
in
any
grade
from
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
12
or
who
is
a
prekindergarten
student
enrolled
in
a
special
13
education
program
at
the
time
of
the
request
and
is
not
14
currently
using
any
provision
of
open
enrollment,
the
parent
or
15
guardian
of
the
child
shall
have
the
option
to
have
the
child
16
remain
in
the
child’s
original
district
of
residence
under
open
17
enrollment
with
no
interruption
in
the
child’s
kindergarten
18
through
grade
twelve
educational
program.
If
a
parent
or
19
guardian
exercises
this
option,
the
child’s
new
district
of
20
residence
is
not
required
to
pay
the
amount
calculated
in
21
subsection
7
or
8,
as
applicable,
until
the
start
of
the
first
22
full
year
of
enrollment
of
the
child.
23
c.
The
receiving
district
shall
bill
the
first
resident
24
district
determined
under
paragraph
“a”
according
to
the
25
timeline
in
section
282.20,
subsection
3
.
Payments
shall
be
26
made
to
the
receiving
district
in
a
timely
manner.
27
Sec.
17.
Section
282.18,
subsection
10,
paragraph
c,
Code
28
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
c.
If
the
pupil
meets
the
economic
eligibility
requirements
30
established
by
the
department
and
state
board
of
education,
the
31
sending
district
is
responsible
for
providing
transportation
32
or
paying
the
pro
rata
cost
of
the
transportation
to
a
parent
33
or
guardian
for
transporting
the
pupil
to
and
from
a
point
34
on
a
regular
school
bus
route
of
a
contiguous
receiving
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district
unless
the
cost
of
providing
transportation
or
the
1
pro
rata
cost
of
the
transportation
to
a
parent
or
guardian
2
exceeds
the
average
transportation
cost
per
pupil
transported
3
for
the
previous
school
year
in
the
district.
The
economic
4
eligibility
requirements
established
by
the
department
of
5
education
and
state
board
of
education
shall
minimally
include
6
those
pupils
with
household
incomes
of
two
hundred
percent
7
or
less
of
the
federal
poverty
level
as
defined
by
the
most
8
recently
revised
poverty
income
guidelines
published
by
the
9
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
If
10
the
cost
exceeds
the
average
transportation
cost
per
pupil
11
transported
for
the
previous
school
year,
the
sending
district
12
shall
only
be
responsible
for
that
average
per
pupil
amount.
13
A
sending
district
which
provides
transportation
for
a
pupil
14
to
a
contiguous
receiving
district
under
this
subsection
may
15
withhold,
from
the
district
cost
per
pupil
amount
that
is
to
16
be
paid
to
the
receiving
district,
an
amount
which
represents
17
the
average
or
pro
rata
cost
per
pupil
for
transportation,
18
whichever
is
less.
19
Sec.
18.
Section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
a,
20
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
A
pupil
who
participates
in
open
enrollment
for
purposes
of
23
attending
a
grade
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
in
a
school
24
district
other
than
the
district
of
residence
is
ineligible
25
to
participate
in
varsity
interscholastic
athletic
contests
26
and
athletic
competitions
during
the
pupil’s
first
ninety
27
school
calendar
days
of
following
enrollment
in
the
district.
28
However,
a
pupil
may
participate
immediately
in
a
varsity
29
interscholastic
sport
under
any
of
the
following
circumstances:
30
Sec.
19.
Section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
a,
Code
31
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraphs:
32
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(8)
If
the
pupil
participates
in
open
33
enrollment
because
of
circumstances
that
meet
the
definition
of
34
good
cause
under
subsection
4,
paragraph
“b”
.
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NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(9)
If
the
board
of
directors
or
1
superintendent
of
the
district
of
residence
issues
or
2
implements
a
decision
that
results
in
the
discontinuance
or
3
suspension
of
varsity
interscholastic
sports
activities
in
the
4
district
of
residence.
