Bill Text: IA HF429 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to school districts, including authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district to enroll the student in another attendance center within the same school district in certain specified circumstances, requiring school district employees to provide notice to the parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school district if the employee witnesses the student being physically injured, harassed, or bullied, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 17.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-03-29 - Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Giddens, and Rozenboom. S.J. 713. [HF429 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF429-Amended.html
House
File
429
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Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
429
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
17)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
22,
2023
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
districts,
including
authorizing
1
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
a
school
2
district
to
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
3
center
within
the
same
school
district
in
certain
specified
4
circumstances,
requiring
school
district
employees
to
5
provide
notice
to
the
parents
or
guardians
of
students
6
enrolled
in
the
school
district
if
the
employee
witnesses
7
the
student
being
physically
injured,
harassed,
or
bullied,
8
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
9
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.77
Intra-district
enrollment.
1
1.
A
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
a
2
school
district
may
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
3
center
within
the
same
school
district
that
offers
classes
4
at
the
student’s
grade
level
in
the
manner
provided
in
this
5
section
if,
as
a
result
of
viewing
a
recording
created
by
a
6
video
surveillance
system
or
a
report
from
a
school
district
7
employee,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
8
determines
that
any
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
9
has
harassed
or
bullied
the
student.
For
purposes
of
this
10
subsection,
“harassment”
and
“bullying”
mean
the
same
as
defined
11
in
section
280.28.
12
2.
a.
A
parent
or
guardian
shall
send
notification
to
the
13
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district,
on
forms
prescribed
14
by
the
department
of
education,
that
the
parent
or
guardian
15
intends
to
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
center
16
within
the
same
school
district
that
offers
classes
at
the
17
student’s
grade
level.
18
b.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
shall
19
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
center
within
the
same
20
school
district
unless
the
attendance
center
has
insufficient
21
classroom
space
for
the
student.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
22
school
district
may
adopt
a
policy
granting
the
superintendent
23
of
the
school
district
authority
to
approve
requests
submitted
24
pursuant
to
this
section.
If
the
request
is
granted,
the
board
25
of
directors
of
the
school
district
shall
transmit
a
copy
of
26
the
form
to
the
parent
or
guardian
within
five
days
after
board
27
action.
The
parent
or
guardian
may
withdraw
the
request
at
any
28
time
prior
to
the
board
of
directors’
action
on
the
request.
29
A
denial
of
a
request
by
the
board
of
directors
is
not
subject
30
to
appeal.
31
c.
Each
school
district
shall
adopt
a
policy
that
defines
32
the
term
“insufficient
classroom
space”
for
that
district.
33
3.
A
request
under
this
section
is
for
a
period
of
not
34
less
than
one
year.
A
student
who
attends
school
in
another
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attendance
center
pursuant
to
this
section
may
return
to
the
1
original
attendance
center
and
enroll
at
any
time,
once
the
2
parent
or
guardian
has
notified
the
board
of
directors
of
3
the
school
district
in
writing
of
the
decision
to
enroll
the
4
student
in
the
original
attendance
center.
5
4.
If
a
request
filed
under
this
section
is
for
a
student
6
requiring
special
education
under
chapter
256B,
the
request
to
7
transfer
to
another
attendance
center
shall
only
be
granted
if
8
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
9
a.
The
attendance
center
maintains
a
special
education
10
instructional
program
that
is
appropriate
to
meet
the
student’s
11
educational
needs
and
the
enrollment
of
the
student
in
the
12
attendance
center
would
not
cause
the
size
of
the
class
or
13
caseload
in
that
special
education
instructional
program
in
the
14
attendance
center
to
exceed
the
maximum
class
size
or
caseload
15
established
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
16
education.
17
b.
If
the
student
would
be
assigned
to
a
general
education
18
class,
there
is
sufficient
classroom
space
for
the
general
19
education
class
to
which
the
student
would
be
assigned.
20
5.
If
a
student,
for
whom
a
request
to
transfer
has
been
21
filed
with
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district,
has
22
been
suspended
or
expelled
in
the
school
district,
the
student
23
shall
not
be
permitted
to
transfer
until
the
student
has
been
24
reinstated.
Once
the
student
has
been
reinstated,
however,
the
25
student
shall
be
permitted
to
transfer
in
the
same
manner
as
if
26
the
student
had
not
been
suspended
or
expelled.
If
a
student,
27
for
whom
a
request
to
transfer
has
been
filed
with
the
board
28
of
directors
of
a
school
district,
is
expelled
in
the
school
29
district,
the
student
shall
be
permitted
to
transfer
under
this
30
section
if
the
student
applies
for
and
is
reinstated.
However,
31
if
the
student
applies
for
reinstatement
but
is
not
reinstated
32
in
the
school
district,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
33
district
may
deny
the
request
to
transfer.
The
decision
of
34
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
is
not
subject
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to
appeal.
1
6.
A
student
who
is
enrolled
in
another
attendance
center
2
within
the
same
school
district
pursuant
to
this
section
is
3
eligible
to
participate
immediately
in
varsity
interscholastic
4
athletic
contests
and
athletic
competitions
as
a
member
of
a
5
team
from
the
receiving
attendance
center.
6
7.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
a
7
school
district
from
allowing
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
8
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
enroll
the
student
9
in
another
attendance
center
within
the
same
school
district
10
that
offers
classes
at
the
student’s
grade
level
pursuant
to
a
11
policy
adopted
by
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
12
that
allows
for
transfers
for
reasons
in
addition
to
those
13
allowed
pursuant
to
this
section.
14
8.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
15
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
16
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.78
Notice
to
parents
or
guardians
17
related
to
physical
injuries,
harassment,
or
bullying.
18
An
employee
of
a
school
district
shall
notify
the
parents
19
or
guardians
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
in
20
writing
or
by
electronic
mail
within
twenty-four
hours
after
21
the
employee
witnesses,
either
directly
or
indirectly
by
22
viewing
a
recording
created
by
a
video
surveillance
system,
any
23
of
the
following:
24
1.
Any
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
physically
25
injuring
the
student.
26
2.
Any
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
harassing
27
or
bullying
the
student.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
28
“harassment”
and
“bullying”
mean
the
same
as
defined
in
section
29
280.28.
30
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
31
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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