As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. 1. “Concurrent enrollment” means any course offered to students in grades nine through twelve during the regular school year approved by the board of directors of a school district through a contractual agreement between a community college and the school district that meets the provisions of section 257.11, subsection 3. “Concurrent enrollment” also means any course offered to students in grades nine through twelve during the regular school year approved by the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school through a contract with a community college in accordance with section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
2. 2. “Department” means the department of education.
3. 3. “Director” means the director of the department of education.
4. 4. “Eligible postsecondary institution” means an institution of higher learning under the control of the state board of regents, a community college established under chapter 260C, or an accredited private institution as defined in section 261.9.
5. 5. “Full-time” means enrollment at any one eligible postsecondary institution through a school district or accredited nonpublic school in twenty-four or more postsecondary credit hours per academic year, exclusive of summer terms. Enrollment in a course or courses that result in credit hours in excess of the part-time limit shall be subject to applicable provisions of this chapter including section 261E.6 or 261E.8, except that the cost of enrollment shall be the responsibility of the student, or parent or legal guardian of the student. The provisions of section 257.11, subsection 3, and section 261E.7 do not apply to such enrollments.
6. 6. “Institution” means a school district or eligible postsecondary institution delivering the instruction in a given program as authorized by this chapter.
7. 7. “Part-time” means enrollment at any one eligible postsecondary institution under section 261E.6 or 261E.8 in no more than twenty-three postsecondary credit hours per academic year, exclusive of any summer terms.
8. 8. “School board” means the board of directors of a school district or a collaboration of boards of directors of school districts.
9. 9. “State board” means the state board of education.
10. 10. “Student” means any individual enrolled in grades nine through twelve in a school district who meets the criteria in section 261E.3, subsection 1. “Student” includes an individual attending an accredited nonpublic school or the Iowa school for the deaf or the Iowa braille and sight saving school for purposes of sections 261E.4 and 261E.6.

Subsection 1 amended NEW subsection 5 and former subsection 5 renumbered as 6 NEW subsection 7 and former subsections 6 – 8 renumbered as 8 – 10

2008 Acts, ch 1181, §52; 2019 Acts, ch 164, §3, 7

Referred to in §85.61