Bill Text: IA HF429 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
429
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
17)
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
classroom
teachers
employed
5
by
school
districts
to
provide
notice
to
the
parents
or
6
guardians
of
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district
if
the
7
classroom
teacher
witnesses
the
student
being
physically
8
injured,
harassed,
or
bullied,
and
including
effective
date
9
provisions.
10
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
school
2
district
may
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
center
3
within
the
same
school
district
that
offers
classes
at
the
4
student’s
grade
level
in
the
manner
provided
in
this
section
5
if
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
reasonably
6
believes
that
any
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
7
has
harassed
or
bullied
the
student.
For
purposes
of
this
8
subsection,
“harassment”
and
“bullying”
mean
the
same
as
defined
9
in
section
280.28.
10
2.
a.
A
parent
or
guardian
shall
send
notification
to
the
11
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district,
on
forms
prescribed
12
by
the
department
of
education,
that
the
parent
or
guardian
13
intends
to
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
center
14
within
the
same
school
district
that
offers
classes
at
the
15
student’s
grade
level.
16
b.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
shall
17
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
center
within
the
same
18
school
district
unless
the
attendance
center
has
insufficient
19
classroom
space
for
the
student.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
20
school
district
may
adopt
a
policy
granting
the
superintendent
21
of
the
school
district
authority
to
approve
requests
submitted
22
pursuant
to
this
section.
If
the
request
is
granted,
the
board
23
of
directors
of
the
school
district
shall
transmit
a
copy
of
24
the
form
to
the
parent
or
guardian
within
five
days
after
board
25
action.
The
parent
or
guardian
may
withdraw
the
request
at
any
26
time
prior
to
the
board
of
directors’
action
on
the
request.
27
A
denial
of
a
request
by
the
board
of
directors
is
not
subject
28
to
appeal.
29
c.
Each
school
district
shall
adopt
a
policy
that
defines
30
the
term
“insufficient
classroom
space”
for
that
district.
31
3.
A
request
under
this
section
is
for
a
period
of
not
32
less
than
one
year.
A
student
who
attends
school
in
another
33
attendance
center
pursuant
to
this
section
may
return
to
the
34
original
attendance
center
and
enroll
at
any
time,
once
the
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parent
or
guardian
has
notified
the
board
of
directors
of
1
the
school
district
in
writing
of
the
decision
to
enroll
the
2
student
in
the
original
attendance
center.
3
4.
If
a
request
filed
under
this
section
is
for
a
student
4
requiring
special
education
under
chapter
256B,
the
request
to
5
transfer
to
another
attendance
center
shall
only
be
granted
if
6
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
7
a.
The
attendance
center
maintains
a
special
education
8
instructional
program
that
is
appropriate
to
meet
the
student’s
9
educational
needs
and
the
enrollment
of
the
student
in
the
10
attendance
center
would
not
cause
the
size
of
the
class
or
11
caseload
in
that
special
education
instructional
program
in
the
12
attendance
center
to
exceed
the
maximum
class
size
or
caseload
13
established
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
14
education.
15
b.
If
the
student
would
be
assigned
to
a
general
education
16
class,
there
is
sufficient
classroom
space
for
the
general
17
education
class
to
which
the
student
would
be
assigned.
18
5.
If
a
student,
for
whom
a
request
to
transfer
has
been
19
filed
with
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district,
has
20
been
suspended
or
expelled
in
the
school
district,
the
student
21
shall
not
be
permitted
to
transfer
until
the
student
has
been
22
reinstated.
Once
the
student
has
been
reinstated,
however,
the
23
student
shall
be
permitted
to
transfer
in
the
same
manner
as
if
24
the
student
had
not
been
suspended
or
expelled.
If
a
student,
25
for
whom
a
request
to
transfer
has
been
filed
with
the
board
26
of
directors
of
a
school
district,
is
expelled
in
the
school
27
district,
the
student
shall
be
permitted
to
transfer
under
this
28
section
if
the
student
applies
for
and
is
reinstated.
However,
29
if
the
student
applies
for
reinstatement
but
is
not
reinstated
30
in
the
school
district,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
31
district
may
deny
the
request
to
transfer.
The
decision
of
32
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
is
not
subject
33
to
appeal.
34
6.
A
student
who
is
enrolled
in
another
attendance
center
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within
the
same
school
district
pursuant
to
this
section
is
1
eligible
to
participate
immediately
in
varsity
interscholastic
2
athletic
contests
and
athletic
competitions
as
a
member
of
a
3
team
from
the
receiving
attendance
center.
4
7.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
a
5
school
district
from
allowing
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
6
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
enroll
the
student
7
in
another
attendance
center
within
the
same
school
district
8
that
offers
classes
at
the
student’s
grade
level
pursuant
to
a
9
policy
adopted
by
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
10
that
allows
for
transfers
for
reasons
in
addition
to
those
11
allowed
pursuant
to
this
section.
12
8.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
13
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
14
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.78
Notice
to
parents
or
guardians
15
related
to
physical
injuries,
harassment,
or
bullying.
16
A
classroom
teacher
employed
by
a
school
district
shall
17
notify
the
parents
or
guardians
of
a
student
enrolled
in
18
the
school
district
in
writing
or
by
electronic
mail
within
19
twenty-four
hours
after
the
classroom
teacher
witnesses
any
of
20
the
following:
21
1.
Any
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
physically
22
injuring
the
student.
23
2.
