Bill Text: IA HF2109 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to student enrollment following reorganization or dissolution of a school district and including effective date and applicability provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-30 - Subcommittee, Schulte, Kelley, and Pearson. H.J. 160. [HF2109 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-HF2109-Introduced.html
House File 2109 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2109 BY SCHULTE A BILL FOR An Act relating to student enrollment following reorganization 1 or dissolution of a school district and including effective 2 date and applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5548YH (2) 84 md/sc
H.F. 2109 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 275.42 Attendance in other 1 district. 2 1. A student enrolled in grades kindergarten through 3 eleventh grade during the school year preceding the effective 4 date of a school reorganization under this chapter, who 5 was a resident of a school district affected, may enroll in 6 any reorganized school district to which territory of the 7 school district affected is now included until the student’s 8 graduation from high school, unless the student was expelled 9 or suspended from school and the conditions of expulsion or 10 suspension have not been met. The student under expulsion or 11 suspension shall not be enrolled until the board of directors 12 of the school district to which territory of the school 13 district affected was attached approves, by majority vote, the 14 enrollment of the student. 15 2. Notwithstanding section 282.24, the district of 16 residence of the student, determined in the reorganization 17 proposal, shall pay tuition to the school district selected by 18 the student in an amount not to exceed the district cost per 19 pupil of the district of residence, and the school district 20 selected by the student shall accept that tuition payment and 21 enroll the student. 22 Sec. 2. Section 275.55A, Code 2011, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 275.55A Attendance in other district. 25 1. A student enrolled in ninth, tenth, or grades 26 kindergarten through eleventh grade during the school year 27 preceding the effective date of a dissolution proposal, who was 28 a resident of the school district that dissolved, may enroll 29 in a school district to which territory of the school district 30 that dissolved was attached until the student’s graduation 31 from high school, unless the student was expelled or suspended 32 from school and the conditions of expulsion or suspension have 33 not been met. The student under expulsion or suspension shall 34 not be enrolled until the board of directors of the school 35 -1- LSB 5548YH (2) 84 md/sc 1/ 3
H.F. 2109 district to which territory of the dissolved school district 1 was attached approves, by majority vote, the enrollment of the 2 student. 3 2. Notwithstanding section 282.24 , the district of 4 residence of the student, determined in the dissolution 5 proposal, shall pay tuition to the school district selected 6 by the student in an amount not to exceed the district cost 7 per pupil of the district of residence and the school district 8 selected by the student shall accept that tuition payment and 9 enroll the student. 10 Sec. 3. Section 282.9, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 1. Notwithstanding sections 275.42, 275.55A , 256F.4 , and 13 282.18 , or any other provision to the contrary, prior to 14 knowingly enrolling an individual who is required to register 15 as a sex offender under chapter 692A , but who is otherwise 16 eligible to enroll in a public school, the board of directors 17 of a school district shall determine the educational placement 18 of the individual. Upon receipt of notice that a student who 19 is enrolled in the district is required to register as a sex 20 offender under chapter 692A , the board shall determine the 21 educational placement of the student. The tentative agenda 22 for the meeting of the board of directors at which the board 23 will consider such enrollment or educational placement shall 24 specifically state that the board is considering the enrollment 25 or educational placement of an individual who is required 26 to register as a sex offender under chapter 692A . If the 27 individual is denied enrollment in a school district under this 28 section , the school district of residence shall provide the 29 individual with educational services in an alternative setting. 30 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 31 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 32 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school district 33 reorganizations and dissolutions that take effect under chapter 34 275 on or after the effective date of this Act. 35 -2- LSB 5548YH (2) 84 md/sc 2/ 3
H.F. 2109 EXPLANATION 1 This bill provides that a student enrolled in grades 2 kindergarten through eleventh grade during the school year 3 preceding the effective date of a school reorganization under 4 Code chapter 275, who was a resident of a school district 5 affected by the reorganization, may enroll in any reorganized 6 school district to which territory of the school district 7 affected is now included until the student’s graduation from 8 high school, unless the student was expelled or suspended from 9 school and the conditions of expulsion or suspension have 10 not been met. Under the bill, a student under expulsion or 11 suspension shall not be enrolled until the board of directors 12 of the reorganized school district approves, by majority vote, 13 the enrollment of the student. 14 The bill modifies similar existing enrollment provisions 15 applicable to school district dissolutions in Code section 16 275.55A by applying such enrollment options to students 17 enrolled in kindergarten through eleventh grade during the 18 school year preceding the dissolution. Current Code section 19 275.55A only applies to students enrolled in ninth, tenth, or 20 eleventh grade. 21 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school 22 district reorganizations and dissolutions that take effect 23 under Code chapter 275 on or after the effective date of the 24 bill. 25 -3- LSB 5548YH (2) 84 md/sc 3/ 3
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