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House File 2047
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1 1 Section 1. Section 299.1A, Code 1999, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 299.1A COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AGE.
1 4 A child who has reached the age of six and is under sixteen
1 5 eighteen years of age by September 15 is of compulsory
1 6 attendance age.
1 7 Sec. 2. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance
1 8 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring
1 9 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall
1 10 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid
1 11 received by the school district under section 257.16. This
1 12 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed
1 13 to meet all the state funding-related requirements of section
1 14 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be
1 15 necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and
1 16 enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.
1 17 EXPLANATION
1 18 This bill raises the compulsory education attendance age
1 19 from age 16 to age 18.
1 20 This bill m