HF 967 Summary

• School boards may limit nonresident pupil enrollment in early childhood special education programs and special education secondary transition programs for students ages 18 to 21, to no fewer than 1% of total enrollment at each grade level or the number of district residents at that grade level enrolled in a nonresident district, whichever is less.

• Districts that limit nonresident enrollment must report to the commissioner by July 15 on the number of nonresident pupils denied admission.

• School boards must adopt specific standards for accepting and rejecting applications based on program capacity, including capacity for regular K-12 programs, early childhood special education, special education transition programs, classes, or school buildings.

• School boards cannot reject applications based on previous academic achievement, athletic or extracurricular ability, disabling conditions, English language proficiency, previous disciplinary proceedings, or district of residence (except where district of residence is part of an approved achievement and integration program).

• Both sections are effective July 1, 2021.