Bill Text: IA HF233 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to determination of school district enrollments and education savings account participation and including effective date and applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-21 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. [HF233 Detail]
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BY
GEHLBACH
and
RINKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
determination
of
school
district
enrollments
1
and
education
savings
account
participation
and
including
2
effective
date
and
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
67.
Develop
and
maintain
an
internet-based
3
method
to
allow
a
parent
or
guardian,
prior
to
the
application
4
deadline
under
section
257.11B,
to
declare
that
their
child
5
intends
to
apply
for
an
education
savings
account
for
the
6
next
school
year.
Following
a
submission
of
intent,
the
7
department
shall
notify
the
child’s
district
of
residence
of
8
the
declaration
of
intent,
but
shall
not
provide
any
names
of
9
children,
parents,
or
guardians,
and
shall
only
provide
the
10
number
of
children
and
the
grade
level
of
each
child.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
256C.5,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
12
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
c.
“Preschool
budget
enrollment”
means
the
figure
that
is
14
equal
to
fifty
percent
of
the
actual
enrollment
of
eligible
15
students
in
the
preschool
programming
provided
by
a
school
16
district
approved
to
participate
in
the
preschool
program
on
17
October
1
of
the
base
year,
or
the
first
Monday
in
October
if
18
October
1
falls
on
a
Saturday
or
Sunday
unless
the
board
of
19
directors
adopts
and
files
a
resolution
with
the
school
budget
20
review
committee
on
or
before
March
1
following
the
October
21
determination,
in
which
case
the
enrollment
is
determined
on
22
that
March
1
or
the
first
Monday
in
March
if
March
1
falls
on
a
23
Saturday
or
Sunday
.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
257.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
25
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
Actual
enrollment
is
determined
annually
on
October
1,
or
28
the
first
Monday
in
October
if
October
1
falls
on
a
Saturday
29
or
Sunday
unless
the
board
of
directors
adopts
and
files
a
30
resolution
with
the
school
budget
review
committee
on
or
before
31
March
1
following
the
October
determination,
in
which
case
the
32
enrollment
is
determined
on
that
March
1
or
the
first
Monday
33
in
March
if
March
1
falls
on
a
Saturday
or
Sunday
,
and
includes
34
all
of
the
following:
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Sec.
4.
Section
257.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2023,
1
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
A
school
district
shall
certify
its
actual
enrollment
3
to
the
department
of
education
by
October
15
of
each
year,
and
4
the
department
shall
promptly
forward
the
information
to
the
5
department
of
management.
If
the
board
of
directors
adopts
6
and
files
a
resolution
with
the
school
budget
review
committee
7
as
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
,
the
school
district
shall
also
8
certify
its
modified
actual
enrollment
to
the
department
of
9
education
by
March
15
and
the
department
shall
promptly
forward
10
the
information
to
the
department
of
management.
11
Sec.
5.
Section
257.6,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
2023,
12
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
a.
A
school
district
shall
determine
its
additional
14
enrollment
because
of
special
education,
as
defined
in
this
15
section
,
by
November
1
of
each
year
,
or
by
the
first
Monday
in
16
November
if
November
1
falls
on
a
Saturday
or
Sunday
unless
17
the
board
of
directors
adopts
and
files
a
resolution
with
the
18
school
budget
review
committee
on
or
before
March
1
following
19
the
November
determination,
in
which
case
the
additional
20
enrollment
because
of
special
education
is
determined
on
that
21
March
1
or
the
first
Monday
in
March
if
March
1
falls
on
a
22
Saturday
or
Sunday,
and
shall
certify
its
additional
enrollment
23
because
of
special
education
to
the
department
of
education
by
24
November
15
of
each
year
within
fifteen
days
of
the
applicable
25
determination
date
,
and
the
department
shall
promptly
forward
26
the
information
to
the
department
of
management.
27
Sec.
6.
Section
257.6,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
2023,
28
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
a.
Weighted
enrollment
is
the
budget
enrollment
plus
the
30
district’s
additional
enrollment
because
of
special
education
31
calculated
by
November
1
determined
on
the
applicable
date
of
32
the
base
year
under
subsection
3
plus
additional
pupils
added
33
due
to
the
application
of
the
supplementary
weighting.
34
Sec.
7.
Section
257.6,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
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following
new
subsection:
1
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
Pupils
added
due
to
application
of
2
supplementary
weighting.
A
school
district
shall
determine
its
3
pupils
added
due
to
application
of
supplementary
weighting
by
4
October
1
of
each
year,
or
by
the
first
Monday
in
October
if
5
October
1
falls
on
a
Saturday
or
Sunday,
unless
the
board
of
6
directors
adopts
and
files
a
resolution
with
the
school
budget
7
review
committee
on
or
before
March
1
following
the
October
8
determination,
in
which
case
the
enrollment
is
determined
on
9
that
March
1
or
the
first
Monday
in
March
if
March
1
falls
on
a
10
Saturday
or
Sunday,
and
shall
certify
its
pupils
added
due
to
11
the
application
of
supplementary
weighting
to
the
department
of
12
education
within
fifteen
days
of
the
applicable
determination
13
date,
and
the
department
of
education
shall
promptly
forward
14
the
information
to
the
department
of
management.
15
Sec.
8.
Section
261E.7,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
16
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
Not
later
than
June
30
of
each
year,
a
school
district
18
shall
pay
a
tuition
reimbursement
amount
to
a
postsecondary
19
institution
that
has
enrolled
its
resident
eligible
20
students
under
this
chapter
,
unless
the
eligible
student
is
21
participating
in
open
enrollment
under
section
282.18
,
in
22
which
case,
the
tuition
reimbursement
amount
shall
be
paid
23
by
the
receiving
district.
