Bill Text: IA SSB1190 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities and authority of school districts or school corporations, accredited nonpublic schools, or area education agencies.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-02-26 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1190 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB1190-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1190
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SINCLAIR)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
responsibilities
and
authority
of
school
1
districts
or
school
corporations,
accredited
nonpublic
2
schools,
or
area
education
agencies.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
RESPONSIBILITIES
AND
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
2
CHILDREN’S
HEALTH
3
Section
1.
Section
8A.318,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2019,
4
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
1.
Findings
and
intent.
The
general
assembly
finds
that
6
human
beings
are
vulnerable
to
and
may
be
severely
affected
by
7
exposure
to
chemicals,
hazardous
waste,
and
other
environmental
8
hazards.
The
federal
environmental
protection
agency
estimates
9
that
human
exposure
to
indoor
air
pollutants
can
be
two
to
10
five
times,
and
up
to
one
hundred
times,
higher
than
outdoor
11
levels.
Children,
teachers,
janitors,
and
other
staff
members
12
spend
a
significant
amount
of
time
inside
school
buildings.
13
Likewise,
state
State
employees
and
citizens
of
this
state
14
spend
a
significant
amount
of
time
inside
state
buildings.
15
These
individuals
are
continuously
exposed
to
chemicals
from
16
cleaners,
waxes,
deodorizers,
and
other
maintenance
products.
17
3.
Use
of
environmentally
preferable
cleaning
and
maintenance
18
products.
19
a.
All
school
districts
in
this
state,
community
colleges,
20
institutions
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
21
and
state
agencies
utilizing
state
buildings,
are
encouraged
22
to
conform
to
an
environmentally
preferable
cleaning
policy
23
designed
to
facilitate
the
purchase
and
use
of
environmentally
24
preferable
cleaning
and
maintenance
products
for
purposes
of
25
public
school,
community
college,
regents
institution,
and
26
state
building
cleaning
and
maintenance.
27
b.
Each
school
district,
community
college,
institution
28
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
state
29
agency
utilizing
public
buildings
shall
conduct
an
evaluation
30
and
assessment
regarding
implementation
of
an
environmentally
31
preferable
cleaning
policy
pursuant
to
this
section
.
On
or
32
after
July
1,
2012,
all
All
state
agencies,
and
all
school
33
districts,
community
colleges,
and
institutions
under
the
34
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents
which
have
not
opted
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out
of
compliance
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
,
shall
purchase
1
only
cleaning
and
maintenance
products
identified
by
the
2
department
or
that
meet
nationally
recognized
standards.
3
School
districts,
community
Community
colleges,
institutions
4
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
and
state
5
agencies
procuring
supplies
for
schools
and
state
buildings
may
6
deplete
their
existing
cleaning
and
maintenance
supply
stocks
7
and
implement
the
new
requirements
in
the
procurement
cycle
8
for
the
following
year.
This
section
shall
not
be
interpreted
9
in
a
manner
that
prohibits
the
use
of
disinfectants,
10
disinfecting
cleaners,
sanitizers,
or
any
other
antimicrobial
11
product
regulated
by
the
federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
12
and
Rodenticide
Act,
7
U.S.C.
§136
et
seq.,
when
necessary
13
to
protect
public
health
and
provided
that
the
use
of
these
14
products
is
in
accordance
with
responsible
cleaning
procedure
15
requirements.
16
c.
A
school
district,
community
college
,
or
institution
17
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents
may,
based
upon
18
the
evaluation
and
assessment
conducted
pursuant
to
paragraph
19
“b”
,
opt
out
of
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
this
section
20
upon
the
affirmative
vote
of
a
majority
of
the
members
of
the
21
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
or
a
determination
by
22
the
president
of
the
community
college
or
by
the
president
or
23
administrative
officer
of
the
regents
institution.
A
school
24
district,
community
college
,
or
regents
institution
opting
25
out
of
compliance
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
shall
notify
the
26
department
of
education,
the
state
board
of
education,
or
the
27
state
board
of
regents,
as
appropriate,
of
this
decision.
28
Sec.
