Iowa Admin. Code r. 249-1.6

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, September 4, 2024

Rule 249-1.6 - Early childhood Iowa areas

(1) The state board shall approve early childhood Iowa area boundaries and the creation of area boards. Minimum criteria for areas and approval of area boards are set forth in Iowa Code section 2561.6.

(2) The state board may waive any of the minimum criteria referenced in Iowa Code section 2561.6, if it is determined that exceptional circumstances exist. The state board further defines exceptional circumstances to include when the proposed change of boundaries creates hardship that reduces performance or quality of services within the area. The area board must provide compelling documentation of the hardship and clearly document the impact to performance or quality of services or both.

ARC 9346B, IAB 1/26/11, effective 3/2/11

Amended by IAB August 2, 2017/Volume XL, Number 3, effective 9/6/2017