House
File
185
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
185
BY
MITCHELL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
school
start
date
and
including
1
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
279.10,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
school
year
for
each
school
district
and
accredited
3
nonpublic
school
shall
begin
on
July
1
and
the
school
calendar
4
shall
begin
no
sooner
than
August
23
the
Monday
following
the
5
last
day
on
which
the
annual
state
fair
and
exposition
is
held
6
by
the
Iowa
state
fair
board
pursuant
to
chapter
173
and
no
7
later
than
the
first
Monday
in
December.
The
school
calendar
8
shall
include
not
less
than
one
hundred
eighty
days
or
one
9
thousand
eighty
hours
of
instruction
during
the
calendar
year.
10
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
the
authorities
11
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
determine
the
12
school
start
date
for
the
school
calendar
in
accordance
with
13
this
subsection
and
shall
set
the
number
of
days
or
hours
of
14
required
attendance
for
the
school
year
as
provided
in
section
15
299.1,
subsection
2
,
but
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
16
district
shall
hold
a
public
hearing
on
any
proposed
school
17
calendar
prior
to
adopting
the
school
calendar.
If
the
board
18
of
directors
of
a
district
or
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
19
accredited
nonpublic
school
extends
the
school
calendar
because
20
inclement
weather
caused
the
school
district
or
accredited
21
nonpublic
school
to
temporarily
close
during
the
regular
school
22
calendar,
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
23
may
excuse
a
graduating
senior
who
has
met
district
or
school
24
requirements
for
graduation
from
attendance
during
the
extended
25
school
calendar.
A
school
corporation
may
begin
employment
26
of
personnel
for
in-service
training
and
development
purposes
27
before
the
date
to
begin
elementary
and
secondary
school.
28
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
29
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
provides
that
a
school
district
or
accredited
34
nonpublic
school
cannot
begin
its
school
calendar
prior
to
the
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Monday
following
the
last
day
of
the
state
fair.
1
Currently,
August
23
is
the
earliest
school
start
date
2
allowed.
3
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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