LAWS OF THE 2001 REGULAR SESSION
OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA

CHAPTER 110

COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AGE

S.F. 412   Bill History

AN ACT relating to the compulsory attendance age and attendance at school during the regular school calendar by a child who has reached the age of sixteen.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. Section 299.1A, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:

299.1A COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AGE.

A child who has reached the age of six and is under sixteen years of age by September 15 is of compulsory attendance age. However, if a child enrolled in a school district or accredited nonpublic school reaches the age of sixteen on or after September 15, the child remains of compulsory age until the end of the regular school calendar.

Approved May 3, 2001



Updated: 28-Oct-2001 06:00 PM
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