HF 461: Modifying provisions related to notices that school officials are required to send when a child becomes chronically absent

What it does

This bill modifies provisions related to notices that school officials are required to send when a child becomes chronically absent. Current law provides that when a child becomes chronically absent under Code section 299.12 (failure to attend), a school official is required to send a notice by certified mail to the child’s parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian, if the child is not an emancipated minor, or to the child, if the child is an emancipated minor, that includes information related to the child’s absences from school and the policies and disciplinary processes associated with additional absences. The bill modifies this provision to provide that the notice is required to be sent by ordinary mail.

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards

In plain words

1. February 19, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. March 5, 2025Approved by the House committee
3. March 5, 2025Committee vote: 23–0
4. March 10, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 906