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IA SF2010
IA SF2010A bill for an act relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment.
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Introduced
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
In Committee
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment. Current law provides that a receiving district with a total enrollment of less than 2,000 students may send school vehicles not more than two miles into the district of residence of a pupil who open enrolls if the pupil’s primary residence is closer to the attendance center the pupil attends in the receiving district than the residence is to the attendance center the pupil would be assigned in the sending district. The bill modifies this provision to strike the requirement related to distance traveled, authorizing such a receiving district to send school vehicles into the district of residence of a pupil who open enrolls if the pupil’s primary residence is closer to the attendance center the pupil attends in the receiving district than the residence is to the attendance center the pupil would be assigned in the sending district. Current law also provides that a receiving district with a total enrollment of at least 2,000 students may send school vehicles two miles or more into the district of residence of a pupil who open enrolls, regardless of the distance between the pupil’s primary residence and the attendance center the pupil attends in the receiving district or the attendance center the pupil would be assigned in the sending district, if the total enrollment of the pupil’s district of residence is less than 2,000 students, the pupil’s district of residence is contiguous to the receiving district, and the pupil’s district of residence has sent school vehicles into the receiving district. The bill modifies this provision to strike the requirement related to distance traveled, authorizing such a receiving school district to send school vehicles into the district of residence of a pupil who open enrolls, regardless of the distance between the pupil’s primary residence and the attendance center the pupil attends in the receiving district or the attendance center the pupil would be assigned in the sending district, if the total enrollment of the pupil’s district of residence is less than 2,000 students, the pupil’s district of residence is contiguous to the receiving district, and the pupil’s district of residence has sent school vehicles into the receiving district. Current law authorizes a receiving district to send school vehicles into the district of residence of a pupil who open enrolls, regardless of the distance between the pupil’s primary residence and the attendance center the pupil attends in the receiving district or the attendance center the pupil would be assigned in the sending district, if the boards of directors of both the sending and receiving districts agree to this arrangement. The bill does not affect this provision.
AI Summary
This bill modifies existing laws regarding transportation for students who participate in open enrollment, which allows students to attend a school in a district other than the one they are assigned to based on their residence. Specifically, the bill removes distance limitations for school vehicles traveling into a student's district of residence to pick them up for school in a different district. For smaller receiving districts (under 2,000 students), the previous law allowed vehicles to travel up to two miles into the resident district if the student's home was closer to the receiving school than their assigned school. This bill removes that two-mile limit. For larger receiving districts (2,000 or more students), the previous law allowed vehicles to travel two miles or more into the resident district under certain conditions, including the resident district having fewer than 2,000 students and being contiguous to the receiving district. This bill also removes the distance limitation for these larger districts, while keeping the other conditions. The bill does not change the provision that allows transportation arrangements if both the sending and receiving school districts' boards agree.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Senate Education Committee (15:00:00 2/11/2026 RM 116) (on 02/11/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF2010 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF2010.html |
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