Relating to open enrollment of certain students and the determination of good cause and including applicability provisions

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill modifies several provisions related to Iowa’s open enrollment law.18(2) establishes deadlines for requests to open enroll as March of the preceding school year for students entering grades one through twelve and as September of the current school year for students entering kindergarten.18. The bill also amends the definition of “good cause” for purposes of consideration and approval of open enrollment requests that fail to meet statutory deadlines to include a change in a child’s residence from the residence of one parent or guardian to the residence of a different parent or guardian and the initial placement of a prekindergarten student in a special education program requiring specially designed instruction. 18 to reflect the amendment to the definition of good cause. The bill applies to school years beginning on or after July 1, 2021.