Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 17, 2021
- 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 This law changes the rules for students who want to switch schools through open enrollment. It adds prekindergarten students in special education programs to the group of children who must meet a September deadline to request a school change. It also allows families to request a late school change if a child moves between parents or if a prekindergarten student is first placed in a special education program.1
Read the official explanation
_____ 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.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 21, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
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
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