Iowa HF 275: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the enrollment of eligible children in the statewide preschool program.

Bill Text

House
File
275
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
275

BY
EHLERT
,
COOLING
,
WILSON
,

B.
MEYER
,
LEVIN
,
OLSON
,

WILBURN
,
AMOS
JR.
,

SCHEETZ
,
R.
JOHNSON
,

CROKEN
,
WICHTENDAHL
,

KRESSIG
,
JAMES
,
KURTH
,
and

BROWN-POWERS

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
modifying
provisions
related
to
the
enrollment
of
1

eligible
children
in
the
statewide
preschool
program.
2

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3

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Section
1.
Section
256C.3,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
1

amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2

NEW
PARAGRAPH

.
i.
Provision
for
ensuring
that
if
there
3

is
a
waiting
list
for
eligible
children
to
enroll
in
the
4

local
program,
that
the
local
program
gives
priority
on
the
5

waiting
list
to
eligible
children
who
meet
the
definitional
6

requirements
of
the
term
“homeless
individual”
under
42
U.S.C.
7

§11302(a)
and
(c),
consistent
with
the
requirements
established
8

under
paragraph
“a”
.
9

EXPLANATION
10

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12

This
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
the
enrollment
13

of
eligible
children
in
the
statewide
preschool
program.
14

Current
law
requires
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
15

rules
to
define
certain
specified
requirements
that
are
used
16

to
determine
whether
a
local
preschool
program
provided
by
a
17

school
district
will
be
considered
an
approved
local
program
18

under
the
statewide
preschool
program
established
under
Code
19

chapter
256C,
including
requirements
related
to
maximum
and
20

minimum
teacher-to-child
ratios,
student
learning
standards,
21

and
provisions
for
the
integration
of
children
from
other
22

state
and
federally
funded
preschool
programs.
The
bill
adds
23

to
the
list
of
requirements
the
requirement
that
the
local
24

program
provide
for
ensuring
that
if
there
is
a
waiting
list
25

for
eligible
children
to
enroll
in
the
local
program,
that
the
26

local
program
gives
priority
on
the
waiting
list
to
eligible
27

children
who
meet
the
definitional
requirements
of
the
term
28

“homeless
individual”
under
federal
law.
29

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