§ 256E.13 — Students receiving instruction over internet — participation in activities in district of residence

Iowa § 256E.13

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 256E: CHARTER SCHOOLS — SCHOOL BOARD AND FOUNDING GROUP MODELS

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district of residence.
1. A student enrolled in a charter school who receives educational instruction and course
content primarily over the internet may participate in any cocurricular or extracurricular
activities offered to children in the student’s grade or group and sponsored by the district
of residence under the same conditions and requirements as the students enrolled in the
district of residence. The student may participate in not more than two cocurricular or
extracurricular activities during a school year unless the resident district approves the
student’s participation in additional activities. The student shall comply with the eligibility,
conduct, and other requirements relating to the activity that are established by the district of
residence for any student who applies to participate or who is participating in the activity.
2. If a student participates in a cocurricular or extracurricular activity in accordance with
this section, the district of residence may charge the charter school up to two hundred dollars
per activity, for up to two activities. For a cocurricular activity, one semester shall equal
one activity. Extracurricular activities for which a resident district may charge up to two
hundred dollars per activity for up to two activities under this section include interscholastic
athletics, music, drama, andanyotheractivitywithageneralfundexpenditureexceedingfive
thousand dollars annually. A student may participate in additional extracurricular activities
at the discretion of the resident district. The resident district may charge the student a fee for
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participation in such cocurricular or extracurricular activities equivalent to the fee charged
to and paid in the same manner by other resident students.