Requesting the establishment of an interim committee to study the feasibility of allowing a day of virtual instruction to count as a minimum school day when inclement weather causes schools to close

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 21, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2019
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2019
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 480
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 480 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 480 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requests the legislative council to establish an interim study committee to study and make recommendations relating to the feasibility of allowing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to count a day of virtual instruction as a minimum school day when inclement weather causes schools to close and instructional staff and students engage in curriculum-aligned instructional and learning opportunities from home. The study committee shall review and provide an analysis of school districts or accredited nonpublic schools in Iowa currently offering virtual instructional days, authorization of virtual instructional days by other states, potential barriers to allowing virtual instructional days to be counted as minimum school days, opportunities to overcome such barriers without need for new state funding, and best practices for utilizing virtual instructional days as minimum school days.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 25, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Chris Cournoyer R
• Sen. Mark S. Lofgren REmail
• Sen. Zach Wahls DEmail

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

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