A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, private instruction, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions.

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Charter schools now receive additional funding for teacher leadership, teacher salary, professional development, and early intervention supplements.

Employees of charter schools that meet federal requirements are now eligible to participate in the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System.

Students enrolled in charter schools are now eligible to participate in extracurricular athletic contests provided by public schools under specific conditions.

Charter schools are now designated as Local Education Agencies for the purpose of receiving federal funds.

The definition of 'public school district' was amended to explicitly include charter schools and innovation zone schools.

Charter school assets must be used to pay payroll obligations and retirement liabilities before paying other creditors if the school closes.

Schools must adopt rules requiring communications about immunization exemptions to parents.

New deadlines were set for developing model policies on student use of electronic devices and distributing mathematics resources.

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