House
File
2212
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2212
BY
JACOBY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
compulsory
attendance
age
of
certain
1
specified
children.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
299.1A,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2022,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
Except
as
provided
in
subsections
2
and
3
,
a
child
3
who
has
reached
the
age
of
six
and
is
under
sixteen
years
of
age
4
by
September
15
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age.
However,
if
5
a
child
enrolled
in
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
6
school
reaches
the
age
of
sixteen
on
or
after
September
15,
the
7
child
remains
of
compulsory
age
until
the
end
of
the
regular
8
school
calendar.
9
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
the
parent
or
guardian
of
10
a
child
who
has
reached
the
age
of
six
on
or
after
September
1,
11
but
before
October
1,
may
elect
whether
to
have
the
child
be
12
considered
to
be
of
compulsory
attendance
age
for
purposes
of
13
this
subsection
by
notifying
the
school
district
in
writing.
14
The
child
of
a
parent
or
guardian
who
makes
an
election
under
15
this
paragraph
to
have
the
child
not
be
considered
to
be
of
16
compulsory
attendance
age
under
this
subsection
shall
be
17
considered
to
be
of
compulsory
attendance
age
under
subsection
18
2.
19
2.
a.
A
child
who
has
reached
the
age
of
five
by
September
20
15
and
who
is
enrolled
in
a
school
district
shall
be
considered
21
to
be
of
compulsory
attendance
age
unless
the
parent
or
22
guardian
of
the
child
notifies
the
school
district
in
writing
23
of
the
parent’s
or
guardian’s
intent
to
remove
the
child
from
24
enrollment
in
the
school
district.
25
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
the
parent
or
guardian
of
26
a
child
who
has
reached
the
age
of
five
on
or
after
September
27
1,
but
before
October
1,
may
elect
whether
to
have
the
child
be
28
considered
to
be
of
compulsory
attendance
age
for
purposes
of
29
this
subsection
by
notifying
the
school
district
in
writing.
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
relates
to
the
compulsory
attendance
age
of
34
certain
specified
children.
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The
bill
provides
that
if
a
child
enrolled
in
a
school
1
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
was
born
in
the
2
month
of
September,
once
the
child
reaches
the
age
of
six,
3
the
child’s
parent
or
guardian
may
elect
for
the
child
to
be
4
considered
to
be
five
years
of
age
for
purposes
of
Code
section
5
299.1A(2)
by
providing
written
notice
to
the
school
district.
6
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
child
was
born
in
the
month
of
7
September,
once
the
child
reaches
the
age
of
five,
the
child’s
8
parent
or
guardian
may
elect
whether
to
have
the
child
be
9
considered
of
compulsory
attendance
age
for
purposes
of
Code
10
section
299.1A(2)
by
providing
written
notice
to
the
school
11
district.
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