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HF2538 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team. (Formerly HF 2122 .)

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team. (Formerly HF 2122 .)

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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team. (Formerly HF 2122 .)

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team.
  • (Formerly HF 2122 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659 .

  2. 2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  3. 2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 603 .

  4. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  5. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 10:00AM Room 315.

  6. 2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Evans, and Zimmer. S.J. 560 .

  7. 2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 528 .

  8. 2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 528 .

  9. 2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 631 .

  10. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 613 .

  11. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 631 .

  12. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 73, nays 17. H.J. 612 .

  13. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8098 , out of order. H.J. 612 .

  14. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8097 adopted, as amended. H.J. 612 .

  15. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8108 out of order. H.J. 612 .

  16. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8173 to amendment H-8097 filed, adopted. H.J. 612 .

  17. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8108 filed. H.J. 525 .

  18. 2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendments H-8097 and H-8098 filed. H.J. 486 .

  19. 2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 305 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student’s individualized education program team. (Formerly HF 2122 .)

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House

File

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HOUSE

FILE

2538

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

2122)

(As

Amended

and

Passed

by

the

House

March

9,

2026

)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

education,

including

by

modifying

provisions

1

related

to

the

duties

of

the

department

of

education,

the

2

discipline

of

students

enrolled

in

school

districts,

charter

3

schools,

and

innovation

zone

schools

who

exhibit

disorderly

4

conduct

in

the

classroom,

the

responsibilities

and

powers

5

of

the

department

of

education,

school

district

teachers,

6

and

other

educational

staff

related

to

students

who

have

7

individualized

education

programs

or

plans

under

section

8

504

of

the

federal

Rehabilitation

Act,

and

school

district

9

professional

development

plans,

and

authorizing

teachers

to

10

request

a

meeting

of

a

student’s

individualized

education

11

program

team.

12

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

256.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

80.

Develop

and

distribute

to

school

3

districts

a

training

program

and

training

materials

for

members

4

of

a

student’s

individualized

education

program

team

that

is

5

related

to

the

least

restrictive

environment

requirements

under

6

the

federal

Individuals

with

Disabilities

Education

Act,

20

7

U.S.C.

§1400

et

seq.

8

Sec.

2.

Section

256.11,

subsection

10,

unnumbered

paragraph

9

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10

The

state

board

shall

establish,

and

the

department

11

shall

use,

for

the

school

year

commencing

July

1,

2021,

and

12

each

succeeding

school

year,

an

accreditation,

monitoring,

13

and

enforcement

process

for

school

districts

and

nonpublic

14

schools

seeking

accreditation

pursuant

to

this

subsection

and

15

subsections

11

and

12

.

In

applying

and

taking

monitoring

and

16

enforcement

action

under

this

subsection

and

subsections

11

and

17

12,

the

department

shall

consider

the

timeliness

and

accuracy

18

of

the

information

a

school

district

or

nonpublic

school

19

provides

to

the

department,

including

potential

underreporting

20

or

late

reporting

of

data

related

to

school

discipline

and

21

school

safety

necessary

to

monitor

and

implement

the

provisions

22

of

chapter

280.

The

process

established

shall

include

all

of

23

the

following

requirements:

24

Sec.

3.

Section

256E.7,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

25

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

26

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

0n.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

27

requirements

of

section

279.65B

relating

to

the

discipline

of

28

students

who

exhibit

disorderly

conduct

in

the

classroom

in

the

29

same

manner

as

a

school

district.

30

Sec.

4.

Section

256F.4,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

31

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

32

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

v.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

33

requirements

of

section

279.65B

relating

to

the

discipline

of

34

students

who

exhibit

disorderly

conduct

in

the

classroom

in

the

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same

manner

as

a

school

district.

1

Sec.

5.

Section

279.65A,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

2

to

read

as

follows:

3

3.

The

policies

must

be

consistent

with

the

all

of

the

4

following:

5

a.

The

provisions

of

chapter

256B

,

and

the

administrative

6

rules

adopted

by

the

state

board

for

purposes

of

chapter

256B

,

7

the

.

8

b.