2.
Section
135.17,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
29
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
a.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraphs
“c”
and
“d”
,
the
parent
31
or
guardian
of
a
child
enrolled
in
a
public
or
accredited
32
nonpublic
elementary
school
shall
provide
evidence
to
the
33
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
elementary
school
in
34
which
the
child
is
enrolled
of
ensure
that
the
child
having
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has
,
no
earlier
than
three
years
of
age
but
no
later
than
four
1
months
after
enrollment,
at
a
minimum,
a
dental
screening
2
performed
by
a
licensed
physician,
a
licensed
nurse,
a
licensed
3
physician
assistant,
or
a
licensed
dental
hygienist
or
dentist.
4
Except
as
provided
in
paragraphs
“c”
and
“d”
,
the
parent
5
or
guardian
of
a
child
enrolled
in
a
public
or
accredited
6
nonpublic
high
school
shall
provide
evidence
to
the
school
7
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
high
school
in
which
the
child
8
is
enrolled
of
ensure
that
the
child
having
has
,
at
a
minimum,
9
a
dental
screening
performed
no
earlier
than
one
year
prior
10
to
enrollment
and
not
later
than
four
months
after
enrollment
11
by
a
licensed
dental
hygienist
or
dentist.
A
school
district
12
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
may
provide
access
to
a
13
process
to
complete
the
screenings
described
in
this
paragraph
14
as
appropriate.
15
b.
A
person
authorized
to
perform
a
dental
screening
16
required
by
this
section
shall
record
that
the
screening
was
17
completed,
and
such
additional
information
required
by
the
18
department,
on
uniform
forms
developed
by
the
department
in
19
cooperation
with
the
department
of
education
,
and
shall
submit
20
the
completed
form
to
the
department
of
public
health
in
21
written
or
electronic
form
.
The
form
shall
include
a
space
for
22
the
person
to
summarize
any
condition
that
may
indicate
a
need
23
for
special
services.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
135.17,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
25
to
read
as
follows:
26
2.
Each
public
and
nonpublic
school
shall,
in
collaboration
27
with
the
department,
do
the
following:
28
a.
Ensure
ensure
that
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
29
enrolled
in
kindergarten
or
grade
nine
in
the
school
has
30
complied
with
received
information
about
the
dental
screening
31
requirements
of
subsection
1
and
about
any
resources
available
32
to
satisfy
the
requirements
.
33
b.
Provide,
if
a
student
has
not
had
a
dental
screening
34
performed
in
accordance
with
subsection
1
,
the
parent
or
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guardian
of
the
student
with
community
dental
screening
1
referral
resources,
including
contact
information
for
the
2
i-smile
coordinator,
department,
or
dental
society.
3
Sec.
4.
Section
135.17,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
4
by
striking
the
subsection.
5
Sec.
5.
Section
135.39D,
subsections
1
and
5,
Code
2019,
are
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
1.
The
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child
to
be
enrolled
in
a
8
public
or
accredited
nonpublic
elementary
school
shall
ensure
9
that
the
child
is
screened
for
vision
impairment
at
least
once
10
before
enrollment
in
kindergarten
and
again
before
enrollment
11
in
grade
three.
The
parent
or
guardian
of
the
child
shall
12
ensure
that
evidence
of
the
vision
screening
is
provided
to
the
13
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
in
which
the
14
child
is
enrolled.
Evidence
of
the
vision
screening
may
shall
15
be
provided
either
directly
from
the
parent
or
guardian
or
from
16
to
the
department
in
either
written
or
electronic
form
by
a
17
vision
screening
provider
referred
to
in
subsection
2
,
and
may
18
be
provided
in
either
written
or
electronic
form
.
19
5.
Each
public
and
accredited
nonpublic
elementary
school
20
shall,
in
collaboration
with
the
department,
do
the
following:
21
a.
Provide
provide
the
parents
or
guardians
of
students
with
22
vision
screening
referral
resources.
23
b.
Arrange
for
evidence
of
vision
screenings
provided
24
pursuant
to
subsection
1
to
be
forwarded
to
the
department.
