Bill Text: IA HF285 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to excused absences for certain autism-related health care activities for students of a school district.(See HF 610.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-14 - Withdrawn. H.J. 620. [HF285 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF285-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
BRADLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
excused
absences
for
certain
autism-related
1
health
care
activities
for
students
of
a
school
district.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
299.1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
Policies
and
rules
adopted
by
a
board
of
3
directors
of
a
public
school
district
pursuant
to
this
section
4
shall
include
excusing
the
absence
of
a
student
who
has
been
5
diagnosed
with
autism
spectrum
disorder
as
defined
in
section
6
514C.28,
subsection
2,
to
do
any
of
the
following:
7
a.
Attend
an
appointment
with
a
health
care
practitioner.
8
b.
Receive
services
generally
recognized
to
assist
people
9
with
autism
spectrum
disorder
including
applied
behavioral
10
analysis,
speech
therapy,
and
occupational
therapy.
11
c.
Travel
to
an
appointment
or
receive
services
as
described
12
in
paragraph
“a”
or
“b”
.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
requires
the
policies
and
rules
adopted
by
a
public
17
school
district’s
board
of
directors
to
include
excusing
the
18
absence
of
a
student
diagnosed
with
autism
spectrum
disorder
19
to
attend
an
appointment
with
a
health
care
practitioner;
to
20
receive
services
generally
recognized
to
assist
people
with
21
autism
spectrum
disorder
including
applied
behavioral
analysis,
22
speech
therapy,
and
occupational
therapy;
or
to
travel
to
these
23
appointments
or
services.
The
bill’s
requirements
do
not
24
extend
to
charter
schools
or
nonpublic
schools.
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