Bills › 89th General Assembly

HF 813Signed by Governor · May 19, 2021

Modifying and establishing charter school programs and making appropriations

Sponsored by the House Education Committee

Topics:K–12 educationLGBTQIA+

Same legislation: HSB 242

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 23, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 23, 2021
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2021
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 24, 202155–40
  5. Done: Senate committeeApril 1, 2021
  6. Done: Passes the SenateApril 28, 202130–18
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2021
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 19, 2021

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 48

4 adopted · 37 failed · 2 never voted on. Newest first.

  • S-3195 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)
    Page 17, after line 21 by inserting: “ (2 changes)
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3194 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Zach Wahls (D)
    Page 2, line 33, after “chapter.” by inserting “If the founding group is or includes a business entity, such business entity must be a domestic business entity, as defined in section 501A.102, that has its principal… (4 changes)
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3193 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Janet Petersen (D)
    Page 16, after line 26 by inserting: “5A. Employees of the charter school who otherwise meet the definition of school employee under section 709.15, subsection 1, paragraph “f” , shall be considered a school employee… (7 changes)
    Never voted on
  • S-3192 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Jackie Smith (D)
    Page 15, line 21, after “256B.” by inserting “If a charter school student is a child requiring special education under chapter 256B and is provided special education services by an area education agency and the area…
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3191 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Liz Mathis (D)
    Page 16, after line 26 by inserting: “5A. Students enrolled in the charter school shall be subject to the immunization requirements of section 139A.8 for the applicable age or grade level. The provisions of this…
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3190 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Liz Mathis (D)
    Page 16, after line 26 by inserting: “5A. An employee of the charter school who, in the scope of the employee’s professional practice or employment responsibilities, examines, teaches, attends, counsels, or treats a…
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3189 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Liz Mathis (D)
    Page 17, after line 21 by inserting: “ (2 changes)
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3188 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)
    Page 15, line 19, by striking “rights” and inserting “rights, including but not limited to admission and instruction of students and the hiring and employment policies for staff”
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3187 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
    Page 16, line 10, after “contract.” by inserting “The provisions of chapter 731 apply to charter schools established under this chapter and to any education service provider managing or operating a charter school under… (2 changes)
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3186 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D)
    Page 16, line 10, after “contract.” by inserting “The chief administrator of the charter school shall be an administrator as defined in section 272.1, who holds a valid license under chapter 272 with an endorsement for…
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3185 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Zach Wahls (D)
    Page 10, line 25, after “mission.” by inserting “A person that is part of the founding group or the person’s spouse, or a person related to either of them by consanguinity or affinity within the third degree or the…
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3184 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
    Page 6, line 12, after “school.” by inserting “In addition, if the application includes a proposal that the governing board contracts with an education service provider, the application shall also include evidence of… (4 changes)
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • S-3183 · filed April 28, 2021 by Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
    Page 17, by striking line 17 and inserting: “ (2 changes)
    Failed
    April 28, 2021
  • H-1283 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 16 by inserting: “___. Page 11, before line 14 by inserting: “ab. Evidence of a surety bond executed and required to be continued during the operation of the charter school in an amount equal to or in… (3 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1280 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 21 by inserting: “ (2 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1279 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, before line 17 by inserting: “___. Page 11, after line 13 by inserting: “4A. The state board shall not approve an application for a charter school submitted under this section unless the question of establishing…
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1278 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 9 by inserting: “___. Page 6, after line 18 by inserting: “ab. Background information on the members of the founding group including the disclosure of any ownership or financial interest in the… (2 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1277 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 3 by inserting: “___. Page 16, after line 12 by inserting: “5A. a. The governing board of the charter school shall establish and provide a home school assistance program to assist students receiving…
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1276 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 1 by inserting: “___. Page 2, by striking lines 25 through 29 and inserting: “ (4 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1275 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 9 by inserting: “___. Page 9, by striking lines 7 and 8 and inserting: “f. If the proposed charter school will operate independently from a school district, evidence of need and community support.…
