IA SF204

Removes requirements for parents providing competent private instruction to submit an "outline of course of study" with lesson plans and time allocations, and eliminates the requirement to provide evidence of immunizations and blood lead tests when first placing a child under private instruction

Eliminates restrictions on independent private instruction that previously limited enrollment to four unrelated students and prohibited charging tuition or fees; requires instruction in math, reading, and language arts for all grade levels, with science and social studies added for grades 6-12

Allows children enrolled in public school districts for dual enrollment to receive any amount of instruction through the district's academic programs, removing the previous administrative rule limiting public school instruction to three-quarters of total instruction

Establishes that diplomas or credentials issued by competent private instruction or independent private instruction programs are equivalent to high school diplomas, and prohibits discrimination against individuals based on the source of their diploma by state entities, community colleges, regents institutions, and accredited private institutions

Prohibits world language instruction in grades 9-12 from incorporating gender-neutral language when the language being taught uses a grammatical gender system, and increases the tuition and textbook tax credit from 25% to 50% of the first $2,000 paid per dependent, retroactive to January 1, 2025