House File 9HOUSE FILE BY REASONER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act modifying the compulsory school attendance age to include 2 certain children who are five years of age. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1060YH 82 5 kh/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 299.1A, Code 2007, 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 years of age by September 15 is of compulsory attendance age. 1 6 However, ifa child enrolled in a school district or 1 7 accredited nonpublic schoolreaches the age of sixteen on or 1 8 after September 15, the child remains of compulsory age until 1 9 the end of the regular school calendarwho is five years of 1 10 age at the time the child is enrolled in kindergarten or who 1 11 reaches sixteen years of age on or after September 15 shall be 1 12 considered to be of compulsory attendance age until the end of 1 13 the regular school calendar. 1 14 EXPLANATION 1 15 This bill requires that a child who is enrolled in a public 1 16 or accredited private school be considered of compulsory 1 17 attendance age for the entire school year. 1 18 LSB 1060YH 82 1 19 kh:nh/je/5