IA HF824

Defines "educational setting" to include public schools, charter schools, accredited nonpublic schools, private instruction (homeschooling), and any other method satisfying Iowa's compulsory education requirements

Requires courts to consider a child's educational setting when parents disagree during temporary custody orders and joint legal custody determinations

Creates a rebuttable presumption that keeping a child in their educational setting from the immediately preceding school year is in their best interest, which can only be overcome by a preponderance of evidence

Mandates all custody orders specify each parent's rights and responsibilities regarding the child's educational setting, including physical access during school, record access, decision-making authority, and removal from school premises

Prohibits orders from granting school-day physical access or removal rights when a child receives private instruction (homeschooling); requires parents with legal custody to provide a copy of the order to the educational setting