HF 2212 (LSB 5802YH (3) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2212

BY  JACOBY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the compulsory attendance age of certain specified children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 299.1A, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  a.  Except as provided in  subsections 2 and 3, a child who has reached the age of six and is under sixteen years of age by September 15 is of compulsory attendance age. However, if a child enrolled in a school district or accredited nonpublic school reaches the age of sixteen on or after September 15, the child remains of compulsory age until the end of the regular school calendar.
   b.  Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, the parent or guardian of a child who has reached the age of six on or after September 1, but before October 1, may elect whether to have the child be considered to be of compulsory attendance age for purposes of this subsection by notifying the school district in writing. The child of a parent or guardian who makes an election under this paragraph to have the child not be considered to be of compulsory attendance age under this subsection shall be considered to be of compulsory attendance age under subsection 2.
   2.  a.  A child who has reached the age of five by September 15 and who is enrolled in a school district shall be considered to be of compulsory attendance age unless the parent or guardian of the child notifies the school district in writing of the parent’s or guardian’s intent to remove the child from enrollment in the school district.
   b.  Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, the parent or guardian of a child who has reached the age of five on or after September 1, but before October 1, may elect whether to have the child be considered to be of compulsory attendance age for purposes of this subsection by notifying the school district in writing.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the compulsory attendance age of certain specified children.
   The bill provides that if a child enrolled in a school district or accredited nonpublic school was born in the month of September, once the child reaches the age of six, the child’s parent or guardian may elect for the child to be considered to be five years of age for purposes of Code section 299.1A(2) by providing written notice to the school district.
   The bill provides that if a child was born in the month of September, once the child reaches the age of five, the child’s parent or guardian may elect whether to have the child be considered of compulsory attendance age for purposes of Code section 299.1A(2) by providing written notice to the school district.