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Relating to the compulsory age of attendance and to penalties for failure to attend school
Topics:K–12 educationTransportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2021
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Students would be required to stay in school until they turn 18. If a person loses their driver's license because they skipped school, the state can give it back for free once they prove they graduated from high school. School districts would use some of their state funding to help cover the costs of these new rules.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to compulsory education standards and penalties. The bill raises the compulsory school attendance age from to 18. The department of transportation is authorized to reinstate a license, without fee, upon receipt of proof of high school graduation from a person whose intermediate or full driver’s license was suspended or revoked because the person was truant, notwithstanding a current Code provision that permits the department to charge a fee of $20 for reinstatement of a license. 3.16.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.
House subcommittee
Named February 16, 2021. Meeting: Thursday, February 25 · 8:00 AM · RM 19.
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
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
0 for · 4 against · 2 undecided · Who →