House File 629 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 629 BY INGELS and LEVIN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the enrollment of children of military 1 families in school districts. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2638YH (2) 91 jda/jh
H.F. 629 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 282.22 Children of military 1 families enrollment in advance of arrival. 2 1. As used in this section: 3 a. Active duty means full-time duty status in the active 4 uniformed service of the United States, including members of 5 the national guard and reserve on active duty orders pursuant 6 to 10 U.S.C. ch. 1209 and 1211. 7 b. Child of a military family means a school-aged child, 8 who resides in the household of an active duty member of the 9 uniformed service of the United States, and who is currently 10 enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, or will enroll 11 in kindergarten through grade twelve in the immediately 12 subsequent school year. 13 2. The board of directors of a school district shall 14 allow the child of a military family to enroll in the school 15 district prior to residing within the district, or within a 16 federal military installation located contiguous to a county 17 in this state in which the district is located, if the parent 18 or guardian of the child provides evidence to the board of 19 directors that indicates the child will reside within the 20 district, or within a federal military installation located 21 contiguous to a county in this state in which the district 22 is located, during the current school year or during the 23 immediately subsequent school year. A child of a military 24 family shall not be included in the school districts actual 25 enrollment under section 257.6, subsection 1, until the child 26 is considered a resident of the school district under section 27 282.1. 28 3. If the child of a military family enrolls in a school 29 district pursuant to subsection 2, and the child has an 30 individualized education program, an individualized family 31 service plan, or a plan under section 504 of the federal 32 Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794, the board of directors of 33 the school district shall ensure that the services provided by 34 the school district under the individualized education program, 35 -1- LSB 2638YH (2) 91 jda/jh 1/ 3
H.F. 629 individualized family service plan, or plan under section 504 1 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794, are, at a 2 minimum, comparable to the services provided to the child at 3 the childs previous school. 4 EXPLANATION 5 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 6 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 7 This bill relates to the enrollment of children of military 8 families in school districts. 9 The bill defines active duty as full-time duty status in 10 the active uniformed service of the United States, including 11 members of the national guard and reserve on active duty orders 12 pursuant to federal law. The bill also defines child of a 13 military family to mean a school-aged child, who resides 14 in the household of an active duty member of the uniformed 15 service of the United States, and who is currently enrolled in 16 kindergarten through grade 12, or will enroll in kindergarten 17 through grade 12 in the immediately subsequent school year. 18 The bill requires a school district to allow the child of 19 a military family to enroll in the school district prior to 20 residing within the district, or within a federal military 21 installation located contiguous to a county in this state in 22 which the district is located, if the parent or guardian of the 23 child provides evidence to the school district indicating that 24 the child will reside within the district, or within a federal 25 military installation located contiguous to a county in this 26 state in which the district is located, during the current 27 school year or during the immediately subsequent school year. 28 The bill provides that a child of a miliary family is not to be 29 included in the school districts actual enrollment calculation 30 until the child is considered a resident of the school district 31 under Code section 282.1. The bill provides that, if the child 32 enrolls in a school district pursuant to the bills provisions, 33 and the child has an individualized education program, an 34 individualized family service plan, or a section 504 plan, 35 -2- LSB 2638YH (2) 91 jda/jh 2/ 3
H.F. 629 the school district is required to ensure that the services 1 provided by the school district under the programs or plans 2 are, at a minimum, comparable to the services provided to the 3 child at the childs previous school. 4 -3- LSB 2638YH (2) 91 jda/jh 3/ 3