Requesting the establishment of an interim study committee to consider school district and accredited nonpublic school use of online learning technology as a means to meet minimum school day or school hour requirements when inclement weather causes schools to close

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 21, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requests the legislative council to establish an interim study committee to consider and make recommendations relating to the feasibility of allowing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to utilize online learning technology as a means to meet the minimum school day or school hour requirements when inclement weather causes school closures. The study committee shall review and provide an analysis of how school districts or accredited nonpublic schools in Iowa are currently using such technology to provide instruction on days when inclement weather causes school closures; related policies and laws in other states; potential barriers to such use and the options for overcoming such barriers, and best practices for utilizing online instructional technology to meet minimum school day or school hour requirements when inclement weather causes school closures.

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