Bill Text: IA HF2321 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
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. (Formerly HF 2061)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-07 - Subcommittee, Dvorsky, Quirmbach, and Sinclair. S.J. 443. [HF2321 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2321-Introduced.html
House File 2321 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2061) (COMPANION TO Sf 2047 BY SINCLAIR) 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: TLSB 5190HV (1) 86 kh/rj 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. LSB 5190HV (1) 86 kh/rj
