Bill > HF2547

This bill proposes several changes to education laws in Iowa, including: 1. Requiring school districts to develop policies on student use of cellular phones and smartphones during the school day, with specific expectations and disciplinary actions. 2. Requiring school districts, in consultation with the county attorney, to revise student handbooks and policies to incorporate changes related to student absenteeism and truancy. 3. Defining "chronically absent" and establishing procedures for school officials to address chronic absenteeism, including holding school engagement meetings and attendance cooperation proceedings. 4. Allowing receiving school districts to prohibit open enrollment of students who are deemed "truant" under the law, and requiring the sending district to enroll those students. The bill also specifies that the state cost of implementing these changes shall be paid by school districts from their state school foundation aid.