On May 1, lawmakers gave first-round approval to a bill that would make various technical changes to current educational statutes.<\/p>\n
LB410, introduced by Cedar Rapids Sen. Kate Sullivan, is a bill requested by the state Department of Education that harmonizes language and eliminates obsolete language currently in statute.<\/p>\n
Among other provisions, the bill would:
\n\u2022 require school districts to admit children who turn five between Aug. 1 and Oct. 15 who meet current eligibility requirements;
\n\u2022 allow students who move after Feb. 1 or those whose district merges after Feb. 1 to apply for option enrollment without being released from the resident district for the following school year;
\n\u2022 clarify that the enrollment option program does not relieve parents of compulsory attendance obligations, particularly while waiting for acceptance of an application;
\n\u2022 clarify that an allowance paid to the parents may not substitute for transportation for open enrollment students who qualify for free or reduced-priced lunches; and
\n\u2022 add tuition paid and transportation fees paid to other districts into general fund operating expenditures for calculating state aid.<\/p>\n
Following the adoption of three technical amendments, senators advanced the bill on a 33-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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