Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to education, including by requiring school engagement meetings and attendance cooperation proceedings when children are absent from school, requiring school districts to restrict student use of cellular phones and smartphones, modifying provisions related to open enrollment of truant students, and modifying penalties
Sponsored by the House Education Committee
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: HF 2254
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 1, 2024
- Done: House committeeFebruary 13, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 12, 202473–22
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires the development of an attendance improvement plan when a student is chronically absent from school. The bill provides that, when a student who is enrolled in a public school was absent from school for at least percent of the school days in the prior school year for any reason, the student or the student’s parent, guardian, or custodian, as applicable, a representative of the public school, and a representative of the county attorney of a county in which the public school is located shall meet to discuss how to improve the student’s attendance, create an attendance improvement plan, and sign the attendance improvement plan.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires that, during the meeting, the representative of the county attorney shall provide the student or the student’s parent, guardian, or custodian, as applicable, with information related to this state’s laws related to attendance requirements, penalties associated with violating the attendance requirements, and exceptions to the attendance requirements.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named March 14, 2024. On March 14, 2024 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§299.1C
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Lobbying
3 for · 4 against · 15 undecided · Who →
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