Bill Text: IA HF142 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Bill 142 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to school district residency for children participating in athletic leagues.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-31 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 151. [HF142 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF142-Introduced.html


House File 142 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  OLSON

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to school district residency for children
  2    participating in athletic leagues.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 282.1, Code 2017, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  For purposes of this section, "resident"
  1  4 shall include a child who is physically present in a district
  1  5 and is in the district for the purpose of participating in a
  1  6 regionally, state, or nationally recognized athletic league if
  1  7 the child provides the district with a written certification
  1  8 from the athletic league that the child is participating in the
  1  9 athletic league or will participate in the current or following
  1 10 school year.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 13 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 14    This bill provides that a child who is physically present
  1 15 in a school district and is in the district for the purpose of
  1 16 participating in a regionally, state, or nationally recognized
  1 17 athletic league shall be considered a resident of that district
  1 18 if the child provides the district with a written certification
  1 19 from the athletic league that the child is participating in the
  1 20 athletic league or will participate in the current or following
  1 21 school year.
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