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IA SF345
Bill
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Trone Garriott
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AI Summary
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Requires public school district boards to adopt absenteeism and truancy policies that allow excused absences for illness, medical appointments, family emergencies, religious observances, and preapproved educational opportunities
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Mandates that district policies define unexcused absences, establish criteria for determining unexcused status, specify associated penalties, and describe interventions for chronically absent students including personalized support plans
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Requires boards of directors to review attendance data and modify their absenteeism policies when appropriate
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Creates new exemptions from compulsory school attendance requirements for children who are undergoing military entrance processing or who are engaged in military service
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Repeals Code sections 299.1C, 299.12, and 299.13, eliminating county attorney enforcement responsibilities, mandatory school engagement meeting requirements, and related civil enforcement provisions for chronic absenteeism
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to compulsory education, including by modifying provisions related to absenteeism and truancy policies adopted by school districts and school attendance requirements related to children who are undergoing military entrance processing or who are engaged in military service.
Last Action
Subcommittee: Evans, Kraayenbrink, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 315.
2/19/2025