Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF120: A BILL FOR An Act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve
Status: In committee, February 13, 2025
An Act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2307YH (2) jda/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 279.10, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school may apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students in prekindergarten through grade eight twelve. However, a board shall hold a public hearing on any proposal relating to authorization for a year-round school calendar prior to submitting an application under this subsection to the department of education for approval. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill authorizes school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades through 12. Current law allows school districts and …
Sponsors
- Heather Hora (R, 92) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 418 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 392 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 294 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 294 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2025 12:30PM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Hora, Ehlert and Kniff McCulla. H.J. 171 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 126 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 294 . (February 11, 2025): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HF120?
- HF120 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.
- What does HF120 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.
- What is the status of HF120?
- In committee as of February 13, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 418 . (February 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF120?
- Heather Hora (R, 92).
- Where is the official record for HF120?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0120&ga=91
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