Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-31.7 - Miscellaneous provisions

(1) Special education. Special education services to students in competent private instruction, including dual enrollment for special education services, are governed by Iowa Code section 299A.9.

(2) Open enrollment. Open enrollment for a student under this chapter is governed by Iowa Code section 282.18. A receiving district may only bill a resident district if the receiving district complies with the provisions of this chapter.

(3) Instructional materials.

a. A school district will not make monetary payments, including cash and cash equivalents, or give publicly funded resources, directly or indirectly, to the parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian or to a child receiving competent private instruction. A school district will not purchase texts or supplementary materials for or on behalf of a child receiving competent private instruction if such texts or supplementary materials are not appropriate for use by regularly enrolled students of the school district.

b. A district may provide to children receiving competent private instruction available texts or supplementary materials on the same basis as they are provided to enrolled students and will provide available texts or supplemental instructional materials on the same basis as they are provided to enrolled students when a child is under dual enrollment or in a home school assistance program. If a fee, such as a textbook or towel rental fee, is charged to regularly enrolled students for participation in a class or extracurricular activity, that fee may also be charged to dual-enrolled students on the same basis as it is charged to enrolled students, but only for the specific class or extracurricular activity.

c. The parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian who provides competent private instruction to a child of compulsory attendance age may access the services and materials available from the AEA by requesting assistance through the school district of residence. The AEA will make services and materials available to the child on the same basis as they are available to regularly enrolled students of the district if the child is dual enrolled or enrolled in a home school assistance program. The district of residence will act as liaison between the parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian of a child who is receiving competent private instruction and the AEA.

(4) Driver education. The public school district will offer or make available to all resident students, including those receiving private instruction on an equal basis with students enrolled in the district, an approved course in driver education pursuant to Iowa Code section 321.178(1) "c."

(5) Private instruction reporting exemption. The options provided in subrule 31.3(2) are not available to any parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian who requests services from a school district or AEA under this chapter, including the provision of instructional materials, assistance from a home school assistance program, dual enrollment, open enrollment, or special education services. Parents who elect the reporting option under this subrule and who request testing assistance or an approved course in driver education under subrule 31.7(4) need not complete any particular form, but must demonstrate that the child is receiving competent private instruction pursuant to this chapter.

(6) Independent private instruction-services available. For students under independent private instruction, only the following services are available: an approved course in driver education; annual achievement testing under paragraph 31.4(7)"b" ; and concurrent enrollment programs, also known as district-to-community college sharing, subject to the terms of Iowa Code section 261E.8.

(7) Student records confidential. Personal information in records pursuant to this chapter will be kept confidential in compliance with district student directory policy in accordance with Iowa Code section 22.7(1).

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-31.7

Adopted by IAB June 12, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 26, effective 7/17/2024