However,
if
a
child’s
residency
24
changes
during
a
school
year,
the
tuition
shall
be
paid
by
the
25
district
in
which
the
child
was
enrolled
as
of
the
October
26
date
specified
in
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
27
or
the
district
in
which
the
child
was
counted
under
section
28
257.6,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(6)
,
as
of
29
the
October
date
specified
in
section
257.6,
subsection
1,
30
paragraph
“a”
.
For
students
enrolled
at
the
Iowa
school
for
the
31
deaf
and
the
Iowa
braille
and
sight
saving
school,
the
state
32
board
of
regents
shall
pay
a
tuition
reimbursement
amount
by
33
June
30
of
each
year.
The
amount
of
tuition
reimbursement
for
34
each
separate
course
shall
equal
the
lesser
of:
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Sec.
9.
Section
273.5,
subsection
5,
Code
2023,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
5.
Provide
Subject
to
the
determination
dates
under
section
3
257.6,
annually
provide
each
school
district
within
the
area
4
served
and
the
department
of
education
with
a
special
education
5
weighted
enrollment
count,
including
the
additional
enrollment
6
because
of
special
education
for
December
1
of
each
year
.
7
Sec.
10.
Section
279.60,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
1.
Each
school
district
shall
administer
the
teaching
10
strategies
gold
early
childhood
assessment
to
every
resident
11
prekindergarten
or
four-year-old
child
whose
parent
or
guardian
12
enrolls
the
child
in
the
district,
and
shall
administer
a
valid
13
and
reliable
universal
screening
instrument,
as
prescribed
by
14
the
department
of
education,
to
every
kindergarten
student
15
enrolled
in
the
district
not
later
than
the
October
date
16
specified
in
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
.
The
17
assessment
shall
be
aligned
with
state
early
learning
standards
18
and
preschool
programs
shall
be
encouraged
to
administer
the
19
assessment
at
least
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
preschool
20
program,
with
the
assessment
information
entered
into
the
21
statewide
longitudinal
data
system.
The
department
shall
work
22
to
develop
agreements
with
head
start
programs
to
incorporate
23
similar
information
about
four-year-old
children
served
by
head
24
start
into
the
statewide
longitudinal
data
system.
25
Sec.
11.
Section
282.12,
subsection
4,
Code
2023,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
4.
The
number
of
pupils
participating
in
a
whole
grade
28
sharing
agreement
shall
be
determined
on
the
October
date
29
specified
in
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
and
on
30
the
second
Friday
of
January
of
each
year.
31
Sec.
12.
Section
282.18,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
Code
32
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
a.
If
a
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child,
who
is
participating
34
in
open
enrollment
under
this
section
,
moves
to
a
different
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school
district
during
the
course
of
either
district’s
academic
1
year,
the
child’s
first
district
of
residence
as
determined
2
on
the
October
date
specified
in
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
3
shall
be
responsible
for
payment
of
the
cost
per
pupil
plus
4
weightings
or
special
education
costs
to
the
receiving
school
5
district
for
the
balance
of
the
school
year
in
which
the
move
6
took
place.
The
new
district
of
residence
shall
be
responsible
7
for
the
payments
during
succeeding
years.
8
Sec.
13.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
9
section
256.9,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
10
effect
upon
enactment.
11
Sec.
14.
APPLICABILITY.
Except
for
the
section
of
this
Act
12
amending
section
256.9,
this
Act
applies
to
actual
enrollment
13
determinations
for
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
14
July
1,
2023.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
Code
section
257.6(1)(a)
provides
that
each
school
19
district’s
actual
enrollment
is
determined
annually
on
October
20
1,
or
the
first
Monday
in
October
if
October
1
falls
on
a
21
Saturday
or
Sunday.
This
bill
amends
the
methodology
for
22
determining
the
actual
enrollment
each
year.
Under
the
bill,
23
actual
enrollment
is
determined
annually
on
the
applicable
24
October
date
unless
the
board
of
directors
adopts
and
files
a
25
resolution
with
the
school
budget
review
committee
on
or
before
26
March
1
following
the
October
determination,
in
which
case
the
27
enrollment
is
determined
on
that
March
1
or
the
first
Monday
in
28
March
if
March
1
falls
on
a
Saturday
or
Sunday.
29
The
bill
makes
corresponding
changes
to
other
provisions
30
of
law
including
provisions
for
preschool
enrollment
31
determinations,
additional
enrollment
because
of
special
32
education,
and
pupils
added
due
to
application
of
supplementary
33
weighting.
34
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
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education
to
develop
and
maintain
an
internet-based
method
to
1
allow
a
parent
or
guardian,
prior
to
the
application
deadline
2
for
an
education
savings
account,
to
declare
that
their
child
3
intends
to
apply
for
an
education
savings
account
for
the
next
4
school
year.
Following
a
submission
of
intent,
the
department
5
of
education
shall
notify
the
child’s
district
of
residence
of
6
the
declaration
of
intent,
but
shall
not
provide
any
names
of
7
children,
parents,
or
guardians,
and
shall
only
provide
the
8
number
of
children
and
the
grade
level
of
each
child.
9
The
section
of
the
bill
amending
Code
section
256.9
takes
10
effect
upon
enactment.
Except
for
the
section
of
the
bill
11
amending
Code
section
256.9,
the
bill
applies
to
actual
12
enrollment
determinations
for
school
budget
years
beginning
on
13
or
after
July
1,
2023.
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