5
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(10)
If
the
board
of
directors
of
6
the
district
of
residence
and
the
board
of
directors
of
the
7
receiving
district
both
agree
to
waive
the
ineligibility
8
period.
9
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(11)
For
open
enrollment
applications
10
approved
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
if
the
11
pupil’s
district
of
residence
had
a
voluntary
diversity
plan
in
12
effect
on
January
1,
2021,
and
applicable
to
the
school
year
13
beginning
July
1,
2021.
14
Sec.
20.
Section
282.18,
subsection
11,
Code
2021,
is
15
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
16
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
If
a
pupil
is
declared
ineligible
for
17
interscholastic
athletic
contests
and
athletic
competitions
in
18
the
pupil’s
district
of
residence
due
to
the
pupil’s
academic
19
performance,
upon
participating
in
open
enrollment,
in
addition
20
to
any
other
period
of
ineligibility
under
this
subsection,
the
21
pupil
shall
be
ineligible
in
the
receiving
district
for
the
22
remaining
period
of
ineligibility
declared
by
the
district
of
23
residence.
24
Sec.
21.
Section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
c,
Code
25
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
c.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“school
days
of
27
enrollment”
does
not
include
enrollment
in
summer
school.
For
28
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“varsity”
means
the
same
as
defined
29
in
section
256.46,
subsection
3
.
30
Sec.
22.
EXTRACURRICULAR
INELIGIBILITY.
In
addition
to
31
the
circumstances
enumerated
under
section
256.46,
subsection
32
1,
for
which
the
ineligibility
period
for
extracurricular
33
interscholastic
contests
or
competitions
shall
not
apply,
and
34
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
or
rule
of
the
state
board
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of
education
to
the
contrary,
for
the
school
year
beginning
1
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
a
child
may
participate
2
immediately
in
varsity
interscholastic
contests
or
competitions
3
upon
enrollment
in
a
school
or
school
district,
if
the
child
4
was
previously
enrolled
in
the
school
or
school
district
on
5
the
first
day
of
the
school
calendar
for
the
school
year,
then
6
enrolls
in
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
for
a
portion
of
the
7
school
year,
and
then,
before
July
1,
2021,
reenrolls
in
the
8
school
or
school
district
in
which
the
child
was
initially
9
enrolled.
10
Sec.
23.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
11
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
12
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
13
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“a”,
unnumbered
paragraph
1.
14
2.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
15
Act
enacting
section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“a”,
16
subparagraph
(10).
17
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
18
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“c”.
19
Sec.
24.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
apply
20
retroactively
to
January
1,
2021,
for
open
enrollment
requests
21
approved
on
or
after
that
date:
22
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
23
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“a”,
unnumbered
paragraph
1.
24
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
25
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“c”.
26
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
establishing
27
an
exception
to
the
ineligibility
period
for
extracurricular
28
interscholastic
contests
or
competitions
for
the
school
year
29
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021.
30
Sec.
25.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
apply
31
retroactively
to
July
1,
2020:
32
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
enacting
section
33
256.46,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“i”.
34
2.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
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Act
enacting
section
282.18,
subsection
11,
paragraph
“a”,
1
subparagraph
(9).
2
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
establishing
3
an
exception
to
the
ineligibility
period
for
extracurricular
4
interscholastic
contests
or
competitions
for
the
school
year
5
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021.
6
DIVISION
IV
7
SCHOOL
BOARD
POWERS
AND
DUTIES
8
Sec.
26.
Section
279.1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
9
following
new
subsection:
10
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
A
school
corporation
is
entrusted
with
11
public
funds
for
the
purpose
of
improving
student
outcomes,
12
including
but
not
limited
to
student
academic
achievement
and
13
skill
proficiency,
and
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
14
corporation
is
responsible
for
overseeing
such
improvement.
15
DIVISION
V
16
SHARED
OPERATIONAL
FUNCTIONS
17
Sec.
27.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
18
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
a.
