SF 204: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, world language instruction, dual enrollment, and the tuition and textbook tax credit, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, world language instruction, dual enrollment, and the tuition and textbook tax credit. DIVISION I —— PRIVATE INSTRUCTION. Current law authorizes the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of compulsory attendance age to place the child under competent private instruction or independent private instruction.8 (immunization of children), and, if the child is elementary school age, a blood lead test.

Senate subcommittee · named February 10, 2025

• Sen. Mike Pike (R) · mike.pike@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 11 for, 13 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Classical Conversations; Dr. Tanja Garrison; Homeschool Iowa; Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; PELLA PAC; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: Blank Childrens Hospital; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa State Education Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; and 1 more

In plain words

1. February 4, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. February 10, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Pike, Quirmbach and Salmon
3. February 13, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it