Iowa HF 552: A bill for an act relating to approval of certain state government leases by the general assembly.

Bill Text

House
File
552
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
552

BY
JONES

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
compulsory
education
by
modifying
provisions
1

related
to
chronic
absenteeism
and
school
engagement
2

meetings,
and
providing
penalties.
3

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4

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Section
1.
Section
299.1,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
1

2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2

a.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
public
school
district
3

shall
adopt
a
policy
or
rules
relating
to
children

students
4

who
are
chronically
absent.
The
policy
or
rules
must
contain
5

provisions
that
clearly
explain
all
of
the
following:
6

(1)
How
the
board
of
directors
determines
whether
a
child
7

student
is
chronically
absent.
8

(2)
The
different
interventions
that
the
board
of
directors
9

may
use
when
a
child

student
is
chronically
absent.
10

(3)
The
different
penalties
associated
with
a
child

student
11

being
chronically
absent.
12

Sec.
2.
Section
299.1,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
13

unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
14

follows:
15

The
policy
or
rules
adopted
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
16

public
school
district
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
must
not
apply
17

to
any
child

student
:
18

Sec.
3.
Section
299.1,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
19

subparagraph
(5),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20

(5)
Who
has
an
individualized
education
program
that
21

affects
the
child’s

student’s
attendance.
22

Sec.
4.
Section
299.6,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
23

follows:
24

299.6
Violations
——
community
service
or
fine
or
25

imprisonment.
26

1.
Any

A
person
who
violates
commits
a
public
offense
if
the
27

person
does
any
of
the
following:
28

a.
Violates
the
terms
of
an
absenteeism
prevention
29

plan
entered
into
under
section
299.12
,
who
is
referred

30

for
prosecution
under
section
299.12
and
is
convicted
of
a
31

violation
of
any
of
the
provisions
of

sections
299.1
through
32

299.5
,
who
violates
any
of
the
provisions
of
sections
299.1
33

through
299.5

,
or
who
refuses
.
34

b.
Refuses
to
participate
in
a
school
engagement
meeting
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under
section
299.12
,
commits
a
public
offense
.
1

c.

The
person
is
a
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
or
actual
2

custodian
of
a
child
who
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age,
the
3

parent,
guardian,
or
legal
or
actual
custodian
has
failed
to
4

cause
the
child
to
attend
a
public
school
or
an
accredited

5

nonpublic
school,
or
to
place
the
child
under
competent
private

6

instruction
or
independent
private
instruction
in
the
manner
7

provided
in
this
chapter,
and
the
child
is
truant.
8

2.

a.
A
first
offense
is
a
simple
misdemeanor
and
a
9

conviction
is
punishable
by
imprisonment
not
exceeding
ten
days
10

or
a
fine
not
exceeding
one
hundred
dollars.
The
court
may
11

order
the
person
to
perform
not
more
than
forty
hours
of
unpaid
12

community
service
instead
of
any
fine
or
imprisonment.
13

b.
A
second
offense
is
a
serious
misdemeanor
and
a
14

conviction
is
punishable
by
imprisonment
not
exceeding
twenty
15

days
or
a
fine
not
exceeding
five
hundred
dollars,
or
both
16

a
fine
and
imprisonment.
The
court
may
order
the
person
17

to
perform
unpaid
community
service
instead
of
any
fine
or
18

imprisonment.
19

c.
A
third
or
subsequent
offense
is
a
serious
misdemeanor
20

and
a
conviction
is
punishable
by
imprisonment
not
exceeding
21

thirty
days
or
a
fine
not
exceeding
one
thousand
dollars,
or
22

both
a
fine
and
imprisonment.
The
court
may
order
the
person
23

to
perform
unpaid
community
service
instead
of
any
fine
or
24

imprisonment.
25

2.

3.
If
community
service
is
imposed
as
part
of
a
26

sentencing
order,
the
court
may
require
that
part
or
all
of
27

the
service
be
performed
for
a
public
school
district
or
28

nonpublic
school
if
the
court
finds
that
service
in
the
school
29

is
appropriate
under
the
circumstances.
30

3.

4.
If
a
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
or
actual
custodian
31

of
a
child
who
is
truant,
has
made
reasonable
efforts
to

32

comply
with
the
provisions
of
sections
299.1
through
299.5
,
33

but
is
unable
to
cause
the
child
to
attend
school,
the
parent,
34

guardian,
or
legal
or
actual
custodian
may
file
an
affidavit
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listing
the
reasonable
efforts
made
by
the
parent,
guardian,
or
1

legal
or
actual
custodian
to
cause
the
child’s
attendance
and
2

the
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
or
actual
custodian
shall
not
be
3

criminally
liable
for
the
child’s
nonattendance.
4

Sec.
5.
Section
299.12,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
5

by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
6

NEW
PARAGRAPH

.
0a.
“Absent”
means
when
a
student
is
not
7

present
at
school
unless
the
student
is
not
present
at
school
8

due
to
an
exception
described
in
section
299.1,
subsection
4,
9

paragraph
“b”
,
or
section
299.2,
that
applies
to
the
student.
10

Sec.
6.
Section
299.12,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
11