House File 204 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 204 BY KAJTAZOVIC A BILL FOR An Act relating to the compulsory age of attendance, to 1 penalties for failure to attend school, and to dropout 2 prevention efforts. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1939YH (3) 85 kh/rj

H.F. 204 Section 1. Section 299.1A, subsection 1, Code 2013, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 , a child who has 3 reached the age of six and is under sixteen eighteen years 4 of age by September 15 is of compulsory attendance age. 5 However, if a child enrolled in a school district or accredited 6 nonpublic school reaches the age of sixteen eighteen on or 7 after September 15, the child remains of compulsory age until 8 the end of the regular school calendar. 9 Sec. 2. Section 299.1B, Code 2013, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 299.1B Failure to attend —— driver’s license. 12 A person who is of compulsory attendance age, is not exempt 13 under section 299.2, and does not attend a public school, an 14 accredited nonpublic school, competent private instruction in 15 accordance with the provisions of chapter 299A , an alternative 16 school, or adult education classes shall not receive an 17 intermediate or full driver’s license until age eighteen. 18 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 299.14 School district dropout 19 prevention measures. 20 1. The board of directors of each school district shall 21 take every opportunity to prevent students from dropping out of 22 school. Actions which a school district may take to prevent 23 students from dropping out of school include but are not 24 limited to general education interventions, alternative program 25 placement, alternative school placement, provision of support 26 and supplemental services, individual and family intervention 27 or therapy, truancy mediation, and coordination with other 28 student support services. 29 2. In addition to meeting the budget requirements of section 30 257.41, the board of directors of each school district shall 31 make every effort to align and maximize all of the funding 32 streams that may be used to support students who are at risk of 33 dropping out of school. 34 Sec. 4. Section 321.213B, Code 2013, is amended to read as 35 -1- LSB 1939YH (3) 85 kh/rj 1/ 3

H.F. 204 follows: 1 321.213B Suspension for failure to attend. 2 1. The department shall establish procedures by rule for 3 suspending the license of a juvenile who has been issued a 4 driver’s license and is not in compliance with the requirements 5 of section 299.1B or issuing the juvenile a restricted license 6 under section 321.178 . 7 2. Upon receipt of proof of high school graduation from 8 a person whose intermediate or full driver’s license was 9 suspended or revoked pursuant to section 299.1B, the department 10 may reinstate the person’s license. Notwithstanding section 11 321.191, subsection 8, the fee for reinstatement of a license 12 pursuant to this subsection shall be twenty-five dollars. 13 Sec. 5. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 14 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 15 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall 16 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid 17 received by the school district under section 257.16. This 18 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed 19 to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of 20 section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding 21 shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act 22 by and enforcement of this Act against all affected school 23 districts. 24 EXPLANATION 25 This bill relates to compulsory education standards, 26 penalties, and dropout prevention efforts. 27 The bill raises the compulsory school attendance age from 16 28 to 18. Each school district must make every effort to prevent 29 students from dropping out of school, and is directed to align 30 and maximize all of the funding streams that may be used to 31 support students who are at risk of dropping out of school. 32 The department of transportation is directed to reinstate, 33 upon receipt of proof of high school graduation from a person 34 whose intermediate or full driver’s license was suspended or 35 -2- LSB 1939YH (3) 85 kh/rj 2/ 3

H.F. 204 revoked because the person was truant, the person’s license for 1 a fee of $25, notwithstanding a current Code provision that 2 permits the department to charge a fee of $20 for reinstatement 3 of a license. The bill makes a technical change to specify 4 that the current Code provision which prohibits licensure for 5 failure to attend school or classes applies only to persons who 6 are not exempt from the provision establishing the compulsory 7 attendance age. 8 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 9 section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of 10 any state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school 11 district from state school foundation aid received by the 12 school district under section 257.16. The specification is 13 deemed to constitute state compliance with any state mandate 14 funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2. The 15 inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the 16 requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state 17 mandates included in the bill. 18 -3- LSB 1939YH (3) 85 kh/rj 3/ 3