Bill Text: IA HF120 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-05 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF120 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF120-Introduced.html
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BY
HORA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
1
schools
to
apply
to
the
department
of
education
for
2
authorization
to
maintain
a
year-round
school
calendar
at
an
3
attendance
center
or
school
for
students
enrolled
in
grades
4
nine
through
twelve.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
279.10,
subsection
2,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
the
3
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
4
apply
to
the
department
of
education
for
authorization
to
5
maintain
a
year-round
school
calendar
at
an
attendance
center
6
or
school
for
students
in
prekindergarten
through
grade
7
eight
twelve
.
However,
a
board
shall
hold
a
public
hearing
8
on
any
proposal
relating
to
authorization
for
a
year-round
9
school
calendar
prior
to
submitting
an
application
under
this
10
subsection
to
the
department
of
education
for
approval.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
authorizes
school
districts
and
accredited
15
nonpublic
schools
to
apply
to
the
department
of
education
for
16
authorization
to
maintain
a
year-round
school
calendar
at
an
17
attendance
center
or
school
for
students
enrolled
in
grades
9
18
through
12.
Current
law
allows
school
districts
and
accredited
19
nonpublic
schools
to
apply
to
maintain
a
year-round
calendar
20
at
an
attendance
center
or
school
for
students
enrolled
in
21
prekindergarten
through
grade
eight.
Initial
applications
22
for
a
year-round
school
calendar
must
be
submitted
to
the
23
department
of
education
not
later
than
November
1
of
the
24
preceding
school
year.
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