HF120 • 2026

A bill for an act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.(See HF 392 .)

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: HORA
Last action: 2025-02-24
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 418 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.(See HF 392 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.(See HF 392 .)

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Bill History

2025-02-24 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 418 .
2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 392 .
2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 294 .
2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 294 .
2025-02-05 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2025 12:30PM RM 304.
2025-01-30 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Hora, Ehlert and Kniff McCulla. H.J. 171 .
2025-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 126 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.(See HF 392 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

120

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

120

BY

HORA

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

authorizing

school

districts

and

accredited

nonpublic

1

schools

to

apply

to

the

department

of

education

for

2

authorization

to

maintain

a

year-round

school

calendar

at

an

3

attendance

center

or

school

for

students

enrolled

in

grades

4

nine

through

twelve.

5

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

6

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120

Section

1.

Section

279.10,

subsection

2,

unnumbered

1

paragraph

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

The

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

and

the

3

authorities

in

charge

of

an

accredited

nonpublic

school

may

4

apply

to

the

department

of

education

for

authorization

to

5

maintain

a

year-round

school

calendar

at

an

attendance

center

6

or

school

for

students

in

prekindergarten

through

grade

7

eight

twelve

.

However,

a

board

shall

hold

a

public

hearing

8

on

any

proposal

relating

to

authorization

for

a

year-round

9

school

calendar

prior

to

submitting

an

application

under

this

10

subsection

to

the

department

of

education

for

approval.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

authorizes

school

districts

and

accredited

15

nonpublic

schools

to

apply

to

the

department

of

education

for

16

authorization

to

maintain

a

year-round

school

calendar

at

an

17

attendance

center

or

school

for

students

enrolled

in

grades

9

18

through

12.

Current

law

allows

school

districts

and

accredited

19

nonpublic

schools

to

apply

to

maintain

a

year-round

calendar

20

at

an

attendance

center

or

school

for

students

enrolled

in

21

prekindergarten

through

grade

eight.

Initial

applications

22

for

a

year-round

school

calendar

must

be

submitted

to

the

23

department

of

education

not

later

than

November

1

of

the

24

preceding

school

year.

25

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