256.11A - TEACHER LIBRARIAN -- GUIDANCE COUNSELOR -- SCHOOL NURSE -- WAIVERS. - Iowa Statutes

256.11A TEACHER LIBRARIAN -- GUIDANCE COUNSELOR -- SCHOOL NURSE -- WAIVERS. 1. The board of directors of a school district may file a written request with the department of education that the department waive the following requirements adopted by the state board as follows: a. By August 1, 2007, for the school year beginning July 1, 2007, apply for a one-year extension of a waiver granted for the previous school year beginning July 1, 2006, that the school district have a qualified teacher librarian. b. By August 1, 2007, for the school year beginning July 1, 2007, that the school district have a qualified guidance counselor. The board of directors of the school district may, not later than August 1, 2008, for the school year beginning July 1, 2008, apply for a one-year extension of the waiver. c. By August 1, 2007, for the school year beginning July 1, 2007, that the school district have a school nurse. The board of directors of the school district may, not later than August 1, 2008, for the school year beginning July 1, 2008, apply for a one-year extension of the waiver. 2. A request for a waiver filed by the board of directors of a school district pursuant to subsection 1 shall describe actions being taken by the district to meet the requirement for which the district has requested a waiver. A school district cannot request a waiver of a requirement under subsection 1 if it met the requirements of section 256.11, subsection 9, 9A, or 9B, as applicable, in the previous school year.          Section History: Recent Form 88 Acts, ch 1262, § 3; 89 Acts, ch 210, § 6; 90 Acts, ch 1272, § 41; 92 Acts, ch 1159, §3; 93 Acts, ch 4, § 1; 93 Acts, ch 52, § 1; 94 Acts, ch 1091, §14; 95 Acts, ch 96, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1182, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 108, §5