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Relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: SF 176

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeJanuary 30, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 176
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 176 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 176 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Students who move to online schooling through open enrollment can still join activities like sports or clubs in their home school district. However, they can only do this if their online school does not offer those same activities themselves. This change affects students who learn primarily over the internet.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. _____ as the pupils enrolled in the district of residence. The bill provides that such pupils may only participate in such cocurricular or extracurricular activities if the school providing the educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet does not sponsor such cocurricular or extracurricular activities. 18(12).

Changed since by amendment H-8005; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 21, 2025. On January 23, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§282.18

How the Code works3

Lobbying

9 for · 1 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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