The

federal

Individuals

with

Disabilities

Education

Act,

9

20

U.S.C.

§1400

et

seq.

,

and

the

10

c.

The

federal

Rehabilitation

Act

of

1973,

as

amended

and

11

codified

in

29

U.S.C.

§701

et

seq.

12

d.

Section

279.65B.

13

Sec.

6.

NEW

SECTION

.

279.65B

Discipline

of

students

for

14

disorderly

conduct.

15

1.

As

used

in

this

section:

16

a.

“Disorderly

conduct”

means

intentional

conduct

to

which

17

any

of

the

following

applies:

18

(1)

Constitutes

violent

behavior

or

a

threat

of

violent

19

behavior.

20

(2)

Disrupts,

disturbs,

or

interferes

with

any

services

21

provided

by

the

school

district.

22

(3)

Disturbs

the

peace,

order,

or

discipline

within

the

23

classroom.

24

b.

“Principal”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

256.145.

25

“Principal”

includes

all

of

the

following:

26

(1)

An

assistant

principal.

27

(2)

A

vice

principal.

28

(3)

An

administrator

who

is

responsible

for

the

day-to-day

29

operations

of

an

attendance

center.

30

c.

“Teacher”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

256.145.

31

2.

a.

A

teacher

may

exclude

from

the

teacher’s

classroom

32

and

place

under

the

supervision

of

the

principal

any

student

33

who

does

any

of

the

following

while

in

the

teacher’s

classroom:

34

(1)

Engages

in

disorderly

conduct.

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(2)

Threatens,

abuses,

intimidates,

or

attempts

to

1

intimidate

another

student

or

any

school

employee.

2

(3)

Uses

abusive

or

profane

language.

3

b.

(1)

A

student

who

is

enrolled

in

kindergarten

through

4

grade

five,

and

who

was

excluded

from

a

teacher’s

classroom

5

pursuant

to

paragraph

“a”

,

shall

not

be

readmitted

to

the

6

teacher’s

classroom

until

after

the

principal

and

teacher

meet

7

to

discuss

the

readmission

of

the

student.

8

(2)

A

student

who

is

enrolled

in

grades

six

through

twelve,

9

and

who

was

excluded

from

a

teacher’s

classroom

pursuant

10

to

paragraph

“a”

,

shall

not

be

readmitted

to

the

teacher’s

11

classroom

until

after

the

principal

and

teacher

meet

to

discuss

12

the

readmission

of

the

student.

Such

student

shall

not

be

13

readmitted

to

the

teacher’s

classroom

until,

at

the

earliest,

14

the

immediately

subsequent

school

day.

15

3.

a.

If

the

principal

determines

that

disciplinary

16

action

should

be

taken

against

a

student

who

was

excluded

17

from

a

teacher’s

classroom

pursuant

to

subsection

2,

then

the

18

principal

shall

do

all

of

the

following:

19

(1)

Take

such

disciplinary

action.

20

(2)

Provide

written

and,

if

possible,

electronic

notice

of

21

such

disciplinary

action

to

the

student’s

parent

or

guardian.

22

b.

(1)

If

a

student

was

excluded

from

a

teacher’s

classroom

23

for

the

remainder

of

a

school

day

pursuant

to

subsection

2

24

two

or

more

times

in

a

semester,

or

the

trimester

or

quarter

25

equivalent,

then

the

principal

shall

discipline

the

student

by

26

doing

any

of

the

following:

27

(a)

Assigning

the

student

to

either

in-school

or

28

out-of-school

suspension.

29

(b)

Recommending

to

the

superintendent

that

the

student

be

30

located

in

an

alternative

learning

environment

that

has

been

31

approved

by

the

superintendent.

32

(2)

If

a

student

was

excluded

from

a

teacher’s

classroom

33

pursuant

to

subsection

2

because

the

student’s

conduct,

34

statements,

or

other

actions

were

severe

or

pervasive,

and,

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if

requested

by

the

teacher,

then

the

principal

shall

impose

1

the

maximum

amount

of

punishment

applicable

to

such

conduct,

2

statements,

or

other

actions

as

provided

in

policies

adopted

3

by

the

board

of

directors

of

the

school

district,

including

4

placing

the

student

in

an

alternative

learning

environment

that

5

has

been

approved

by

the

superintendent.

