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

Proposed by the Department of Public Defense · their explanation · all agency proposals

Topics:K–12 educationVeterans & military

Same legislation: HF 898

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 898
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

AI summary Students of school age would no longer be required to attend school if they are joining the military or going through military processing. This change allows children to focus on their military service or entrance requirements without breaking attendance laws.1

Read the official explanation

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). The bill adds additional exemptions for children who are undergoing military entrance processing or who are engaged in military service.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 14, 2025. On January 22, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§299.2

How the Code works3

Lobbying

6 for · 0 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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