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BY
BLOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
statewide
preschool
program
by
modifying
1
provisions
relating
to
eligibility,
funding,
and
compulsory
2
attendance
and
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256C.1,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2026,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
“Approved
local
program”
means
a
school
district’s
3
program
for
four-year-old
young
children
approved
by
the
4
department
of
education
to
provide
high
quality
preschool
5
instruction.
6
4.
“Preschool
program”
means
the
statewide
preschool
program
7
for
four-year-old
young
children
created
in
accordance
with
8
this
chapter
.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
256C.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
256C.2
Statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
young
12
children
——
purpose.
13
1.
A
statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
young
14
children
is
established.
The
purpose
of
the
preschool
program
15
is
to
provide
an
opportunity
for
all
young
children
in
the
16
state
to
enter
school
ready
to
learn
by
expanding
voluntary
17
access
to
quality
preschool
curricula
for
all
children
who
are
18
four
years
old
.
19
2.
The
state
board
shall
adopt
rules
in
accordance
with
20
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
implement
the
preschool
program
as
21
provided
in
this
chapter
.
22
Sec.
3.
Section
256C.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
1.
Eligible
children.
25
a.
A
child
who
is
a
resident
of
Iowa
and
who
is
four
years
26
of
age
on
or
before
September
15
of
a
school
year
shall
be
27
eligible
to
enroll
in
the
preschool
program
under
this
chapter
.
28
If
such
a
child
is
enrolled
under
this
chapter
,
the
child
shall
29
be
considered
to
be
of
compulsory
attendance
age
as
provided
in
30
section
299.1A,
subsection
3
.
31
b.
A
child
who
is
a
resident
of
Iowa
and
who
is
five
years
32
of
age
on
or
after
June
1
but
on
or
before
September
15
of
the
33
calendar
year
during
which
the
school
year
begins
shall
be
34
eligible
to
enroll
in
the
preschool
program
under
this
chapter.
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If
such
a
child
is
enrolled
under
this
chapter,
the
child
shall
1
be
considered
to
be
of
compulsory
attendance
age
as
provided
2
in
section
299.1A,
subsection
3.
A
child
who
is
enrolled
as
a
3
four-year-old
may
enroll
again
as
a
five-year-old.
However,
4
if
insufficient
space
is
available
in
a
preschool
program
for
5
all
eligible
children,
priority
for
enrollment
shall
be
given
6
to
children
who
are
eligible
under
paragraph
“a”
.
If
a
child
7
enrolled
in
the
preschool
program
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
8
has
been
counted
for
state
funding
purposes
under
this
chapter
9
for
a
prior
school
year,
the
child
shall
not
be
counted
for
10
state
funding
purposes.
11
b.
c.
If
space
and
funding
are
available,
including
12
funding
from
another
school
district
account
or
fund
from
which
13
preschool
program
expenditures
are
authorized
by
law,
a
school
14
district
approved
to
participate
in
the
preschool
program
15
may
enroll
and
pay
the
cost
of
attendance
for
a
younger
or
16
older
child
in
the
preschool
program
who
does
not
satisfy
the
17
requirements
under
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
;
however,
the
child
18
shall
not
be
counted
for
state
funding
purposes.
19
Sec.
4.
Section
256C.3,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
20
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
b.
Subject
to
implementation
of
chapter
28E
agreements
22
between
a
school
district
and
community-based
providers
of
23
services
to
four-year-old
children
and
eligible
five-year-old
24
children
,
a
four-year-old
child
or
eligible
five-year-old
child
25
who
is
enrolled
in
a
child
care
center
or
child
development
26
home
licensed
or
registered
under
chapter
237A
,
or
in
an
27
existing
public
or
private
preschool
program,
shall
be
eligible
28
for
services
provided
by
the
school
district’s
local
preschool
29
program.
30
Sec.
5.
Section
256C.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
31
to
read
as
follows:
32
2.
Eligible
student
enrollment.
33
a.