(1)
In
order
to
provide
additional
funding
to
increase
20
student
opportunities
and
redirect
more
resources
to
student
21
programming
for
school
districts
that
share
operational
22
functions,
a
district
that
shares
with
a
political
subdivision
23
one
or
more
operational
functions
of
a
curriculum
director,
24
master
social
worker,
independent
social
worker,
work-based
25
learning
coordinator,
special
education
director,
or
school
26
counselor,
or
one
or
more
operational
functions
in
the
areas
27
of
superintendent
management,
business
management,
human
28
resources,
transportation,
or
operation
and
maintenance
for
at
29
least
twenty
percent
of
the
school
year
shall
be
assigned
a
30
supplementary
weighting
for
each
shared
operational
function.
31
A
school
district
that
shares
an
operational
function
in
32
the
area
of
superintendent
management
shall
be
assigned
a
33
supplementary
weighting
of
eight
pupils
for
the
function.
A
34
school
district
that
shares
an
operational
function
in
the
area
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of
business
management,
human
resources,
transportation,
or
1
operation
and
maintenance
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
2
weighting
of
five
pupils
for
the
function.
A
school
district
3
that
shares
the
operational
functions
of
a
curriculum
director,
4
a
master
social
worker
or
an
independent
social
worker
licensed
5
under
chapters
147
and
154C
,
a
work-based
learning
coordinator,
6
special
education
director,
or
a
school
counselor
shall
be
7
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
three
pupils
for
the
8
function.
The
additional
weighting
shall
be
assigned
for
9
each
discrete
operational
function
shared.
However,
a
school
10
district
may
receive
the
additional
weighting
under
this
11
subsection
for
sharing
the
services
of
an
individual
with
a
12
political
subdivision
even
if
the
type
of
operational
function
13
performed
by
the
individual
for
the
school
district
and
the
14
type
of
operational
function
performed
by
the
individual
15
for
the
political
subdivision
are
not
the
same
operational
16
function,
so
long
as
both
operational
functions
are
eligible
17
for
weighting
under
this
subsection
.
In
such
case,
the
school
18
district
shall
be
assigned
the
additional
weighting
for
the
19
type
of
operational
function
that
the
individual
performs
for
20
the
school
district,
and
the
school
district
shall
not
receive
21
additional
weighting
for
any
other
function
performed
by
the
22
individual.
The
operational
function
sharing
arrangement
does
23
not
need
to
be
a
newly
implemented
sharing
arrangement
to
24
receive
supplementary
weighting
under
this
subsection
.
25
(2)
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“political
26
subdivision”
paragraph
“a”
:
27
(a)
“Political
subdivision”
means
a
city,
township,
county,
28
school
corporation,
merged
area,
area
education
agency,
29
institution
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
any
30
other
governmental
subdivision.
31
(b)
“Work-based
learning
coordinator”
means
an
appropriately
32
trained
individual
responsible
for
facilitating
authentic,
33
engaging
work-based
learning
experiences
for
learners
and
34
educators
in
partnership
with
employers
and
others
to
enhance
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learning
by
connecting
the
content
and
skills
that
are
1
necessary
for
future
careers.
2
Sec.
28.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
Code
2021,
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
4
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
(1)
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
5
subparagraph
(1),
each
operational
function
assigned
a
6
supplementary
weighting
of
five
pupils
under
paragraph
“a”
,
7
subparagraph
(1),
shall
instead
be
assigned
a
supplementary
8
weighting
of
four
pupils
for
the
school
budget
years
beginning
9
July
1,
2022,
July
1,
2023,
and
July
1,
2024.
10
(2)
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
each
11
operational
function
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
12
three
pupils
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
shall
13
instead
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
two
pupils
for
14
the
school
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2022,
July
1,
2023,
15
and
July
1,
2024.
16
Sec.
29.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
17
to
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2021,
18
subject
to
the
school
budget
year
limitations
of
section
19
257.11,
subsection
5.
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