25
Sec.
6.
Section
135.102,
subsection
7,
Code
2019,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
7.
Implementation
of
a
requirement
that
requirements
28
established
under
section
135.105D
relating
to
blood
lead
29
testing
of
children
receive
a
blood
lead
test
prior
to
the
age
30
of
six
and
before
enrolling
in
any
elementary
school
in
Iowa
in
31
accordance
with
section
135.105D
.
32
Sec.
7.
Section
135.105D,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
33
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
a.
A
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child
under
the
age
of
two
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is
strongly
encouraged
to
have
the
child
tested
for
elevated
1
blood
lead
levels
by
the
age
of
two.
Except
as
provided
in
2
paragraph
“b”
and
subsection
4
,
a
parent
or
guardian
shall
3
provide
evidence
to
the
school
district
elementary
attendance
4
center
or
the
accredited
nonpublic
elementary
school
in
which
5
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
child
is
enrolled
ensure
that
the
6
child
was
tested
for
elevated
blood
lead
levels
by
the
age
of
7
six
according
to
recommendations
provided
by
the
department.
8
b.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
9
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall,
in
10
collaboration
with
the
department,
do
the
following:
11
(1)
Ensure
ensure
that
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
12
enrolled
in
the
school
has
complied
with
the
requirements
of
13
paragraph
“a”
.
14
(2)
Provide,
if
the
parent
or
guardian
cannot
provide
15
evidence
that
the
child
received
a
blood
lead
test
in
16
accordance
with
paragraph
“a”
,
the
parent
or
guardian
with
17
received
community
blood
lead
testing
program
information,
18
including
contact
information
for
the
department.
19
Sec.
8.
Section
135.105D,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
20
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
3.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
22
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall
furnish
23
the
department,
in
the
format
specified
by
the
department,
24
within
sixty
days
after
the
start
of
the
school
calendar,
a
25
list
of
the
children
enrolled
in
kindergarten.
The
department
26
shall
notify
the
school
districts
and
nonpublic
schools
of
the
27
children
who
have
not
met
the
blood
lead
testing
requirements
28
set
forth
in
this
section
and
shall
work
with
the
school
29
districts,
nonpublic
schools,
and
the
local
childhood
lead
30
poisoning
prevention
programs
to
assure
that
these
children
are
31
tested
as
required
by
in
accordance
with
this
section
.
32
Sec.
9.
Section
256.11,
subsection
9B,
Code
2019,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
9B.
Beginning
July
1,
2007,
each
A
school
district
shall
may
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have
a
school
nurse
to
provide
health
services
to
its
students.
1
Each
school
district
shall
work
toward
the
goal
of
having
one
2
school
nurse
for
every
seven
hundred
fifty
students
enrolled
in
3
the
school
district.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“school
4
nurse”
means
a
person
who
holds
an
endorsement
or
a
statement
of
5
professional
recognition
for
school
nurses
issued
by
the
board
6
of
educational
examiners
under
chapter
272
.
7
Sec.
10.
Section
280.7A,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection.
9
Sec.
11.
Section
299.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
1.
The
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
of
a
child
12
who
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age,
who
places
the
child
13
under
competent
private
instruction
under
section
299A.2
,
not
14
in
an
accredited
school
or
a
home
school
assistance
program
15
operated
by
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
16
shall
furnish
a
report
in
duplicate
on
forms
provided
by
the
17
public
school
district,
to
the
district
by
September
1
of
the
18
school
year
in
which
the
child
will
be
under
competent
private
19
instruction.
The
secretary
shall
retain
and
file
one
copy
20
and
forward
the
other
copy
to
the
district’s
area
education
21
agency.
The
report
shall
state
the
name
and
age
of
the
child,
22
the
period
of
time
during
which
the
child
has
been
or
will
be
23
under
competent
private
instruction
for
the
year,
an
outline
24
of
the
course
of
study,
texts
used,
and
the
name
and
address
25
of
the
instructor.
