HF 898: Modifying school attendance requirements related to children who are undergoing military entrance processing or who are engaged in military service

What it does

This bill modifies school attendance requirements related to children who are undergoing military entrance processing or who are engaged in military service. Current law requires the parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian of a child who is of compulsory attendance age to cause the child to attend public school or an accredited nonpublic school, or place the child under competent private instruction or independent private instruction, during a school year.24 (religious groups exempted from school standards).

House subcommittee · named January 14, 2025

• Rep. Helena Hayes (R) · helena.hayes@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Ryan Weldon (R) · ryan.weldon@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs; Iowa State Education Association; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 14, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 2
2. January 14, 2025House subcommittee named: Hayes, Gjerde and Weldon · as HSB 2
3. January 22, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 2
4. March 5, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 2
5. March 5, 2025Committee vote: 23–0 · as HSB 2
6. March 10, 2025Filed in the House
7. March 10, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 898 · as HSB 2
8. April 3, 2025Sent to the House Education committee