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121
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
121
BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
student
resources
for
the
submission
of
1
applications
for
home
and
community-based
services
waivers
2
by
the
parents
or
guardians
of
students
enrolled
in
school
3
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
or
4
innovation
zone
schools.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
69.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
3
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
4
innovation
zone
schools,
and
area
education
agencies
resources
5
that
will
allow
employees
of
the
school
district,
accredited
6
nonpublic
school,
charter
school,
innovation
zone
school,
7
or
area
education
agency
to
furnish
testing
services
to
8
students
to
assist
the
parents
or
guardians
of
such
students
in
9
submitting
an
application
for
home
and
community-based
services
10
waivers
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
273.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
12
following
new
subsection:
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15.
The
area
education
agency
may
furnish
14
testing
services
to
pupils
enrolled
in
public
or
nonpublic
15
schools
which
are
on
the
list
of
accredited
schools
pursuant
16
to
section
256.11,
which
request
to
receive
such
services,
to
17
assist
the
parents
or
guardians
of
such
pupils
in
submitting
an
18
application
for
home
and
community-based
services
waivers
to
19
the
department
of
health
and
human
services.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
relates
to
student
resources
for
the
submission
24
of
applications
for
home
and
community-based
services
waivers
25
by
the
parents
or
guardians
of
students
enrolled
in
school
26
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
or
27
innovation
zone
schools.
28
Home
and
community-based
services
waivers
are
Medicaid
29
programs
in
which
the
federal
government
has
set
aside
rules
30
in
order
to
help
people
stay
in
their
own
homes
or
communities
31
while
receiving
services
rather
than
receiving
such
services
in
32
an
institutional
setting.
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
33
the
department
of
education
to
develop
and
distribute
to
school
34
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
35
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innovation
zone
schools,
and
area
education
agencies
resources
1
that
will
allow
employees
to
furnish
testing
services
to
2
students
to
assist
the
parents
or
guardians
of
such
students
in
3
submitting
an
application
for
home
and
community-based
services
4
waivers
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services.
The
5
bill
authorizes
area
education
agencies
to
furnish
such
testing
6
services.
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