Title 15 — Education

A. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the parent or guardian of a student who has a seizure disorder and who is enrolled in a school that is operated by a school district or a charter school in this state may submit to the school district or charter school in which the stude…

A. When a department of child safety caseworker visits a child at the child's school for the purpose of an interview, the school shall require that the caseworker present the caseworker's department of child safety identification. The caseworker may be asked to show the caseworke…

A. On request by a student's parent or guardian, each school district or charter school that provides routine health care services to students in the school's health office shall provide the health care credentials, if any, of each individual who provides routine health care serv…

Nothing in this title shall be construed to provide the state board of education or the governing boards of school districts control or supervision over private schools.

A. Charter schools may be established pursuant to this article to provide a learning environment that will improve pupil achievement. Charter schools provide additional academic choices for parents and pupils. Charter schools may consist of new schools or all or any portion of an…

A. The state board for charter schools is established consisting of the following members: 1. The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee. 2. Five members of the general public, at least two of whom reside in a school district where at least sixty pe…

1. A detailed educational plan. 2. A detailed business plan. 3. A detailed operational plan. 4. Any other materials required by the sponsor. B. The sponsor of a charter school may contract with a public body, private person or private organization for the purpose of establishing …

The new charter application processing fund is established consisting of fees collected by the state board for charter schools. The state board for charter schools shall administer the fund. The state board for charter schools shall use monies in the fund only for the processing …

A. A charter school shall enroll all eligible pupils who submit a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level or building. B. A charter school shall give enrollment preference to pupils who are returning to the chart…

B. Financial provisions for a charter school that is sponsored by the state board of education, the state board for charter schools, a university, a community college district or a group of community college districts are as follows: 1. The charter school shall calculate a base s…

Notwithstanding section 15-185, subsection C, if a pupil is enrolled in both a charter school and a career technical education district and resides within the boundaries of a school district participating in the career technical education district, the average daily membership fo…

Each charter school governing body shall develop procedures that require the charter school to annually report to the department of education in a manner prescribed by the department the number of suspensions and expulsions that involve the possession, use or sale of an illegal s…

A. In addition to the notification requirements prescribed in section 15-186, each charter school governing body shall prescribe and enforce reasonable and appropriate policies to notify a pupil's parent or guardian if any person engages in harassing, threatening, or intimidating…

A. A teacher who is employed by or teaching at a charter school and who was previously employed as a teacher at a school district shall not lose any right of certification, retirement or salary status or any other benefit provided by law, by the rules of the governing board of th…

A. If a governing body of a charter school determines that state health and accident insurance coverage is necessary or desirable and in the best interest of the charter school, it may provide for inclusion of the charter school's employees and spouses and dependents of the chart…

A. The charter schools stimulus fund is established for the purpose of providing financial support to charter school applicants and charter schools for start-up costs and costs associated with renovating or remodeling existing buildings and structures. The fund consists of monies…

1. Base salary and any additional pay. 2. Medical benefits and the value of any employer-paid portions of insurance plan premiums. 3. Retirement benefit plans, including social security. 4. Legally required benefits. 5. Any paid leave. 6. Any other payment made to or on behalf of…

A. Charter schools shall be classified the same as public schools that are operated by a school district for the purposes of zoning and the assessment of zoning fees, site plan fees and development fees, including any required hearings or applications. Municipalities and counties…

A. A charter school's procurement is exempt from public bidding requirements if the aggregate dollar amount of the procurement does not exceed the maximum amount of the exemption authorized by title 41, chapter 23 or pursuant to rules adopted by the director of the department of …

A. If a pupil who was previously enrolled in a charter school or school district enrolls in a charter school in this state, the charter school shall accept credits earned by the pupil in courses or instructional programs at the charter school or school district. A charter school …

The governing body of each charter school shall prescribe and enforce policies and procedures for the emergency administration of epinephrine delivery systems by a trained employee of the charter school pursuant to section 15-157 and may prescribe and enforce policies and procedu…

A. The budget for each charter school shall contain the following information: 1. The average salary of all teachers employed by the charter school for the current year. 2. The average salary of all teachers employed by the charter school for the previous year. 3. The dollar incr…

A. Each charter school governing body shall establish a system to evaluate the performance of teachers in the charter school that results in at least one evaluation of each teacher by a qualified evaluator each school year. Each governing body shall establish a teacher performanc…

1. Beginning January 1, 2023, in consultation with parents, teachers and administrators, develop and adopt procedures by which parents have access to the charter school's library collection of available books and materials and may receive a list of books and materials borrowed fr…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Eligible parent" means a parent who meets the following requirements: (a) Has a three year old or four year old child. (b) Lacks sufficient mastery of basic educational or basic English language skills needed to function…

