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Relating to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent, and including applicability provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Lynn Evans (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: SF 2116
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 17, 2026
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 26, 202644–0
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent.12, the pupil is prohibited from transferring until the pupil is no longer chronically absent, participating in the school engagement meeting, or a party to the absenteeism prevention plan; provided, however, that the bill authorizes such a pupil to transfer if the receiving district approves the request to transfer. Once the pupil is no longer chronically absent, no longer participating in the school engagement meeting, and no longer a party to an absenteeism prevention plan, the pupil is permitted to transfer.
Read the full explanation
18(16) provides that an application for open enrollment may be granted at any time with approval of the resident and receiving districts. The bill does not modify this provision. The bill applies to open enrollment applications and notifications that are submitted 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
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§282.18
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