Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2022
- 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 Schools in Iowa would no longer be required to wait until August 23 to start their school year. If a school district chooses to start between June 1 and August 15, its board must approve the calendar by February of the year before. This change also stops the state from taking away money from districts that start school before August 23.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the beginning date of the school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. _____ Current law provides that the school calendar for each school district and accredited nonpublic school shall begin no sooner than August and no later than the first Monday in December. The bill removes the requirement that the school calendar begin no sooner than August 23. Additionally, the bill provides that, if a school district’s school calendar begins on or after June 1, and prior to August 15, the school district’s board of directors shall adopt the school calendar before February of the preceding school year. 17, which provides for the reduction of state aid payments to a school district if the school district begins school prior to August 23.
House subcommittee
Named January 19, 2022. On January 26, 2022 it recommended indefinite postponement. Vote Total: 0-0.
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