6

4.

a.

The

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

shall

7

require

each

attendance

center

within

the

school

district

8

to

create

an

oversight

review

committee

that

is

responsible

9

for

developing

a

policy,

consistent

with

this

section,

that

10

establishes

when

a

student

who

has

been

excluded

from

the

11

classroom

pursuant

to

subsection

2

may

be

readmitted

to

the

12

classroom.

13

b.

The

oversight

review

committee

must

consist

of

all

of

the

14

following

members:

15

(1)

Two

teachers

who

work

in

the

attendance

center

and

who

16

must

be

selected

by

the

teachers

of

the

attendance

center.

17

(2)

One

professional

staff

member

who

works

in

the

18

attendance

center

and

who

must

be

selected

by

the

principal

of

19

the

attendance

center.

20

5.

If

a

student

who

has

an

individualized

education

program

21

was

excluded

from

a

teacher’s

classroom

pursuant

to

subsection

22

2,

then

all

of

the

following

shall

apply:

23

a.

(1)

All

of

the

following

individuals

shall,

if

24

practicable,

participate

in

the

meeting

of

the

student’s

25

individualized

education

program

team

that

takes

place

26

immediately

subsequent

to

the

student’s

exclusion

from

the

27

classroom:

28

(a)

The

teacher

who

excluded

the

student

from

the

classroom

29

pursuant

to

subsection

2.

30

(b)

Any

teacher

who

is

not

described

in

subparagraph

31

division

(a)

and

who

provides

classroom

instruction

to

the

32

student.

33

(c)

Any

other

employee

of

the

school

district

who

does

not

34

hold

a

license

issued

by

the

board

of

educational

examiners,

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including

para-educators

and

bus

drivers,

and

who

was

directly

1

involved

in

the

student’s

conduct,

statements,

or

other

actions

2

that

led

to

the

student’s

exclusion

from

the

classroom.

3

(2)

If

a

teacher

or

other

employee

is

not

able

to

4

participate

in

the

meeting

of

the

student’s

individualized

5

education

program

team

that

takes

place

immediately

subsequent

6

to

the

student’s

exclusion

from

the

classroom,

as

required

7

under

subparagraph

(1),

then

the

teacher

or

other

employee

8

shall

review

the

minutes

or

summary

of

the

meeting

prepared

by

9

the

individualized

education

program

team

pursuant

to

paragraph

10

“b”

,

subparagraph

(2),

and

shall

provide

written

notice

to

the

11

student’s

individualized

education

program

team

indicating

that

12

the

teacher

or

other

employee

has

read

the

minutes

or

summary.

13

b.

(1)

In

the

meeting

of

the

student’s

individualized

14

education

program

team

that

takes

place

immediately

subsequent

15

to

the

student’s

exclusion

from

the

classroom,

the

student’s

16

individualized

education

program

team

shall

discuss

all

of

the

17

following:

18

(a)

The

appropriateness

of

the

student’s

current

19

educational

programming.

20

(b)

Whether

adjustments

need

to

be

made

to

the

student’s

21

individualized

education

program

to

address

the

student’s

22

behaviors.

23

(c)

Whether

the

student’s

current

placement

or

an

24

alternative

learning

environment

would

best

provide

the

student

25

with

a

free

appropriate

public

education.

26

(d)

The

accommodations,

modifications,

and

adaptations

that

27

are

required

to

allow

the

student

to

be

successful

in

a

general

28

education

setting,

what

supports

are

needed

to

assist

the

29

teacher

and

other

school

district

employees

in

providing

those

30

accommodations,

modifications,

and

adaptations,

and

whether

it

31

is

possible

for

the

school

district

to

provide

those

supports,

32

accommodations,

modifications,

and

adaptations.

33

(e)

Whether

and

to

what

extent

the

provision

of

special

34

education

services

and

activities

in

the

general

education

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environment

will

impact

the

student

and

the

other

students

in

1

the

classroom.

