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SSB 3081Died when the session ended · January 31, 2022

SSB 3081

Topics:K–12 educationHigher education

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2022
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. 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 School districts must first try to offer college courses through the community college in their own local area. They can only use a community college from a different area if the local college does not have a similar course or if there is a waiting list for that class. The school district's board of directors is responsible for deciding which courses are comparable.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program and the community colleges through which school districts may offer courses. _____ which the school district is located. The bill requires the board of directors of the school district to determine what is a comparable course. The bill provides that if a school district determines that the community college located in the merged area does not offer a comparable course, or determines that there is a wait list for the course at the community college located in the merged area, the school district may offer the course through a community college located outside of the merged area without the prior approval of the community college located in the merged area.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 31, 2022. 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

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§261E.8

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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