House
File
241
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
241
BY
MASCHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
compulsory
age
of
attendance
and
to
1
penalties
for
failure
to
attend
school.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
299.1A,
subsection
1,
Code
2015,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Except
as
provided
in
subsections
2
and
3
,
a
child
3
who
has
reached
the
age
of
six
and
is
under
sixteen
eighteen
4
years
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
321.213B,
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
321.213B
Suspension
for
failure
to
attend.
12
1.
The
department
shall
establish
procedures
by
rule
for
13
suspending
the
license
of
a
juvenile
who
has
been
issued
a
14
driver’s
license
and
is
not
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
15
of
section
299.1B
or
issuing
the
juvenile
a
restricted
license
16
under
section
321.178
.
17
2.
Upon
receipt
of
proof
of
high
school
graduation
from
18
a
person
whose
intermediate
or
full
driver’s
license
was
19
suspended
or
revoked
pursuant
to
section
299.1B,
the
department
20
may
reinstate
the
person’s
license.
Notwithstanding
section
21
321.191,
subsection
8,
reinstatement
of
a
driver’s
license
22
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
without
fee.
23
Sec.
3.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
24
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
25
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
26
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
27
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
28
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
29
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
30
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
31
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
32
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
33
districts.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
relates
to
compulsory
education
standards
and
3
penalties.
4
The
bill
raises
the
compulsory
school
attendance
age
from
16
5
to
18.
6
The
department
of
transportation
is
authorized
to
reinstate
7
a
license,
without
fee,
upon
receipt
of
proof
of
high
school
8
graduation
from
a
person
whose
intermediate
or
full
driver’s
9
license
was
suspended
or
revoked
because
the
person
was
truant,
10
notwithstanding
a
current
Code
provision
that
permits
the
11
department
to
charge
a
fee
of
$20
for
reinstatement
of
a
12
license.
13
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
14
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
15
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
16
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
17
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
18
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
19
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
20
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
21
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
22
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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