299.4 Reports as to private instruction.
1. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is of compulsory attendance age, who places the child under competent private instruction under section 299A.2, not in an accredited school or a home school assistance program operated by a school district or accredited nonpublic school, shall furnish a report in duplicate on forms provided by the public school district, to the district by September 1 of the school year in which the child will be under competent private instruction. The secretary shall retain and file one copy and forward the other copy to the district’s area education agency. The report shall state the name and age of the child, the period of time during which the child has been or will be under competent private instruction for the year, an outline of the course of study, texts used, and the name and address of the instructor. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child, who is placing the child under competent private instruction for the first time, shall also provide the district with evidence that the child has had the immunizations required under section 139A.8, and, if the child is elementary school age, a blood lead test in accordance with section 135.105D. The term “outline of course of study” shall include subjects covered, lesson plans, and time spent on the areas of study.
2. A home school assistance program operated by a school district or accredited nonpublic school shall furnish a report on forms provided by the department. The report shall, at a minimum, state the name and age of the child and the period of time during the school year in which the child has been or will be under competent private instruction by the home school assistance program.
[S13, §2823-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4413; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §299.4]
88 Acts, ch 1259, §4; 91 Acts, ch 200, §7; 92 Acts, ch 1135, §9; 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §45; 2007 Acts, ch 79, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §110; 2013 Acts, ch 121, §84 – 86
Referred to in §299.6, 299.11, 299A.1, 299A.3
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 299 - COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Section 299.1 - Attendance requirements.
Section 299.1A - Compulsory attendance age.
Section 299.1B - Failure to attend — driver’s license.
Section 299.3 - Reports from accredited nonpublic schools.
Section 299.4 - Reports as to private instruction.
Section 299.5 - Proof of mental or physical condition.
Section 299.6 - Violations — community service or fine or imprisonment.
Section 299.6A - Civil penalty — distribution of funds.
Section 299.7 - Custody of records.
Section 299.8 - “Truant” defined.
Section 299.9 - Truants — rules for punishment.
Section 299.10 - Truancy officers — appointment.
Section 299.11 - Duties of truancy officer.
Section 299.12 - Violation of attendance policy — attendance cooperation meeting — agreement.
Section 299.13 - Civil enforcement.
Section 299.15 - Reports by school officers and employees.
Section 299.16 - Failure to attend — report.
Section 299.19 - Proceeding against parent.
Section 299.22 - When deaf or hard of hearing and blind children excused.
Section 299.23 - Agent of state board of regents.
Section 299.24 - Religious groups exempted from school standards.