256G.3 Research and development school funding.

1. a. (1) The university and the board of directors of the Cedar Falls community school district shall develop a student transfer policy for the research and development school that will protect and promote the quality and integrity of the teacher education program and the viability of the education program of the Cedar Falls community school district.

(2) The policy shall include, in order of consideration, the reasons for which a request to transfer to the research and development school will be allowed by the school district. The research and development school may deny any request for transfer under the policy and such denial for transfer is not subject to appeal under section 290.1. The research and development school shall report the transfer and enrollment of a new student directly to the department.

b. The research and development school shall create and maintain a basic geographic boundary line agreement with the Cedar Falls community school district. The boundary line agreement shall ensure that students currently enrolled at the center for early development education shall continue to have priority access to enrollment at the research and development school. If such an agreement cannot be reached, the boundary line for the research and development school shall be the official boundary line of the Cedar Falls community school district.

c. Open enrollment under section 282.18 applies to the research and development school.

2. Funds provided by the university for the center for early development education under section 262.71 shall be redirected as applicable to support the research component at the research and development school.

2009 Acts, ch 177, §51, 57