To
be
included
as
an
eligible
student
in
the
enrollment
34
count
of
the
preschool
programming
provided
by
a
school
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district
approved
to
participate
in
the
preschool
program,
a
1
child
must
be
four
years
of
satisfy
the
age
by
September
15
2
requirements
of
section
256C.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
or
3
“b”
,
in
the
base
year
and
be
attending
the
school
district’s
4
approved
local
program.
5
b.
The
enrollment
count
of
eligible
students
shall
not
6
include
a
child
who
is
included
in
the
enrollment
count
7
determined
under
section
257.6
or
a
child
who
is
served
by
8
a
program
already
receiving
state
or
federal
funds
for
the
9
purpose
of
the
provision
of
four-year-old
or
five-year-old
10
preschool
programming
while
the
child
is
being
served
by
the
11
program.
Such
preschool
programming
includes
but
is
not
12
limited
to
child
development
assistance
programs
provided
under
13
chapter
256A
,
special
education
programs
provided
under
section
14
256B.9
,
school
ready
children
grant
programs
and
other
programs
15
provided
under
chapter
256I
,
and
federal
head
start
programs
16
and
the
services
funded
by
Tit.
I
of
the
federal
Elementary
and
17
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965.
18
Sec.
6.
Section
298A.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
19
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
(1)
An
approved
local
program
under
the
statewide
preschool
21
program
for
four-year-old
young
children
under
chapter
256C
.
22
Sec.
7.
Section
298A.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
23
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
(1)
Start-up
costs
for
an
approved
local
program
under
the
25
statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
young
children
26
under
chapter
256C
.
27
Sec.
8.
Section
299.1A,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
3.
A
child
who
has
reached
the
eligible
age
of
four
by
30
September
15
under
section
256C.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
31
or
“b”
,
and
who
is
enrolled
in
the
statewide
preschool
program
32
under
chapter
256C
shall
be
considered
to
be
of
compulsory
33
attendance
age
unless
the
parent
or
guardian
of
the
child
34
submits
written
notice
to
the
school
district
implementing
the
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program
of
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
intent
to
remove
the
1
child
from
enrollment
in
the
preschool
program.
2
Sec.
9.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
budget
3
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2027.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
The
statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
children
8
under
Code
chapter
256C
provides
that
a
child
who
is
a
resident
9
of
Iowa
and
is
four
years
of
age
on
or
before
September
15
of
10
a
school
year
shall
be
eligible
to
enroll
in
the
preschool
11
program.
Additionally,
to
be
included
as
an
eligible
student
12
in
the
enrollment
count
of
the
preschool
programming
for
13
state
funding
purposes,
a
child
must
be
four
years
of
age
14
by
September
15
in
the
base
year
and
attending
the
school
15
district’s
approved
local
program.
16
This
bill
expands
the
eligibility
and
state
funding
17
provisions
of
the
statewide
preschool
program
for
four-year-old
18
children
under
Code
chapter
256C
to
also
include
five-year-old
19
children
who
reach
the
age
of
five
on
or
after
June
1
but
on
20
or
before
September
15
of
the
calendar
year
during
which
the
21
school
year
begins.
A
child
who
is
enrolled
as
a
four-year-old
22
may
enroll
again
as
an
eligible
five-year-old.
However,
if
23
insufficient
space
is
available
in
a
preschool
program
for
all
24
eligible
children,
priority
for
enrollment
shall
be
given
to
25
children
who
meet
the
four-year-old
requirements.
In
addition,
26
if
an
eligible
five-year-old
child
enrolled
in
the
preschool
27
program
has
been
counted
for
state
funding
purposes
for
a
prior
28
school
year,
the
child
shall
not
be
counted
for
state
funding
29
purposes.
30
References
to
four-year-old
children
in
the
program
named
in
31
Code
chapter
256C
and
in
related
Code
provisions
are
changed
32
to
“young
children”
or
expanded
to
also
refer
to
eligible
33
five-year-old
children
and
Code
section
299.1A
relating
to
34
compulsory
education
is
also
modified
to
reflect
changes
made
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the
bill.
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The
bill
applies
to
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
2
July
1,
2027.
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