2

(2)

If

a

teacher

or

other

employee

is

not

able

to

3

participate

in

the

meeting

of

the

student’s

individualized

4

education

program

team

that

takes

place

immediately

subsequent

5

to

the

student’s

exclusion

from

the

classroom,

as

required

6

under

paragraph

“a”

,

subparagraph

(1),

then

the

student’s

7

individualized

education

program

team

shall

prepare

minutes

or

8

a

summary

of

the

meeting

and

provide

the

minutes

or

summary

to

9

the

teacher

or

other

employee.

10

c.

If

the

student

was

excluded

from

the

classroom

five

or

11

more

times

within

any

fifteen-consecutive-school-day

period,

12

then

the

student’s

individualized

education

program

team

shall

13

meet

to

discuss

the

student’s

behavior.

14

6.

a.

A

teacher

may

appeal

all

of

the

following

to

the

15

board

of

directors

of

the

school

district:

16

(1)

A

principal’s

refusal

to

allow

the

teacher

to

exclude

a

17

student

from

the

teacher’s

classroom

pursuant

to

subsection

2,

18

paragraph

“a”

.

19

(2)

A

principal’s

readmission

of

a

student

to

the

teacher’s

20

classroom

prior

to

the

time

such

student

should

have

been

21

readmitted

pursuant

to

subsection

2,

paragraph

“b”

.

22

b.

The

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

shall

not

23

take

any

disciplinary

action

against

a

teacher

for

exercising

24

the

teacher’s

appeal

rights

described

in

paragraph

“a”

.

For

25

purposes

of

this

paragraph,

“disciplinary

action”

includes

26

termination

of

employment

or

the

contractual

relationship,

27

suspension

from

employment,

demotion,

financial

penalties,

28

failing

to

take

action

regarding

a

teacher’s

promotion

29

or

proposed

promotion,

failing

to

provide

an

advantage

in

30

employment

or

the

contractual

relationship,

and

written

or

31

verbal

reprimands.

32

c.

All

of

the

following

shall

apply

if

the

board

of

33

directors

of

a

school

district

violates

paragraph

“b”

:

34

(1)

The

teacher

may

enforce

the

teacher’s

rights

under

this

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section

through

a

civil

action.

1

(2)

The

board

of

directors

of

the

school

district

is

liable

2

to

the

aggrieved

teacher

for

affirmative

relief

including

3

reinstatement,

with

or

without

back

pay,

civil

damages

in

an

4

amount

not

to

exceed

three

times

the

annual

wages

and

benefits

5

received

by

the

aggrieved

teacher

prior

to

the

violation

of

6

paragraph

“b”

,

and

any

other

equitable

relief

the

court

deems

7

appropriate,

including

attorney

fees

and

costs.

8

(3)

When

the

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

9

commits,

is

committing,

or

proposes

to

commit

an

act

in

10

violation

of

paragraph

“b”

,

an

injunction

may

be

granted

through

11

an

action

in

district

court

to

prohibit

the

board

of

directors

12

of

the

school

district

from

continuing

such

acts.

The

action

13

for

injunctive

relief

may

be

brought

by

an

aggrieved

teacher,

14

the

county

attorney,

or

the

person

providing

human

resource

15

management

for

the

board

of

directors

of

the

school

district.

16

7.

The

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

shall

17

immediately

grant

a

teacher

a

leave

of

absence

for

physical

and

18

mental

recovery

with

full

pay

for

not

more

than

five

days

if

19

the

teacher

is

injured

due

to

a

student’s

disorderly

conduct;

20

provided,

however,

that

the

board

of

directors

of

a

school

21

district

may

grant

a

teacher

such

a

leave

of

absence

for

six

22

or

more

days

if

the

teacher

provides

to

the

board

of

directors

23

of

the

school

district

a

note

from

a

physician

indicating

that

24

such

a

leave

of

absence

is

needed.

25

8.

Each

principal

shall

carry

out

the

principal’s

26

responsibilities

under

this

section

in

an

expeditious

manner,

27

and

shall

do

all

of

the

following

in

an

expeditious

manner:

28

a.

