Iowa HSB676 modifies charter school funding, operations, and contracts, and eliminates innovation zone schools.

Iowa HSB676 consolidates charter school code chapters, eliminates innovation zone schools, and modifies charter school funding, operations, and contracts. It requires area education agencies to provide educational services to charter school students and mandates charter schools to offer driver education courses. The bill also allows charter school students to participate in public school extracurricular activities under certain conditions. It sets a five-year term for charter school contracts, requires performance frameworks, and outlines procedures for contract renewal and revocation.

Iowa HSB676 modifies charter school funding, operations, and contracts, and eliminates innovation zone schools.

Iowa HSB676 consolidates charter school code chapters, eliminates innovation zone schools, and modifies charter school funding, operations, and contracts. It requires area education agencies to provide educational services to charter school students and mandates charter schools to offer driver education courses. The bill also allows charter school students to participate in public school extracurricular activities under certain conditions. It sets a five-year term for charter school contracts, requires performance frameworks, and outlines procedures for contract renewal and revocation.