The
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
26
of
a
child,
who
is
placing
the
child
under
competent
private
27
instruction
for
the
first
time,
shall
also
provide
the
district
28
with
evidence
that
the
child
has
had
the
immunizations
required
29
under
section
139A.8
,
and,
if
the
child
is
elementary
school
30
age,
a
shall
ensure
that
the
child
was
tested
for
elevated
31
blood
lead
test
levels
in
accordance
with
section
135.105D
.
32
The
term
“outline
of
course
of
study”
shall
include
subjects
33
covered,
lesson
plans,
and
time
spent
on
the
areas
of
study.
34
DIVISION
II
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AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCY
BOARDS
——
POSTING
OF
NOTICE
OF
PROPOSED
1
BUDGET
2
Sec.
12.
Section
273.3,
subsection
12,
Code
2019,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
12.
Prepare
an
annual
budget
estimating
income
and
5
expenditures
for
programs
and
services
as
provided
in
sections
6
273.1
,
273.2
,
this
section
,
sections
273.4
to
273.9
,
and
7
chapter
256B
within
the
limits
of
funds
provided
under
section
8
256B.9
and
chapter
257
.
The
board
shall
give
post
notice
9
of
a
public
hearing
on
the
proposed
budget
by
publication
in
10
an
official
county
newspaper
in
each
county
in
the
territory
11
of
the
area
education
agency
in
which
the
principal
place
12
of
business
of
a
school
district
that
is
a
part
of
the
area
13
education
agency
is
located
on
the
area
education
agency’s
14
internet
site
.
The
notice
shall
specify
the
date,
which
15
shall
be
not
later
than
March
1
of
each
year,
the
time,
and
16
the
location
of
the
public
hearing.
The
proposed
budget
as
17
approved
by
the
board
shall
then
be
submitted
to
the
state
18
board
of
education,
on
forms
provided
by
the
department,
19
no
later
than
March
15
preceding
the
next
fiscal
year
for
20
approval.
The
state
board
shall
review
the
proposed
budget
of
21
each
area
education
agency
and
shall
before
May
1,
either
grant
22
approval
or
return
the
budget
without
approval
with
comments
23
of
the
state
board
included.
An
unapproved
budget
shall
be
24
resubmitted
to
the
state
board
for
final
approval
not
later
25
than
May
15.
The
state
board
shall
give
final
approval
only
to
26
budgets
submitted
by
area
education
agencies
accredited
by
the
27
state
board
or
that
have
been
given
conditional
accreditation
28
by
the
state
board.
29
DIVISION
III
30
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
——
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
31
Sec.
13.
Section
256.11,
subsection
9,
Code
2019,
is
amended
32
to
read
as
follows:
33
9.
Beginning
July
1,
2006,
each
A
school
district
shall
may
34
have
a
qualified
teacher
librarian
who
shall
be
licensed
by
the
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board
of
educational
examiners
under
chapter
272
.
The
state
1
board
shall
establish
in
rule
a
definition
of
and
standards
for
2
an
articulated
sequential
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
3
media
program.
A
school
district
that
entered
into
a
contract
4
with
an
individual
for
employment
as
a
media
specialist
or
5
librarian
prior
to
June
1,
2006,
shall
be
considered
to
be
6
in
compliance
with
this
subsection
until
June
30,
2011,
if
7
the
individual
is
making
annual
progress
toward
meeting
the
8
requirements
for
a
teacher
librarian
endorsement
issued
by
the
9
board
of
educational
examiners
under
chapter
272
.
A
school
10
district
that
entered
into
a
contract
with
an
individual
for
11
employment
as
a
media
specialist
or
librarian
who
holds
at
12
least
a
master’s
degree
in
library
and
information
studies
13
shall
be
considered
to
be
in
compliance
with
this
subsection
14
until
the
individual
leaves
the
employ
of
the
school
district.
15
Sec.
14.
Section
279.8,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
16
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
The
board
shall
make
rules
for
its
own
government
and
18
that
of
the
directors,
officers,
employees,
teachers
and
19
pupils,
and
for
the
care
of
the
schoolhouse,
grounds,
and
20
property
of
the
school
corporation,
and
shall
aid
in
the
21
enforcement
of
the
rules,
and
require
the
performance
of
duties
22
imposed
by
law
and
the
rules.