Carry

out

all

manifestation

determination

review

29

meetings,

as

required

under

section

504

of

the

federal

30

Rehabilitation

Act,

29

U.S.C.

§794.

31

b.

Impose

the

appropriate

amount

of

punishment

in

accordance

32

with

policies

adopted

by

the

board

of

directors

of

the

school

33

district

and

federal

law.

34

c.

Perform

functional

behavior

assessments

as

needed.

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d.

Adjust

behavioral

intervention

plans

as

needed.

1

9.

This

section

shall

not

be

construed

to

do

any

of

the

2

following:

3

a.

Infringe

on

any

right

provided

to

any

student

under

4

federal

law,

including

but

not

limited

to

all

of

the

following:

5

(1)

Section

504

of

the

federal

Rehabilitation

Act,

29

U.S.C.

6

§794.

7

(2)

The

federal

Individuals

with

Disabilities

Education

8

Act,

20

U.S.C.

§1400

et

seq.

9

(3)

The

federal

Family

Educational

Rights

and

Privacy

Act,

10

20

U.S.C.

§1232g.

11

(4)

The

federal

Americans

with

Disabilities

Act

of

1990,

42

12

U.S.C.

§12101

et

seq.

13

b.

Supersede,

abrogate,

or

preempt

any

federal

law,

rule,

14

or

regulation.

15

c.

Relieve

any

person

from

any

duties,

obligations,

or

16

requirements

imposed

by

federal

law.

17

Sec.

7.

NEW

SECTION

.

279.89

Teacher

authority

to

request

a

18

meeting

of

a

student’s

individualized

education

program

team.

19

1.

For

purposes

of

this

section:

20

a.

“Administrator”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

21

256.145.

22

b.

“Teacher”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

256.145.

23

2.

A

teacher

may

request

a

meeting

of

a

student’s

24

individualized

education

program

team

at

any

time

by

submitting

25

an

electronic

or

written

request

to

an

administrator.

26

3.

An

administrator

may

deny

a

teacher’s

request

for

a

27

meeting

of

a

student’s

individualized

education

program

team

28

submitted

pursuant

to

subsection

2;

provided,

however,

that

29

such

a

denial

must

satisfy

all

of

the

following

requirements:

30

a.

Be

provided

to

the

teacher

in

writing.

31

b.

Describe

why

applicable

federal

law

does

not

require

the

32

meeting

of

the

student’s

individualized

education

program

team.

33

Sec.

8.

NEW

SECTION

.

279.90

Individualized

education

34

programs

and

section

504

plan

requirements.

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1.

a.

The

board

of

directors

of

each

school

district

shall

1

ensure

all

of

the

following:

2

(1)

That

each

student’s

individualized

education

program

3

is

accessible

to,

and

read

by,

each

school

district

employee

4

who

is

responsible

for

the

implementation

of

the

student’s

5

individualized

education

program,

including

regular

education

6

teachers,

special

education

teachers,

and

any

other

service

7

providers.

8

(2)

Each

teacher

and

service

provider

described

in

9

subparagraph

(1)

is

informed

of

all

of

the

following:

10

(a)

The

teacher’s

or

service

provider’s

specific

11

responsibilities

related

to

implementing

the

student’s

12

individualized

education

program.

13

(b)

The

specific

accommodations,

modifications,

and

14

supports

that

must

be

provided

for

the

student

in

accordance

15

with

the

student’s

individualized

education

program.

16

b.

After

a

regular

education

teacher

has

read

a

student’s

17

individualized

education

program

pursuant

to

paragraph

“a”

,

18

the

regular

education

teacher

shall

provide

written

notice

19

to

the

special

education

teacher

who

is

on

the

student’s

20

individualized

education

program

team

indicating

that

the

21

regular

education

teacher

has

read

the

individualized

education

22

program.

23

2.

Each

teacher

employed

by

the

school

district

who

teaches

24

a

student

who

has

a

plan

under

section

504

of

the

federal

25

Rehabilitation

Act,

29

U.S.C.

§794,

shall

read

the

plan.

