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HF 393Renumbered as HF 606 · March 3, 2023

Relating to nonpublic schools, including authorizing nonpublic schools to withdraw applications for accreditation, authorizing accredited nonpublic schools to terminate accreditation, and including applicability provisions

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HF 606

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Also covers HF 606.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 22, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 23, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 1, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 606
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 606 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 606 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to nonpublic schools, including authorizing nonpublic schools to withdraw applications for accreditation and authorizing accredited nonpublic schools to terminate accreditation. The bill authorizes a nonpublic school to withdraw its application for accreditation submitted to the director of the department of education, or terminate its accreditation, at any time by providing written notice to the director. The bill requires the department to cease all accreditation, monitoring, and enforcement process activities related to the nonpublic school upon receipt of the written notice.

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The bill applies to all applications for accreditation that nonpublic schools submitted to the director before, on, or after the effective date of the bill. The bill also applies to all nonpublic schools accredited by the department before, on, or after the effective date of the bill.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 23, 2023. On March 1, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.11

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

1 for · 4 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

90th General Assembly

HF 393RenumberedHF 606Cleared committeefrom HF 393

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