Bill Text: IA HF212 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to school district dress code policies and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 77)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF212 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF212-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
77)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
district
dress
code
policies
and
1
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
279.58,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
279.58,
subsection
2,
Code
2011,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
may
adopt,
5
for
the
district
or
for
an
individual
school
within
the
6
district,
a
dress
code
policy
that
prohibits
students
from
7
wearing
gang-related
or
other
specific
apparel
prescribes
8
standard
dress,
or
that
otherwise
imposes
limitations
on
9
student
dress
without
limiting
a
student’s
constitutional
10
rights
and
privileges,
if
the
board
determines
that
the
policy
11
is
necessary
for
would
improve
the
health,
safety,
or
positive
12
educational
environment
of
students
and
staff
in
the
school
13
environment
or
for
the
appropriate
discipline
and
operation
of
14
the
school.
15
3.
Adoption
and
enforcement
of
a
dress
code
policy
pursuant
16
to
this
section
is
not
a
violation
of
section
280.22
.
17
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
18
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
19
EXPLANATION
20
This
bill
authorizes
a
school
district
to
adopt,
for
the
21
school
district
or
for
an
individual
school,
a
dress
code
22
policy
that
prescribes
standard
dress,
or
otherwise
imposes
23
limitations
on
student
dress
without
limiting
a
student’s
24
constitutional
rights
and
privileges,
if
the
board
of
directors
25
of
the
school
district
determines
that
the
policy
would
improve
26
the
health,
safety,
or
positive
educational
environment
of
27
students
and
staff
in
the
school.
28
Currently,
a
school
district
is
authorized
to
adopt
a
dress
29
code
policy
that
prohibits
students
from
wearing
gang-related
30
or
other
specific
apparel.
31
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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