A. The state board of education shall be composed of the superintendent of public instruction, the president of a state university or a state college, four lay members, a president or chancellor of a community college district, a person who is an owner or administrator of a chart…

A. The state board of education shall hold four regular meetings annually at times it directs. Special meetings may be held on the call of the presiding officer. B. Concurrence of a majority of all members of the board is necessary for validation of an act of the board. C. Member…

A. The state board of education shall: 1. Exercise general supervision over and regulate the conduct of the public school system and adopt any rules and policies it deems necessary to accomplish this purpose. 2. Keep a record of its proceedings. 3. Make rules for its own governme…

A. The state board of education may accept gifts or grants of monies or real or personal property from public and private organizations, if the purpose of the gift or grant specified by the donor is approved by the board and is within the scope of the board's powers and duties. T…

A. The state board of education may enter into contracts with the department of the interior for the welfare and education of Indians in schools of this state, in accordance with the act of Congress approved April 16, 1934, as amended by the act of June 4, 1936. The board shall a…

A. The state board of education may accept on behalf of this state from any federal agency monies which have been appropriated by act of Congress for defense in education, reduction of illiteracy, teaching of immigrants, employment and training, educational support services or ot…

A. The state board of education shall apportion the monies described in section 15-206 for the aid of the school districts of this state to supplement monies otherwise provided therefor. B. Monies so apportioned shall be expended by the school districts for the purposes and in th…

A. A school district which, by reason of an emergency, finds it necessary to expend monies in excess of its annual budget for any purpose set forth in section 15-206 may apply to the state board of education for an apportionment from federal funds available under section 15-207. …

If monies are apportioned to a school district pursuant to section 15-207, the state board of education shall direct the department of administration division of finance to draw a warrant for the amount apportioned, and the state treasurer shall pay the warrant upon presentation,…

If a school district expends or attempts to expend monies received pursuant to section 15-207 in a manner other than as directed by the state board of education or as provided by the federal grant, the state board of education shall immediately deliver to the county treasurer of …

A. The department of education shall administer a K-3 reading program to improve the reading proficiency of pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one, two and three in the public schools of this state. B. The department of education shall designate a dyslexia specialist for …

A. Prior to expenditure of any monies granted to the state board of education by a private organization, the superintendent of public instruction shall present a plan governing the expenditure of such funds to the state board of education for approval. B. Upon approval of the pla…

A. The state board of education shall adopt rules prescribing procurement practices for all school districts in this state as follows: 1. The state board shall submit to the auditor general proposed rules consistent with the procurement practices prescribed in title 41, chapter 2…

A. Notwithstanding section 15-213, subsection A, a school district may contract for the procurement of a guaranteed energy cost savings contract with a qualified provider through a competitive sealed proposal process as provided by the procurement practices adopted by the state b…

A. The program for school energy and water use efficiency is established within the department. The program is voluntary and is designed to facilitate cooperation between utility companies and schools to increase energy or water use efficiency and to reduce energy or water costs …

A. Notwithstanding section 15-213, subsection A, a school district may procure a guaranteed energy production contract with a qualified provider through a competitive sealed proposal process as provided by the procurement practices adopted by the state board of education. B. The …

A. The state board of education shall adopt rules to promote braille literacy that: 1. Ensure that each blind pupil receives an individualized braille literacy assessment and appropriate educational services resulting from the assessment, establish standards of proficiency and in…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, if a school district or charter school has been assigned a letter grade of A pursuant to section 15-241 during at least two out of the last three consecutive years and has not been assigned a letter grade of C, D or F during the same three years …

1. Measurements of adult learner progress toward earning a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma. 2. The number of high school diplomas or high school equivalency diplomas earned. 3. The number of industry-recognized credentials earned. 4. The number of adult lea…

B. The department shall accept applications from program applicants beginning on July 1 and not later than June 30 of each year. The department shall determine whether each program applicant is eligible to participate in the program not later than six weeks after the department r…

A. The state board of education shall establish a continuing high school and workforce training program that provides adult learners with alternative study services and that leads to the issuance of a high school diploma and industry-recognized credentials. The department of educ…

A. The state board of education shall adopt rules to allow certificated teachers and administrators to count suicide awareness and prevention training programs as continuing education credits. B. The state board of education shall adopt rules to allow certificated teachers and ad…

A. The state board of education shall adopt rules to allow certificated teachers, literacy coaches, literacy specialists and administrators to count training regarding screening, intervention, accommodation, use of technology and advocacy for students with reading impairments, in…

A. There is created a department of education. B. The department shall be administered through: 1. The state board of education, which shall be the policy-determining body of the department. 2. The superintendent of public instruction, in whom all executive, administrative and mi…

On or before September 15, 2007, and every four years thereafter, the department of education shall conduct a random survey of school districts on school safety and submit a written report that summarizes the results to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of…