A bill for an act modifying provisions related to English learner participation in open enrollment and including applicability provisions.

This bill modifies Iowa's open enrollment rules for English learners, affecting students, their home school districts, and receiving districts. It requires that transfer requests for English learners be approved only if the receiving district has an appropriate program meeting the student's needs without exceeding class size limits, and has sufficient space in general education classes if applicable. The bill clarifies funding: the home district pays the receiving district the standard English learner funding plus any additional costs the receiving district incurs for specialized instruction, if those costs exceed the standard rate. These changes apply to open enrollment requests filed after the bill's effective date.