88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 615: Eliminating the option to calculate by hours the instructional time school districts and accredited nonpublic schools must include in the school calendar
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill eliminates an option for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to count instructional time required for in the school calendar in hours. Currently the school calendar consists of a minimum of either 180 instructional days or 1,080 instructional hours. Subject to the minimum requirement, school districts and accredited nonpublic schools set the number of days or hours of required attendance for the school year. The bill makes conforming changes.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named March 5, 2019
- Rep. Joel Fry (R)
- Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. David Kerr (R)
Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against
Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- March 5, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- March 5, 2019House subcommittee named: Fry, Ehlert and Kerr
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF615