Title VII, EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE (Ch. 256 - 305B)

1. The board of directors of each school district and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school may establish a multidisciplinary school safety assessment team. If established, the multidisciplinary school safety assessment team shall coordinate resources and …

Authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school may operate or contract for the operation of a child care program, as described in section 279.49 . The provisions of section 279.49 as they relate to child care programs of a school corporation and its board of directors ap…

1. a. The medium of instruction in all secular subjects taught in both public and nonpublic schools shall be the English language, except when the use of a world language is deemed appropriate in the teaching of any subject or when the student is an English learner. When the stud…

1. The board of directors of each public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall provide and maintain a suitable flagstaff on each school site under its control, and the United States flag and the Iowa state flag shall be raised on all school …

Religious books such as the Bible, the Torah, and the Koran shall not be excluded from any public school or institution in the state, nor shall any child be required to read such religious books contrary to the wishes of the child’s parent or guardian. [R60, §2119; C73, §1764; C9…

Boards of directors in all public school districts may establish and maintain dental clinics for children and offer courses of instruction on mouth hygiene. The boards may employ such legally qualified dentists and dental hygienists as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose o…

1. A parent or guardian who registers a child for kindergarten or a preschool program shall be given a student vision card provided by the Iowa optometric association and as approved by the department of education with a goal of every child receiving an eye examination by age sev…

The board of directors of each public school district shall make adequate educational provisions for each resident child requiring special education appropriate to the nature and severity of the child’s disability pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under the provisio…

1. The board of directors of each local public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall incorporate into the educational program, in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21 , paragraph “a” , the total concept of career education to enable …

1. The board of directors of each local public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall require that all students in grades nine through twelve complete, as a condition of graduation, instruction in American history and the governments of Iowa …

The department of education shall develop a statewide violence prevention program based on law-related education. The department shall contract with a law-related education agency that serves the state and provides a comprehensive plan to develop violence prevention curricula for…

As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Accredited nonpublic school” means any school, other than a public school, that is accredited pursuant to section 256.11 for any and all levels for grades one through twelve. 2. “Area education agency” means an …

1. a. A school district, an accredited nonpublic school, or an area education agency may contract with a mental health professional or a nationally accredited behavioral health care organization to provide behavioral health screenings to students in person. b. (1) A behavioral he…

1. A mental health professional who provides services via telehealth in a public school, an accredited nonpublic school, or an area education agency shall establish a valid provider-patient relationship with the student who receives telehealth services. 2. The provider-patient re…

1. A public school, accredited nonpublic school, or an area education agency may provide access to behavioral health services via telehealth on the premises of the public school, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency. If a public school, an accredited nonpublic sc…

1. Persons between five and twenty-one years of age are of school age. Nonresident children shall be charged the maximum tuition rate as determined in section 282.24 , with the exception that those residing temporarily in a school corporation may attend school in the corporation …

1. Whole grade sharing is a procedure used by school districts whereby all or a substantial portion of the pupils in any grade in two or more school districts share an educational program for all or a substantial portion of a school day under a written agreement pursuant to secti…

1. For the purposes of this section , “affected pupils” are those who under the whole grade sharing agreement are attending or scheduled to attend the school district specified in the agreement, other than the district of residence, during the term of the agreement. 2. Not less t…

1. An agreement for whole grade sharing shall establish a method for determination of costs, if any, associated with the sharing agreement. 2. For one-way sharing, the sending district shall pay no less than one-half of the district cost per pupil of the sending district. 3. For …

1. a. It is the goal of the general assembly to permit a wide range of educational choices for children enrolled in schools in this state and to maximize ability to use those choices. It is therefore the intent that this section be construed broadly to maximize parental choice an…

1. A child who is living in a facility that provides residential treatment as “facility” is defined in section 125.2 , which is located in a school district other than the school district in which the child resided before entering the facility may enroll in and attend an accredit…

The parent or guardian whose child or protected person attends school in a district of which the parent or guardian is not a resident shall be allowed to deduct the amount of school tax paid by the parent or guardian in said district from the amount of tuition required to be paid…

1. The school corporation in which the student resides shall pay from the general fund to the secretary of the corporation in which the student is permitted to enroll, a tuition fee as prescribed in section 282.24 . 2. It shall be unlawful for any school district to rebate to any…

If payment is not made, the board of the creditor corporation shall file with the auditor of the county of the pupil’s residence a statement certified by its president specifying the amount due for tuition, and the time for which the same is claimed. The auditor shall transmit to…

