House
File
615
-
Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
615
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
391)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
21,
2023
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
private
instruction,
including
the
issuance
1
of
diplomas
or
credentials
to
students
who
complete
private
2
instruction
and
the
authority
of
parents,
guardians,
and
3
legal
custodians
to
execute
documents
to
verify
student
4
information,
and
including
effective
date
and
applicability
5
provisions.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
7
HF
615
(3)
90
jda/jh/md
H.F.
615
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
299A.13
Diplomas
and
credentials.
1
1.
A
diploma
or
credential
issued
by
a
person
who
2
administers
a
program
of
secondary
education
under
competent
3
private
instruction
or
independent
private
instruction
pursuant
4
to
this
chapter
shall
be
deemed
sufficient
to
demonstrate
for
5
all
purposes
that
the
recipient
has
completed
the
program
of
6
secondary
education
and
has
attained
the
equivalent
of
a
high
7
school
diploma.
8
2.
The
state,
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
a
9
community
college,
an
institution
of
higher
education
under
10
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
an
accredited
11
private
institution
as
defined
in
section
261.9,
shall
not
12
discriminate
against
any
individual
based
on
the
source
of
the
13
individual’s
diploma
or
credential
and
shall
treat
a
diploma
14
or
credential
awarded
for
completion
of
a
program
of
secondary
15
education
under
competent
private
instruction
or
independent
16
private
instruction
the
same
as
a
high
school
diploma
awarded
17
by
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school.
18
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
299A.14
Verification
of
enrollment.
19
The
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
of
a
child
of
20
compulsory
attendance
age
shall
have
the
authority
to
execute
21
any
document
required
by
law
to
verify
any
of
the
following:
22
1.
The
placement
of
a
child
under
competent
private
23
instruction
or
independent
private
instruction.
24
2.
The
child’s
full-time
or
part-time
status
in
competent
25
private
instruction
or
independent
private
instruction.
26
3.
The
grades
the
child
has
obtained
in
competent
private
27
instruction
or
independent
private
instruction.
28
4.
Any
other
required
educational
information.
29
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
30
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
31
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
any
32
diplomas
or
credentials
issued
before,
on,
or
after
the
33
effective
date
of
this
Act:
34
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
299A.13.
35
-1-
HF
615
(3)
90
jda/jh/md
1/
1