The
board
shall
include
in
its
23
rules
provisions
regulating
the
loading
and
unloading
of
pupils
24
from
a
school
bus
stopped
on
the
highway
during
a
period
of
25
reduced
highway
visibility
caused
by
fog,
snow
or
other
weather
26
conditions.
The
board
shall
have
the
authority
to
include
in
27
its
rules
provisions
allowing
school
corporation
employees
to
28
use
school
credit
cards
to
pay
for
the
actual
and
necessary
29
expenses
incurred
in
the
performance
of
work-related
duties.
30
Sec.
15.
Section
279.41,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
279.41
Schoolhouses
and
sites
sold
——
funds.
33
1.
Moneys
received
from
the
condemnation,
sale,
or
other
34
disposition
for
public
purposes
of
schoolhouses,
school
sites,
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or
both
schoolhouses
and
school
sites,
shall
be
deposited
in
1
the
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
and
may
without
a
2
vote
of
the
electorate
be
used
for
purposes
authorized
under
3
section
298.3
,
as
ordered
by
the
board
of
directors
of
the
4
school
district
corporation
.
5
2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
6
school
corporation
organized
under
chapter
274
may
take
action
7
to
deposit
moneys
received
pursuant
to
subsection
1
in
any
8
proposed
account
of
the
school
corporation.
However,
the
board
9
shall
hold
a
public
hearing
on
the
proposal
prior
to
taking
10
action
to
deposit
the
funds
in
accordance
with
this
subsection.
11
The
board
shall
publish
notice
of
the
time
and
the
place
of
the
12
public
hearing
in
the
same
manner
as
required
in
section
24.9.
13
Sec.
16.
Section
279.48,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
14
by
striking
the
subsection.
15
Sec.
17.
Section
279.60,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
16
by
striking
the
subsection.
17
Sec.
18.
Section
279.69,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
1.
Prior
to
hiring
an
applicant
for
a
school
employee
20
position,
a
school
district
shall
have
access
to
and
shall
21
review
the
information
in
the
Iowa
court
information
system
22
available
to
the
general
public,
the
sex
offender
registry
23
information
under
section
692A.121
available
to
the
general
24
public,
the
central
registry
for
child
abuse
information
25
established
under
section
235A.14
,
and
the
central
registry
for
26
dependent
adult
abuse
information
established
under
section
27
235B.5
for
information
regarding
the
applicant.
A
school
28
district
shall
follow
the
same
procedure
by
June
30,
2014,
for
29
each
school
employee
employed
by
the
school
district
as
of
July
30
1,
2013.
A
school
district
shall
implement
a
consistent
policy
31
to
follow
the
same
procedure
for
each
school
employee
employed
32
by
the
school
district
on
or
after
July
1,
2013,
at
least
every
33
five
years
after
the
school
employee’s
initial
date
of
hire.
A
34
school
district
shall
not
may
charge
an
employee
for
the
cost
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of
the
registry
checks
conducted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
,
1
not
to
exceed
the
actual
cost
of
the
registry
checks
.
A
school
2
district
shall
maintain
documentation
demonstrating
compliance
3
with
this
subsection
.
4
Sec.
19.
REPEAL.
Section
279.44,
Code
2019,
is
repealed.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
the
responsibilities
and
authority
9
relating
to
school
districts
and
the
boards
of
directors
of
10
school
districts
and
is
organized
in
divisions.
11
DIVISION
I
——
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
RESPONSIBILITIES
AND
12
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
CHILDREN’S
HEALTH.
13
Dental
Screenings.
Division
I
strikes
provisions
that
14
require
a
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child
enrolled
in
public
15
and
accredited
nonpublic
elementary
school
or
high
school
to
16
provide
evidence
to
the
school
that
the
child
has
had
a
dental
17
screening
performed
by
a
licensed
physician,
nurse,
physician
18
assistant,
dentist,
or
dental
hygienist;
require
the
schools
19
to
ensure
that
the
parent
or
guardian
has
complied
with
the
20
requirements;
and
require
the
school
to
provide
the
parent
or
21
guardian
of
a
student
who
has
not
had
a
dental
screening
with
22
community
dental
screening
referral
services.
