Bill Text: IA HF2061 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the accreditation of nonpublic schools by independent accrediting agencies approved by the state board of education. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2321)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-01 - Withdrawn. H.J. 374. [HF2061 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF2061-Introduced.html

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House File 2061 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  HEARTSILL

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the accreditation of nonpublic schools by
  2    independent accrediting agencies approved by the state board
  3    of education.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 256.11, subsection 16, paragraph d, Code
  1  2 2016, is amended by striking the paragraph.
  1  3                           EXPLANATION
  1  4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1  5 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1  6    This bill eliminates the July 1, 2020, repeal of a provision
  1  7 that allows a nonpublic school to be accredited by an
  1  8 independent accrediting agency that has been approved by the
  1  9 state board of education.
  1 10    The retained provision requires the state board to maintain
  1 11 on its internet site a list of approved independent accrediting
  1 12 agencies comprised of at least six regional or national
  1 13 nonprofit, nongovernmental agencies recognized as reliable
  1 14 authorities concerning the quality of education offered by
  1 15 a school. A nonpublic school that participates in such an
  1 16 agency's accreditation process shall be deemed to meet the
  1 17 state's education standards.
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