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Senate File 2197 - EnrolledAn Actproviding for the establishment of a task force related
to special education support for students at nonpublic
schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — SPECIAL EDUCATION
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS — TASK FORCE.
1. The department of education shall convene and provide
administrative support to a special education task force that
shall study and make recommendations regarding how to better
serve students enrolled in nonpublic schools who receive
special education services, especially those students who
reside in rural areas of the state.
2. The task force shall consist of the following members:
a. A director of special education of an area education
agency.
b. A chief administrator of an area education agency.
c. A representative of an accredited nonpublic secondary
school.
d. A representative of an accredited nonpublic elementary
school.
e. A special education director of a school district.
f. A superintendent of a school district.
g. An attorney employed by the department of education who
is familiar with the state and federal laws governing special
education.
h. The chief of the special education bureau of the
department of education, or the chief’s designee.
i. An attorney who is familiar with the state and federal
laws governing special education and who is not employed by the
state or a political subdivision of the state.
j. A parent or guardian of a student who is enrolled in a
nonpublic school, receives special education services, and who
resides in a rural area.
k. A parent or guardian of a student who is enrolled in a
nonpublic school, receives special education services, and who
resides in an urban area.
3. The task force shall submit a report, including findings
and recommendations for policy changes, to the general assembly
by December 1, 2022.
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JAKE CHAPMANPresident of the Senate______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 2197, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSONSecretary of the SenateApproved _______________, 2022______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorjda/jh
to special education support for students at nonpublic
schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — SPECIAL EDUCATION
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS — TASK FORCE.
1. The department of education shall convene and provide
administrative support to a special education task force that
shall study and make recommendations regarding how to better
serve students enrolled in nonpublic schools who receive
special education services, especially those students who
reside in rural areas of the state.
2. The task force shall consist of the following members:
a. A director of special education of an area education
agency.
b. A chief administrator of an area education agency.
c. A representative of an accredited nonpublic secondary
school.
d. A representative of an accredited nonpublic elementary
school.
e. A special education director of a school district.
f. A superintendent of a school district.
g. An attorney employed by the department of education who
is familiar with the state and federal laws governing special
education.
h. The chief of the special education bureau of the
department of education, or the chief’s designee.
i. An attorney who is familiar with the state and federal
laws governing special education and who is not employed by the
state or a political subdivision of the state.
j. A parent or guardian of a student who is enrolled in a
nonpublic school, receives special education services, and who
resides in a rural area.
k. A parent or guardian of a student who is enrolled in a
nonpublic school, receives special education services, and who
resides in an urban area.
3. The task force shall submit a report, including findings
and recommendations for policy changes, to the general assembly
by December 1, 2022.
-1-______________________________
JAKE CHAPMANPresident of the Senate______________________________
PAT GRASSLEYSpeaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 2197, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSONSecretary of the SenateApproved _______________, 2022______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorjda/jh