23
The
division
requires
the
person
who
performs
the
child’s
24
dental
screening
to
submit
the
information
regarding
completion
25
of
the
screening
on
a
form
to
the
department
of
public
health,
26
and
provides
that
the
form
may
be
submitted
to
the
department
27
in
written
or
electronic
form.
28
Under
the
division,
the
school
must
ensure
that
the
parent
or
29
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
kindergarten
or
grade
nine
30
has
received
information
about
the
state’s
dental
screening
31
requirements
and
about
resources
that
are
available
to
satisfy
32
the
requirements.
33
Use
of
Environmentally
Preferable
Cleaning
Products
in
34
School
District
Buildings.
The
division
strikes
requirements
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that
school
districts
conduct
an
evaluation
and
assessment
1
regarding
implementation
of
an
environmentally
preferable
2
cleaning
policy
and,
unless
districts
opt
out
of
compliance,
3
to
purchase
only
cleaning
and
maintenance
products
identified
4
by
the
department
of
administrative
services
as
being
5
environmentally
preferable
or
that
meet
nationally
recognized
6
standards.
7
Vision
Screenings.
The
division
replaces
a
provision
that
8
requires
a
parent
or
guardian
of
an
elementary
school
child
9
to
ensure
that
evidence
of
the
child’s
vision
screening
is
10
provided
to
the
school
in
which
the
child
is
enrolled
with
a
11
requirement
that
the
evidence
of
vision
screening
be
provided
12
to
the
department
of
public
health
by
the
person
providing
the
13
screening.
14
Blood
Lead
Testing.
The
division
strikes
language
15
requiring
the
department
of
public
health
to
adopt
rules
for
16
a
requirement
that
children
receive
a
blood
lead
test
before
17
enrolling
in
any
elementary
school;
strikes
a
requirement
that
18
a
parent
or
guardian
provide
evidence
to
a
school
district
19
that
the
parent
or
guardian’s
child
was
tested
for
elevated
20
blood
lead
levels
by
age
six;
strikes
a
provision
requiring
the
21
school
district
and
nonpublic
school
to
ensure
that
the
parent
22
or
guardian
has
complied
and
if
not,
to
provide
the
parent
or
23
guardian
with
community
blood
lead
testing
information;
and
24
strikes
a
requirement
that
the
school
district
and
nonpublic
25
school
furnish
the
department
with
a
list
of
children
enrolled
26
in
kindergarten.
27
Instead,
the
bill
requires
that
the
school
districts
and
28
nonpublic
schools
ensure
that
the
parent
or
guardian
has
29
received
community
blood
lead
testing
program
information,
30
and
requires
the
department
to
work
with
school
districts,
31
nonpublic
schools,
and
the
local
childhood
lead
poisoning
32
prevention
programs
to
assure
that
children
are
tested.
33
A
requirement
that
the
parents,
guardians,
and
legal
34
custodians
of
children
under
competent
private
instruction
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submit
evidence
to
a
school
district
that
the
child
has
been
1
tested
for
elevated
blood
lead
levels
has
been
replaced
with
a
2
requirement
that
the
parents,
guardians,
and
legal
custodians
3
ensure
that
the
child
has
been
tested.
4
School
Nurse
Requirement.
The
bill
strikes
the
requirement
5
that
each
school
district
have
a
school
nurse
to
provide
6
health
services
to
students
and
the
requirement
that
districts
7
work
toward
a
goal
of
having
one
school
nurse
for
every
750
8
students,
and
instead
authorizes
a
school
district
to
have
a
9
school
nurse
to
provide
health
care
to
students.
10
Student
Eye
Care.
The
division
strikes
a
provision
11
requiring
that
every
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child
registered
12
for
kindergarten
or
preschool
be
provided
with
a
student
vision
13
card
provided
by
the
Iowa
optometric
association
and
approved
14
by
the
department
of
education
with
a
goal
of
each
child
15
reaching
an
eye
examination
by
age
seven.
