1.The board of directors of a school district shall expend moneys received pursuant to
section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), and amounts designated from
the school district’s flexibility account under section 298A.2, subsection 2, for purposes of
providing a home school assistance program.
2.Purposes for which a school district may expend funds received pursuant to section
257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), or amounts designated from the
school district’s flexibility account under section 298A.2, subsection 2, shall include but not
be limited to the following:
a.Instruction for students and assisting parents with instruction.
b.Support services for students and teaching parents and staff support services.
c.Salary and benefits for the supervi
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1. The board of directors of a school district shall expend moneys received pursuant to
section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), and amounts designated from
the school district’s flexibility account under section 298A.2, subsection 2, for purposes of
providing a home school assistance program.
2. Purposes for which a school district may expend funds received pursuant to section
257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), or amounts designated from the
school district’s flexibility account under section 298A.2, subsection 2, shall include but not
be limited to the following:
a. Instruction for students and assisting parents with instruction.
b. Support services for students and teaching parents and staff support services.
c. Salary and benefits for the supervising teacher of the home school assistance program
students. Iftheteacherisapart-timehomeschoolassistanceprogramteacherandapart-time
regular classroom teacher, funds received pursuant to section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph
“a”, subparagraph (5), or amounts designated from the school district’s flexibility account
under section 298A.2, subsection 2, may be used only for the portion of time in which the
teacher is a home school assistance program teacher.
d. Salary and benefits for clerical and office staff of the home school assistance program.
If the staff members are shared with other programs or functions within the district,
funds received pursuant to section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5),
or amounts designated from the school district’s flexibility account under section 298A.2,
subsection 2, shall only be expended for the portion of time spent providing the home school
assistance program services.
e. Staff development for the home school assistance program teacher.
f. Travel for the home school assistance program teacher.
g. Resources, materials, computer software and hardware, supplies, and purchased
services that meet the following criteria:
(1) Are necessary to provide the services of home school assistance.
(2) Are retained as the possessions of the school district for its prekindergarten through
grade twelve home school assistance program.
3. Purposesforwhichaschooldistrictshallnotexpendfundsreceivedpursuanttosection
257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), or amounts designated from the school
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district’s flexibility account under section 298A.2, subsection 2, include but are not limited to
the following:
a. Indirect costs or use charges.
b. Operational or maintenance costs other than those necessary to operate and maintain
the program.
c. Capital expenditures other than equipment or facility acquisition, including the lease
or rental of space to supplement existing schoolhouse facilities.
d. Student transportation except in cases of home school assistance program-approved
field trips or other educational activities.
e. Administrative costs other than the costs necessary to administer the program.
f. Concurrent and dual enrollment costs and postsecondary enrollment options program
costs.
g. Any other expenditures not directly related to providing the home school assistance
program. A home school assistance program shall not provide moneys to parents or students
utilizing the program.
4. The purposes for and limitations on the expenditure of funds under subsections 2 and
3 shall not be construed to prohibit a school corporation from authorizing the use of items
and materials purchased for the home school assistance program for school district purposes
otherthanthehomeschoolassistanceprogramsolongastheauthorizedusedoesnotprevent
or interfere with the item or material’s use by parents or students utilizing the program.
5. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, and if the statutory requirements for use of home
school assistance program funding have been met, including funding all purposes listed in
subsection 2 and funding all requests for services and materials from parents or guardians of
students eligible to access the program, all or a portion of the moneys received by a school
district pursuant to section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), that remain
unexpended and unobligated at the end of a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2017,
may be transferred for deposit in the school district’s flexibility account established under
section 298A.2, subsection 2.