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IA SSB1036

IA SSB1036
A bill for an act modifying the earliest possible start date of the school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools.(See SF 205.)


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Introduced
01/22/2025
In Committee
01/22/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/03/2026

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly

Bill Summary

This bill modifies the earliest possible start date of the S.F. _____ school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. Current law provides that the school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall begin no sooner than August 23. The bill modifies this provision to provide that the school calendar shall, instead, begin no sooner than the Monday immediately preceding the last Monday in August.

AI Summary

This Study Bill modifies the earliest date that public school districts and accredited nonpublic schools in Iowa can begin their academic year, changing the rule from a fixed date of August 23rd to a more flexible date of the Monday immediately before the last Monday in August, which is intended to provide a consistent, yet slightly earlier, starting point for the school calendar.

Committee Categories

Education

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Education (Senate)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 205. (on 02/04/2025)

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