Any
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
harassing
24
or
bullying
the
student.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
25
“harassment”
and
“bullying”
mean
the
same
as
defined
in
section
26
280.28.
27
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
28
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
school
districts,
including
authorizing
33
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
a
school
34
district
to
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
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center
within
the
same
school
district
in
certain
specified
1
circumstances
and
requiring
classroom
teachers
employed
by
2
school
districts
to
provide
notice
to
the
parents
or
guardians
3
of
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district
if
the
classroom
4
teacher
witnesses
the
student
being
physically
injured,
5
harassed,
or
bullied.
6
The
bill
enacts
new
Code
section
279.77,
which
provides
that
7
a
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
a
school
district
8
may
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
center
within
the
9
same
school
district
that
offers
classes
at
the
student’s
grade
10
level
in
the
manner
provided
in
new
Code
section
279.77
if
the
11
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
reasonably
believes
12
that
any
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
has
harassed
13
or
bullied
the
student.
The
bill
defines
“harassment”
and
14
“bullying”.
15
The
bill
requires
a
parent
or
guardian
to
send
a
request
16
to
the
board
of
directors
indicating
that
the
parent
or
17
guardian
intends
to
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
18
center
within
the
same
school
district.
Additionally,
the
19
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
to
enroll
the
student
20
in
another
attendance
center
within
the
same
school
district
21
unless
the
attendance
center
has
insufficient
classroom
space
22
for
the
student.
The
bill
authorizes
the
board
of
directors
23
to
adopt
a
policy
granting
the
superintendent
the
authority
24
to
approve
these
requests.
The
bill
requires
the
board
25
of
directors
to
transmit
a
copy
of
the
form
to
the
parent
26
or
guardian
within
five
days
after
board
action.
The
bill
27
authorizes
the
parent
or
guardian
to
withdraw
the
request
28
at
any
time
prior
to
the
board
of
directors’
action
on
the
29
request.
30
The
bill
provides
that
these
requests
are
for
a
period
of
31
not
less
than
one
year.
The
bill
also
provides
that
a
student
32
who
attends
school
in
another
attendance
center
pursuant
to
33
new
Code
section
279.77
may
return
to
the
original
attendance
34
center
and
enroll
at
any
time,
once
the
parent
or
guardian
has
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notified
the
board
of
directors
of
the
decision
to
enroll
the
1
student
in
the
original
attendance
center.
2
The
bill
provides
that,
if
a
request
filed
pursuant
to
3
new
Code
section
279.77
is
for
a
student
requiring
special
4
education,
the
request
to
transfer
to
another
attendance
center
5
shall
only
be
granted
if
the
attendance
center
maintains
a
6
special
education
instructional
program
that
is
appropriate
to
7
meet
the
student’s
educational
needs
and
the
enrollment
of
the
8
student
in
the
attendance
center
would
not
cause
the
size
of
9
the
class
or
caseload
in
that
special
education
instructional
10
program
in
the
attendance
center
to
exceed
the
maximum
class
11
size
or
caseload
established
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
by
the
12
state
board
of
education,
and,
if
the
student
would
be
assigned
13
to
a
general
education
class,
there
is
sufficient
classroom
14
space
for
the
general
education
class
to
which
the
student
15
would
be
assigned.
16
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
student
for
whom
a
request
to
17
transfer
has
been
filed
with
the
board
of
directors
has
been
18
suspended
or
expelled
in
the
school
district,
the
student
19
shall
not
be
permitted
to
transfer
until
the
student
has
been
20
reinstated.
The
bill
also
provides
that,
once
the
student
21
has
been
reinstated,
the
student
is
permitted
to
transfer
in
22
the
same
manner
as
if
the
student
had
not
been
suspended
or
23
expelled.
The
bill
establishes
that
if
a
student
for
whom
a
24
request
to
transfer
has
been
filed
with
the
board
of
directors
25
is
expelled,
the
student
shall
be
permitted
to
transfer
if
the
26
student
applies
for
and
is
reinstated.
The
bill
provides
that
27
if
the
student
applies
for
reinstatement
but
is
not
reinstated
28
in
the
school
district,
the
board
of
directors
may
deny
the
29
request
to
transfer.
30
The
bill
provides
that
a
student
who
is
enrolled
in
31
another
attendance
center
within
the
same
school
district
32
pursuant
to
new
Code
section
279.77
is
eligible
to
participate
33
immediately
in
varsity
interscholastic
athletic
contests
and
34
athletic
competitions
as
a
member
of
a
team
from
the
receiving
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attendance
center.
1
The
bill
prohibits
new
Code
section
279.77
from
being
2
construed
to
prohibit
a
school
district
from
allowing
the
3
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
4
to
enroll
the
student
in
another
attendance
center
within
the
5
same
school
district
that
offers
classes
at
the
student’s
grade
6
level
pursuant
to
a
policy
adopted
by
the
board
of
directors
7
of
the
school
district
that
allows
for
transfers
for
reasons
8
in
addition
to
those
allowed
pursuant
to
the
bill.
The
9
bill
requires
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
rules
to
10
administer
the
new
Code
section.
11
The
bill
enacts
new
Code
section
279.78,
which
requires
12
a
classroom
teacher
employed
by
a
school
district
to
notify
13
the
parents
or
guardians
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
14
district
in
writing
or
by
electronic
mail
within
24
hours
after
15
the
classroom
teacher
witnesses
any
student
enrolled
in
the
16
school
district
physically
injuring,
harassing,
or
bullying
the
17
student.
18
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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