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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 241: Establishing the truancy evaluation and reduction pilot program to be administered by the department of education and making appropriations

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill establishes the truancy evaluation and reduction pilot program to be administered by the department of education. The bill requires the department to work with certain specified persons on issues related to truancy and student absences from school. The bill requires the department to employ one social worker who shall work in a county with a population of at least 200,000 residents but not more than 300,000 residents and another social worker who shall work in a county with a population of at least 25,000 residents but not more than 25,600 residents, a county with a population of at least 17,100 residents but not more than 17,400 residents, and a county with a population of at least 16,600 residents but not more than 16,700 residents to identify, evaluate, and address cases of truancy, student absences from school, and other barriers that make it difficult for students to attend school.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF241