Senate
File
2219
-
Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
2219
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3041)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
February
23,
2026
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts,
1
governing
boards
of
charter
schools,
and
authorities
in
2
charge
of
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
adopt
policies
3
related
to
exempting
student
absences
for
4-H
club
or
FFA
4
activities.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0w.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
299.1,
subsection
5,
relating
to
4
absences
from
school
because
of
involvement
in
an
activity
or
5
project
sponsored
by
a
4-H
club
or
the
FFA
in
the
same
manner
as
6
a
school
district.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
299.1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
10
school
district
and
the
governing
body
of
each
accredited
11
nonpublic
school
shall
adopt
a
policy
that
requires
the
school
12
district
or
the
accredited
nonpublic
school
to
grant
a
student
13
an
exempt
absence
when
the
student
is
absent
from
school
14
because
of
the
student’s
involvement
in
an
activity
or
project
15
sponsored
by
a
4-H
club
or
the
FFA.
The
policy
shall
also
16
require
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
17
to
allow
a
student
who
is
absent
from
school
because
of
the
18
student’s
involvement
in
an
activity
or
project
sponsored
by
a
19
4-H
club
or
the
FFA
to
make
up
any
classwork
the
student
was
not
20
able
to
complete
as
a
result
of
the
absence.
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