1. The maximum tuition fee that may be charged for elementary and secondary school students residing within another school district or corporation except students attending school in another district under section 282.7, subsection 1 or 3 , is the district cost per pupil of the r…

1. The board of any community college may, by mutual agreement with any college or university, permit any specially qualified high school student to attend advanced courses of academic instruction at the college or university. 2. The state board of regents and the state board of …

1. The public school district in which a psychiatric unit of a hospital licensed under chapter 135B or a psychiatric medical institution for children licensed under chapter 135H , which is not operated by the state, is located shall be responsible for the provision of educational…

Notwithstanding section 282.31, subsection 1 , a child who has been identified as requiring special education, who has been placed in a facility, home, or other placement by the district court, and for whom parental rights have been terminated by the district court, shall be prov…

1. The board may exclude from school children under the age of six years when in its judgment such children are not sufficiently mature to be benefited by regular instruction, or any child who is found to be physically or mentally unable to attend school under section 299.5 , or …

1. a. An area education agency shall provide or make provision for an appropriate educational program for each child living in the following types of facilities located within its boundaries: (1) An approved or licensed shelter care home, as defined in section 232.2, subsection 4…

1. a. A child who lives in a facility pursuant to section 282.30, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , and who is not enrolled in the educational program of the district of residence of the child, shall receive appropriate educational services. The area education agency shall submit a …

An area education agency or local school district may appeal a decision made pursuant to section 282.31 to the state board of education. The decision of the state board is final. 87 Acts, ch 233, §485 ; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §57

1. A child who resides in an institution for children under the jurisdiction of the director of health and human services referred to in section 218.1, subsection 3, 4, or 5 , and who is not enrolled in the educational program of the district of residence of the child, shall rece…

1. A children’s residential facility operating under a certificate of approval issued under chapter 237C shall do all of the following: a. Provide an educational program and appropriate education services to children residing in the children’s residential facility by contracting …

1. For purposes of this section : a. “Child” means an individual who is under the age of eighteen years, or an individual who is under the age of twenty-one and is a full-time student, to whom all of the following criteria apply: (1) The individual is eligible for health care ben…

1. The board may, by a majority vote, expel any student from school for a violation of the regulations or rules established by the board, or when the presence of the student is detrimental to the best interests of the school. The board may confer upon any teacher, principal, or s…

When a student is suspended by a teacher, principal, or superintendent, pursuant to section 282.4 , the student may be readmitted by the teacher, principal, or superintendent when the conditions of the suspension have been met, but when expelled by the board the student may be re…

1. For purposes of this section , “resident” means a person who is physically present in a district, whose residence has not been established in another district by operation of law, and who meets any of the following conditions: a. Is in the district for the purpose of making a …

1. The board of directors of a school district by record action may discontinue any or all of grades seven through twelve and negotiate an agreement for attendance of the pupils enrolled in those grades in the schools of one or more contiguous school districts having accredited s…

1. The boards of directors of school districts located near the state boundaries may designate schools of equivalent standing across the state line for attendance of both elementary and secondary school pupils when the public school in the adjoining state is nearer than any appro…

1. Notwithstanding sections 256E.7 , 256F.4 , 275.55A , and 282.18 , or any other provision to the contrary, prior to knowingly enrolling an individual who is required to register as a sex offender under chapter 692A , but who is otherwise eligible to enroll in a public school, t…

The director of the department of education is the “state educational authority” for the purpose of accepting and administering funds appropriated by Congress for educational purposes and the funds shall be deposited with the treasurer of state and disbursed through the departmen…

For the purpose of this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Nutritionally adequate meal” means a lunch or breakfast which meets the guidelines established by the department of education. 2. “School” means a public school of high school grade or under. 3. “School …

The authorities in charge of nonpublic schools may operate or provide for the operation of school breakfast or lunch programs in schools under their jurisdiction and may use funds appropriated to them by the general assembly, gifts, funds received from sale of school breakfasts o…

1. For purposes of this section , unless the context otherwise requires, “school” includes a school district, a school district attendance center, or an accredited nonpublic school. 2. A school shall provide notice, at least twice annually, to the parents or guardians of all enro…

The department of education, and school boards, shall establish policies to prevent the purchase of a food product that is any of the following: 1. Misbranded as a meat product as prohibited in chapter 137E . 2. A cultivated-protein food product as defined in section 137E.1 . 202…