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Amendment H-8097 to HF 2538

Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team

Adopted · March 9, 2026

Filed March 3, 2026 in the House by

What it changes

  1. Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section
  2. Section 256.9, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION .
  3. Develop and distribute to school districts a training program and training materials for members of a student’s individualized education program team that is related to the least restrictive environment requirements under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq.”
  4. Page 9, after line 23 by inserting: “Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 279.90 Individualized education programs and section 504 plan requirements.
  5. a. The board of directors of each school district shall ensure all of the following: (1) That each student’s individualized education program is accessible to, and read by, each school district employee who is responsible for the implementation of the student’s individualized education program, including regular education teachers, special education teachers, and any other service providers. (2) Each teacher and service provider described in subparagraph (1) is informed of all of the following: (a) The teacher’s or service provider’s specific responsibilities related to implementing the student’s individualized education program. (b) The specific accommodations, modifications, and supports that must be provided for the student in accordance with the student’s individualized education program. b. After a regular education teacher has read a student’s individualized education program pursuant to paragraph “a” , the regular education teacher shall provide written notice to the special education teacher who is on the student’s individualized education program team indicating that the regular education teacher has read the individualized education program.
  6. Each teacher employed by the school district who teaches a student who has a plan under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. §794, shall read the plan. After the teacher has read the plan, the teacher shall provide written notice to any special education teacher who provides special education services to the student, or to the principal of the attendance center, indicating that the teacher has read the plan.
  7. Each para-educator and any other employee of the school district who assists a teacher in providing classroom instruction to a student who has an individualized education program, or to a student who has a plan under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. §794, shall attend all meetings related to the student’s individualized education program or plan under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. §794, unless the student’s parent or guardian objects to the attendance of the para-educator or other employee.
  8. The board of directors of each school district shall provide training to all members of a student’s individualized education program team related to the least restrictive environment requirements under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq., that is based on the training program and training materials distributed by the director of the department of education to the school district pursuant to section 256.9, subsection
  9. ”
  10. Page 9, line 24, after “chapter 121,” by inserting “section 73,”
  11. Page 9, after line 24 by inserting: “Sec. ___. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under section 257.16. This specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.”
  12. Title page, by striking lines 6 and 7 and inserting “the classroom, and the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act.”
  13. By renumbering as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book