Bill Text: IA SF54 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting public and accredited nonpublic schools and postsecondary educational institutions from scheduling classes, activities, or events during presidential precinct caucuses and including effective date provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-18 - Subcommittee reassigned: Sinclair, Ragan, and Zaun. S.J. 329. [SF54 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-SF54-Introduced.html
Senate File 54 - Introduced SENATE FILE 54 BY HOGG A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting public and accredited nonpublic schools 1 and postsecondary educational institutions from scheduling 2 classes, activities, or events during presidential precinct 3 caucuses and including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1164XS (3) 88 je/jh
S.F. 54 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2019, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 25. Prohibit the community college from 3 scheduling classes or any community college activities or 4 events after 6:00 p.m. on the date of a precinct caucus held as 5 part of the presidential nominating process. 6 Sec. 2. Section 261.2, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 7 following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 13. Prohibit any postsecondary institution 9 other than a regents institution or community college whose 10 students are eligible for or who receive financial assistance 11 under programs administered by the commission from scheduling 12 classes or any institution activities or events after 6:00 13 p.m. on the date of a precinct caucus held as part of the 14 presidential nominating process. 15 Sec. 3. Section 262.9, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 16 following new subsection: 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 39. Prohibit institutions of higher 18 education governed by the board from scheduling classes or any 19 institution activities or events after 6:00 p.m. on the date of 20 a precinct caucus held as part of the presidential nominating 21 process. 22 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 280.31 Presidential precinct caucuses 23 —— classes and activities prohibited. 24 A public or nonpublic school shall not schedule classes or 25 any school activities or events after 6:00 p.m. on the date of 26 a precinct caucus held as part of the presidential nominating 27 process. 28 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 29 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 This bill prohibits public and accredited nonpublic 34 schools, regents institutions, community colleges, and other 35 -1- LSB 1164XS (3) 88 je/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 54 postsecondary institutions whose students are eligible for or 1 who receive financial assistance under programs administered 2 by the college student aid commission from scheduling classes, 3 activities, or events after 6:00 p.m. on the date of a precinct 4 caucus held as part of the presidential nominating process. 5 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 6 -2- LSB 1164XS (3) 88 je/jh 2/ 2
feedback