Bill Text: IA SF59 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting public and accredited nonpublic schools from scheduling school activities during presidential precinct caucuses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-20 - Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2021 1:00PM RM 24A. [SF59 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF59-Introduced.html
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BY
KINNEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
public
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
from
1
scheduling
school
activities
during
presidential
precinct
2
caucuses.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.31
Presidential
precinct
1
caucuses
——
school
activities
prohibited.
2
A
public
or
nonpublic
school
shall
not
schedule
any
school
3
activity
after
the
conclusion
of
the
school
day
on
the
date
of
4
a
precinct
caucus
held
as
part
of
the
presidential
nominating
5
process.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“school
activity”
6
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
any
athletic
event,
concert,
7
performance,
contest,
practice,
or
rehearsal,
or
any
similar
8
event.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
prohibits
a
public
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
13
from
scheduling
any
school
activity
after
the
conclusion
of
the
14
school
day
on
the
date
of
a
precinct
caucus
held
as
part
of
15
the
presidential
nominating
process.
The
bill
provides
that
16
“school
activity”
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
any
athletic
17
event,
concert,
performance,
contest,
practice,
or
rehearsal,
18
or
any
similar
event.
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