HF 215: Relating to schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement by authorizing parents or guardians to petition for the closure of an attendance center, for implementation of an education voucher program, or for establishment of a charter school, establishing an education voucher fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties

What it does

This bill relates to schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, by authorizing parents or guardians to petition for the closure of an attendance center, for implementation of an education voucher program, or for establishment of a charter school. Under the bill, if an attendance center is identified for comprehensive support and improvement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, the parents or guardians of students enrolled at the attendance center may submit a petition to the school board to either close the attendance center or authorize education vouchers for students of the attendance center.

Lobbying · 0 for, 10 against

Against: Des Moines Public Schools; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa State Education Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; The Hale Group; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 25, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee