Bill Text: IA HF179 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to early school start date provisions and including effective and applicability dates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF179 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF179-Introduced.html
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BY
DOLECHECK
(COMPANION
TO
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2169SS
BY
DOTZLER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
early
school
start
date
provisions
and
1
including
effective
and
applicability
dates.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
257.17,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
257.17
Aid
reduction
for
early
school
starts.
3
State
aid
payments
made
pursuant
to
section
257.16
for
a
4
fiscal
year
shall
be
reduced
by
one
one-hundred-eightieth
for
5
each
day
of
that
fiscal
year
for
which
the
school
district
6
begins
school
before
the
earliest
starting
date
specified
in
7
section
279.10,
subsection
1
.
However,
this
section
does
not
8
apply
to
a
school
district
that
has
received
approval
from
the
9
director
of
the
department
of
education
under
section
279.10,
10
subsection
4
,
for
a
pilot
program
for
an
innovative
school
year
11
in
accordance
with
section
279.10,
subsection
3,
or
to
commence
12
classes
for
regularly
established
elementary
and
secondary
13
schools
in
advance
of
the
starting
date
established
in
due
to
14
an
emergency
in
accordance
with
section
279.10,
subsection
1
4
.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
279.10,
subsections
1,
2,
and
4,
Code
2011,
16
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
The
school
year
shall
begin
on
the
first
day
of
July
18
and
each
regularly
established
elementary
and
secondary
school
19
shall
begin
no
sooner
than
a
day
during
the
calendar
week
20
in
which
the
first
day
of
September
falls
the
fourth
Monday
21
in
August
but
no
later
than
the
first
Monday
in
December
.
22
However,
if
the
first
day
of
September
falls
on
a
Sunday,
23
school
may
begin
on
a
day
during
the
calendar
week
which
24
immediately
precedes
the
first
day
of
September
unless
the
25
school
district
has
received
approval
from
the
department
of
26
education
for
a
pilot
program
for
an
innovative
school
year
27
in
accordance
with
subsection
3
or
for
an
early
start
date
28
due
to
an
emergency
in
accordance
with
subsection
4
.
School
29
shall
continue
for
at
least
one
hundred
eighty
days,
except
30
as
provided
in
subsection
3
,
and
may
be
maintained
during
the
31
entire
calendar
year.
However,
if
the
board
of
directors
of
a
32
district
extends
the
school
calendar
because
inclement
weather
33
caused
the
district
to
temporarily
close
school
during
the
34
regular
school
calendar,
the
district
may
excuse
a
graduating
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senior
who
has
met
district
or
school
requirements
for
1
graduation
from
attendance
during
the
extended
school
calendar.
2
A
school
corporation
may
begin
employment
of
personnel
for
3
in-service
training
and
development
purposes
before
the
date
to
4
begin
elementary
and
secondary
school.
The
earliest
starting
5
date
specified
in
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
school
6
district
which
maintains
a
year
around
three
semester
school
7
year.
8
2.
The
board
of
directors
shall
hold
a
public
hearing
on
9
any
proposal
request
made
pursuant
to
subsection
3
prior
to
10
submitting
it
to
the
department
of
education
for
approval.
11
4.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
may
grant
12
a
request
made
by
a
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
13
stating
its
desire
that
an
emergency
exists
which
requires
the
14
school
district
to
commence
classes
for
regularly
established
15
elementary
and
secondary
schools
prior
to
the
earliest
starting
16
date
specified
in
subsection
1
.
A
The
request
shall
be
based
17
upon
the
determination
set
forth
the
reasons
that
a
starting
18
date
on
or
after
prior
to
the
earliest
starting
date
specified
19
in
subsection
1
would
have
a
significant
negative
educational
20
impact
is
necessary
and
shall
describe
any
actions
the
school
21
district
intends
to
take
to
ensure
that
student
achievement
is
22
not
adversely
affected
.
23
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
July
1,
2012.
24
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
is
applicable
for
school
25
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2012.
26
EXPLANATION
27
This
bill
changes
the
earliest
school
start
date
to
the
28
fourth
Monday
in
August
and
modifies
the
authority
of
the
29
department
of
education
to
grant
a
request
made
by
a
board
of
30
directors
of
a
school
district
to
commence
classes
prior
to
the
31
earliest
starting
date
allowed,
which
currently
is
no
sooner
32
than
a
day
during
the
calendar
week
in
which
the
first
day
of
33
September
falls
or,
if
the
first
day
of
September
falls
on
a
34
Sunday,
a
day
during
the
prior
week.
The
bill
exempts
from
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the
earliest
starting
date
requirement
school
districts
that
1
maintain
a
year
around
three
semester
school
year.
2
The
bill
provides
that
the
department
may
grant
a
request
3
made
by
a
school
board
stating
that
an
emergency
exists
which
4
requires
the
school
district
to
commence
classes
for
regularly
5
established
elementary
and
secondary
schools
prior
to
the
6
fourth
Monday
in
August.
The
request
must
set
forth
the
7
reasons
the
early
start
date
is
necessary
and
must
describe
8
actions
the
school
district
intends
to
take
to
ensure
that
9
student
achievement
is
not
adversely
affected.
10
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes
to
modify
a
provision
11
that
provides
for
a
reduction
in
school
foundation
aid
when
12
school
districts
implement
early
school
starts.
The
bill
also
13
includes
a
technical
correction.
14
The
bill
takes
effect
July
1,
2012,
for
school
years
15
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2012.
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