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1274 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 1 by inserting: “___. Page 1, by striking lines 7 through 12 and inserting: “a. A school board may create a founding group, either on the school board’s own motion or upon the school board’s approval…
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1273 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, before line 18 by inserting: “___. Page 15, after line 27 by inserting: “k. Be subject to and comply with chapter 284 relating to the student achievement and teacher quality program. A charter school that…
    Withdrawn
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1272 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 9 by inserting: “___. Page 6, before line 19 by inserting: “ab. The specific statutes and administrative rules with which the charter school does not intend to comply. The department shall provide… (2 changes)
    Adopted
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1271 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 2, after line 19 by inserting: “___. Page 17, before line 19 by inserting: “2A. The charter school shall complete and provide to the students’ school districts of residence all documentation necessary to seek… (2 changes)
    Adopted
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1268 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, after line 17 by inserting: “___. Page 15, by striking lines 17 and (6 changes)
    Never voted on
  • H-1267 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, line 19, by striking “A majority of the” and inserting “The” (2 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1266 · filed March 24, 2021 by
    Page 1, by striking lines 5 through 16.
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1265 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 15, after line 27 by inserting: “k. Be subject to and comply with chapters 20 and 279 relating to contracts with and discharge of teachers and administrators.”
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1264 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 15, after line 27 by inserting: “k. Be subject to and comply with the rules adopted under section 256.7, subsection (2 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1263 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 19, line 22, by striking “may” and inserting “shall”
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1262 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 2, line 8, after “education.” by inserting “A student requiring special education shall not be enrolled in a charter school unless the charter school maintains a special education instructional program which is…
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1261 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 17, before line 30 by inserting: “ (2 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1260 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 19, after line 6 by inserting: “ (3 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1259 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 15, after line 27 by inserting: “k. Be subject to and comply with the core content standards adopted under section 256.7, subsection (2 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1257 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 2, by striking lines 7 through 9.
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1256 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 6, after line 18 by inserting: “ab. A description of the charter school’s attendance policy, including whether a student can be expelled or suspended for violation of the charter school’s attendance policy.” (2 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1255 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 15, after line 27 by inserting: “2A. The governing board’s meetings shall be conducted in a manner that is open to the public and the governing board shall be a governmental body for purposes of chapter (2 changes)
    Adopted
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1253 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 15, after line 26 by inserting: “0j. Provide full-time in-person instruction for each grade level offered by the charter school. The charter school shall not provide instruction through remote learning or hybrid…
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1252 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 15, by striking lines 21 and 22 and inserting “256.11.”
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1251 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 15, line 31, after “contract.” by inserting “The charter school, if established under section 256E.4, is a public employer for purposes of chapter 20 relating to public employment relations and, if a bargaining… (2 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1250 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 15, line 31, after “contract.” by inserting “The provisions of chapter 731 apply to charter schools established under this chapter and to any education service provider managing or operating a charter school under…
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1246 · filed March 23, 2021 by
    Page 1, by striking lines 5 through 7 and inserting “public notice as provided in section 21.4,” (2 changes)
    Ruled out of order
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1244Strike everything · filed March 22, 2021 by
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Withdrawn
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1243 · filed March 22, 2021 by
    Page 8, after line 13 by inserting: “1A. Persons or education service providers comprising a founding group shall not be compensated by the charter school.”
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1242 · filed March 22, 2021 by
    Page 1, by striking lines 5 through 16 and inserting: “ (5 changes)
    Failed
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1241 · filed March 22, 2021 by
    Page 5, line 33, by striking “five-year” and inserting “four-year” (11 changes)
    Ruled out of order
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1240 · filed March 22, 2021 by
    Page 3, line 1, by striking “contract” and inserting “contract, subject to the requirements of section 256E.7, subsection 10” (12 changes)
    Adopted
    March 24, 2021
  • H-1236 · filed March 22, 2021 by
    Page 15, after line 26 by inserting: “0j. Conduct at least one meeting of the governing board per semester in a manner that is open to the public and preceded by public notice as provided in section 21.4 as if the… (2 changes)
    Withdrawn
    March 24, 2021