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Relating to requirements school districts and accredited nonpublic schools must meet to provide distance learning classes that meet the requirements of Iowa’s education program. Effective 7-1-19
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: SSB 1165
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 26, 2019
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 26, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 26, 201949–0
- Done: House committeeApril 4, 2019
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 18, 2019
- Done: To the GovernorMay 3, 2019
- Done: Signed into lawMay 9, 2019
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What’s in it
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill provides that school districts and accredited nonpublic schools that are exempt from or that receive from the department of education a waiver from certain offer and teach requirements under the minimum education standards may provide the specified subjects through the department’s Iowa learning online (ILO) initiative or by the school district or the school’s other online options.
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Currently, statute provides that the educational program requirements for certain courses at the high school level shall not apply or may be waived by the department if a school district or accredited nonpublic school is unable to employ an appropriately licensed teacher for the specified course, or too few students typically enroll in the specified course, or the school district or school proved to the department’s satisfaction that the school district or school has made every reasonable effort to meet Iowa’s educational program requirements for the specified course. However, the specified course must be provided by the ILO unless the ILO lacks the capacity, in which case the school district or school can offer the course through an online platform or through a private provider that meets certain standards. The bill strikes the requirement that ILO provide the course, and instead gives school districts and schools, or a partnership or consortium of such school districts or schools that have developed the course individually or collectively, the option of using ILO or an online platform or a private provider to provide the specified subject or any other course that is not required under the state’s education standards.
Changed since by amendment H-1133; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named April 1, 2019. Meeting: Tuesday, April 2 · 10:30 AM · House Lounge.
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Fiscal note
Can’t be estimated Compare with other bills
Senate File 394 may result in the loss of fee revenue collected by the Department of Education for the operation of ILO. The amount of revenue loss cannot be estimated as it is dependent upon the future utilization of ILO services by school districts.
- Final Fiscal Note – Online Education Offer and Teach · May 14, 2019
- Online Education Offer and Teach · March 1, 2019
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