HF 120 (LSB 2307YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 120

BY  HORA

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 279.10, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school may apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students in prekindergarten through grade eight twelve. However, a board shall hold a public hearing on any proposal relating to authorization for a year-round school calendar prior to submitting an application under this subsection to the department of education for approval.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades 9 through 12. Current law allows school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to maintain a year-round calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in prekindergarten through grade eight. Initial applications for a year-round school calendar must be submitted to the department of education not later than November 1 of the preceding school year.