House File 229 -H-1019 IntroducedAmend HOUSEHouse FILEFile 229 BYas COMMITTEEfollows: ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 103) A BILL FOR An Act relating to temporary in-person and remote learning instruction and instructional time requirements for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and including effective date provisions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

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IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

NotwithstandingPage any1, provisionline of21, lawafter to<five> the contrary, including 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1107, beginning no later than the second Monday following the effective date of this Act and ending June 30, 2021, a brick-and-mortar school district or accredited nonpublic school shall provide an opportunity for a parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the school district or accredited nonpublic school to select full-time in-person instruction for the parent’s or guardian’s student unless this requirement is explicitly waived for one or more school districts or accredited nonpublic schools in a proclamation of a public health disaster emergency issued by theinserting governor<school> pursuant______________________________ toR. section 29C.6 and related to COVID-19.

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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for the school year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, any instruction provided by a school district or accredited nonpublic school shall be deemed to meet the days and hours of instructional time requirements of Iowa law only if the instruction is provided in compliance with all requirements of Iowa law, including this Act;

or pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1107;

or under a proclamation of a public health disaster emergency issued by the governor pursuant to section 29C.6 and related to COVID-19.

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229 BUILDING OR DISTRICT.

For the school year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, to the extent the governor waives the requirement for full-time in-person instruction pursuant to subsection 1 of section 1 of this Act or authorizes a brick-and-mortar school district or accredited nonpublic school to provide instruction primarily through continuous remote learning pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1107, by conditioning the waiver or authorization on approval by the department of education, the department of education shall consider, in addition to any other factors or information, data regarding the number of teachers employed by the school district or school who are quarantining due to exposure to COVID-19, as well as the scarcity of substitute teachers and school bus drivers.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.

EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.

This bill relates to in-person and remote learning instruction and instructional time requirements for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools for the 2020-2021 school year.

Beginning no later than the second Monday following the effective date of the bill and ending June 30, 2021, a brick-and-mortar school district or accredited nonpublic school shall provide an opportunity for a parent or guardian of each student enrolled to select full-time in-person instruction for the student unless this requirement is explicitly waived in a proclamation of a public health disaster emergency issued by the governor pursuant to Code section 29C.6 and related to COVID-19.

A school district or accredited nonpublic school that is not providing an opportunity for full-time in-person instruction on the effective date of the bill must notify the parents and LSB 1913HV (2) 89 -2- kh/jh 2/3 H.F.

229 guardians of the opportunity to allow the parent or guardian at least five days to decide whether to select the full-time in-person option if the school district or accredited nonpublic school will also continue to offer other instructional options.

For the school year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, any instruction provided by a school district or accredited nonpublic school shall be deemed to meet the days and hours of instructional time requirements of Iowa law only if the instruction is provided in compliance with all requirements of Iowa law, including those in the bill;

or pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1107;

or under a proclamation of a public health disaster emergency, which is related to COVID-19 and issued by the governor.

Also for the 2020-2021 school year, to the extent the governor waives the requirement for full-time in-person instruction pursuant to the bill, or authorizes a brick-and-mortar school district or accredited nonpublic school to provide instruction primarily through continuous remote learning by conditioning the waiver or authorization on approval by the department of education, the department shall consider, in addition to any other factors or information, data regarding the number of teachers employed by the school district or school who are quarantining due to exposure to COVID-19, as well as the scarcity of substitute teachers and school bus drivers.

The bill takes effect upon enactment.

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