House File 9 



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                                       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, if a child enrolled in a school district or
  1  7 accredited nonpublic school reaches 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 calendar who 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