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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2351: Relating to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Lynn Evans (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 6 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Stride, Inc.; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: Stride, Inc.

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2026Filed in the Senate
  2. February 17, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 26, 2026Passed the Senate, 44–0
  4. February 26, 2026Arrived in the House

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF2351