16
DIVISION
II
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCY
BOARDS
——
POSTING
OF
17
NOTICE
OF
PROPOSED
BUDGET.
18
Division
II
strikes
a
provision
that
requires
area
education
19
agency
(AEA)
boards
to
give
notice
of
a
public
hearing
on
the
20
agency’s
proposed
budget
by
publication
in
an
official
county
21
newspaper
in
each
county
in
which
a
school
district
located
22
within
the
AEA
locates
its
principal
place
of
business.
23
DIVISION
III
——
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
——
MISCELLANEOUS
24
PROVISIONS.
25
Teacher
Librarian
Requirement.
The
bill
strikes
a
26
requirement
that
each
school
district
have
a
teacher
librarian,
27
and
instead
authorizes
each
district
to
have
a
teacher
28
librarian.
29
School
Bus
Rules.
The
division
strikes
a
provision
30
requiring
school
boards
to
have
rules
regulating
the
loading
31
and
unloading
of
pupils
from
a
school
bus
stopped
on
the
32
highway
during
inclement
weather.
33
Schoolhouse
and
Site
Fund
Deposits.
The
division
also
34
provides
an
exception
to
a
provision
that
requires
a
school
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district
to
deposit
in
the
physical
plant
and
equipment
1
levy
moneys
received
from
the
condemnation,
sale,
or
other
2
disposition
for
public
purposes
of
schoolhouses,
school
sites,
3
or
both
schoolhouses
and
school
sites.
Under
the
exception,
4
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
corporation
organized
under
5
Code
chapter
274
may
take
action
to
deposit
such
moneys
in
6
any
proposed
account
of
the
school
corporation
if
the
board
7
holds
a
public
hearing
on
the
proposal
prior
to
taking
action.
8
The
board
must
publish
notice
of
the
time
and
the
place
of
9
the
public
hearing
between
10
to
20
days
before
the
hearing
10
in
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation
located
within
the
11
corporation’s
boundaries.
As
used
in
the
provision,
“school
12
corporation”
refers
to
a
school
district,
though
under
Code
13
section
260C.14(3),
the
board
of
directors
of
a
community
14
college
has
the
powers
and
duties
prescribed
for
the
boards
of
15
directors
of
school
districts
under
Code
chapter
279.
16
Publication
of
Notice
Prior
to
Loan
Agreement.
The
division
17
strikes
a
provision
requiring
a
school
corporation
to
publish
18
notice
in
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation
prior
to
entering
19
into
a
loan
agreement
for
an
equipment
purchase.
20
School
District
Reporting
Requirements.
The
division
21
also
strikes
a
provision
requiring
a
school
district
to
22
collect
information
from
parents
or
guardians
of
kindergarten
23
students
regarding
preschool
attendance,
factors
identified
24
by
the
early
childhood
Iowa
office,
and
other
demographic
25
factors;
and
requiring
the
school
district
to
report
community
26
strategies
results,
the
early
childhood
assessment
results,
27
and
the
preschool
information
collected
to
the
department
of
28
education
each
year.
Also
stricken
is
a
requirement
that
the
29
department
review
the
information
and
submit
its
findings
and
30
recommendations
annually
in
a
report
to
the
governor,
the
31
general
assembly,
the
early
childhood
Iowa
state
board,
and
the
32
early
childhood
Iowa
area
boards.
33
Charging
for
Registry
Checks.
Currently,
school
districts
34
are
prohibited
from
charging
employees
for
the
cost
of
registry
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checks.
The
bill
provides
that
a
school
district
may
charge
1
an
employee
for
the
cost
of
the
registry
checks,
not
to
exceed
2
the
actual
cost.
Obsolete
language
relating
to
school
employee
3
registry
checks
is
stricken.
4
Energy
Audit
Results.
The
division
also
repeals
a
Code
5
provision
that
requires
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
6
districts
to
file
with
the
economic
development
authority
the
7
results
of
an
energy
audit
of
the
buildings
owned
and
leased
8
by
the
school
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