After

26

the

teacher

has

read

the

plan,

the

teacher

shall

provide

27

written

notice

to

any

special

education

teacher

who

provides

28

special

education

services

to

the

student,

or

to

the

principal

29

of

the

attendance

center,

indicating

that

the

teacher

has

read

30

the

plan.

31

3.

At

least

one

para-educator

or

other

employee

of

the

32

school

district

who

assists

a

teacher

in

providing

classroom

33

instruction

to

a

student

who

has

an

individualized

education

34

program,

or

to

a

student

who

has

a

plan

under

section

504

of

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the

federal

Rehabilitation

Act,

29

U.S.C.

§794,

shall

attend

1

all

meetings

related

to

the

student’s

individualized

education

2

program

or

plan

under

section

504

of

the

federal

Rehabilitation

3

Act,

29

U.S.C.

§794.

If

practicable,

meetings

related

to

4

a

student’s

individualized

education

program

or

plan

under

5

section

504

of

the

federal

Rehabilitation

Act,

29

U.S.C.

§794,

6

that

a

para-educator

or

other

employee

is

required

to

attend

7

pursuant

to

this

subsection

shall

take

place

during

normal

8

business

hours.

9

4.

The

board

of

directors

of

each

school

district

shall

10

provide

training

to

all

members

of

a

student’s

individualized

11

education

program

team

related

to

the

least

restrictive

12

environment

requirements

under

the

federal

Individuals

with

13

Disabilities

Education

Act,

20

U.S.C.

§1400

et

seq.,

that

14

is

based

on

the

training

program

and

training

materials

15

distributed

by

the

director

of

the

department

of

education

to

16

the

school

district

pursuant

to

section

256.9,

subsection

80.

17

Sec.

9.

Section

284.6,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

18

to

read

as

follows:

19

3.

A

school

district

shall

develop

a

district

professional

20

development

plan.

The

district

professional

development

plan

21

shall

include

must

satisfy

all

of

the

following

requirements:

22

a.

Include

a

description

of

the

means

by

which

the

school

23

district

will

provide

access

to

all

teachers

in

the

district

to

24

professional

development

programs

or

offerings

that

meet

the

25

requirements

of

subsection

1

.

The

plan

shall

align

26

b.

Align

all

professional

development

with

the

school

27

district’s

long-range

student

learning

goals

and

the

Iowa

28

teaching

standards.

The

plan

shall

indicate

29

c.

Indicate

the

school

district’s

approved

professional

30

development

provider

or

providers.

31

d.

Include

programs

and

offerings

for

all

teachers

to

32

support

serving

students

with

disabilities.

33

e.

Include

information

related

to

all

of

the

following:

34

(1)

The

general

requirements

related

to

providing

a

free

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appropriate

public

education,

including

the

school

district’s

1

obligation

to

identify

and

evaluate

a

student

who

may

have

a

2

disability.

3

(2)

The

provision

of

supports

and

services

through

4

a

student’s

individualized

education

program,

including

5

each

individual

teacher’s

responsibilities

relating

to

the

6

development

and

implementation

of

a

student’s

individualized

7

education

program.

8

(3)

The

general

requirements

related

to

providing

education

9

to

a

student

with

a

disability

consistent

with

the

least

10

restrictive

environment

requirements

under

the

federal

11

Individuals

with

Disabilities

Education

Act,

20

U.S.C.

§1400

12

et

seq.

13

Sec.

10.

STATE

MANDATE

FUNDING

SPECIFIED.

In

accordance

14

with

section

25B.2,

subsection

3,

the

state

cost

of

requiring

15

compliance

with

any

state

mandate

included

in

this

Act

shall

16

be

paid

by

a

school

district

from

state

school

foundation

aid

17

received

by

the

school

district

under

section

257.16.

This

18

specification

of

the

payment

of

the

state

cost

shall

be

deemed

19

to

meet

all

of

the

state

funding-related

requirements

of

20

section

25B.2,

subsection

3,

and

no

additional

state

funding

21

shall

be

necessary

for

the

full

implementation

of

this

Act

22

by

and

enforcement

of

this

Act

against

all

affected

school

23

districts.

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