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SENATE
FILE
2008
BY
McCLINTOCK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
requirements
related
to
nonpublic
schools
1
that
receive
tuition
payments
from
parents
or
guardians
2
whose
students
are
participating
in
the
education
savings
3
account
program.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
257.11B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
“Qualified
educational
expenses”
includes
tuition
3
and
fees
at
a
nonpublic
school
that
is
in
compliance
with
4
subsection
12
,
textbooks,
fees
or
payments
for
educational
5
therapies,
including
tutoring
or
cognitive
skills
training,
6
curriculum
fees,
software,
and
materials
for
a
course
of
7
study
for
a
specific
subject
matter
or
grade
level,
tuition
8
or
fees
for
nonpublic
online
education
programs,
tuition
for
9
vocational
and
life
skills
education
approved
by
the
department
10
of
education,
education
materials
and
services
for
pupils
with
11
disabilities
from
an
accredited
provider,
including
the
cost
of
12
paraprofessionals
and
assistants
who
are
trained
in
accordance
13
with
state
law,
standardized
test
fees,
and
advanced
placement
14
examinations
or
examinations
related
to
postsecondary
education
15
admission
or
credentialing.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
257.11B,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsection:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12.
A
nonpublic
school
shall
not
receive
19
tuition
payments
from
parents
or
guardians
whose
students
20
are
participating
in
the
education
savings
account
program
21
unless
the
nonpublic
school
satisfies
all
of
the
following
22
requirements:
23
a.
The
governing
body
of
the
nonpublic
school
must
adhere
to
24
the
accountability
and
transparency
requirements
applicable
to
25
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts
in
the
same
manner
26
as
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts.
27
b.
The
nonpublic
school
must
adhere
to
the
data
reporting
28
requirements
applicable
to
school
districts
in
the
same
manner
29
as
a
school
district.
30
c.
The
nonpublic
school
must
adhere
to
the
auditing
31
requirements
applicable
to
school
districts
in
the
same
manner
32
as
a
school
district.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
establishes
requirements
related
to
nonpublic
2
schools
that
receive
tuition
payments
from
parents
or
guardians
3
whose
students
are
participating
in
the
education
savings
4
account
program.
Current
Code
section
257.11B
establishes
5
the
education
savings
account
program,
which
allows
for
6
payments
to
be
made
to
parents
and
guardians
for
the
payment
7
of
qualified
educational
expenses.
Current
law
defines
8
“qualified
educational
expenses”
to
include
tuition
and
fees
9
at
a
nonpublic
school.
The
bill
modifies
the
definition
of
10
“qualified
educational
expenses”
for
purposes
of
the
education
11
savings
account
program
to
provide
that
the
nonpublic
school
12
must
adhere
to
all
of
the
following:
the
accountability
and
13
transparency
requirements
applicable
to
the
boards
of
directors
14
of
school
districts,
the
data
reporting
requirements
applicable
15
to
school
districts,
and
the
auditing
requirements
applicable
16
to
school
districts.
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