Senate File 160 (full-time in-person instruction)

The record

Jurisdiction

Iowa

Level

State

Authority

2021 Iowa Acts ch. 1 (Senate File 160)

Issued

2021-01-29 Jan. 29, 2021

Effective

Upon enactment (January 29, 2021); in-person option required 'no later than the first Monday that is at least two weeks after the effective date' (February 15, 2021) (read as 2021-01-29)

End

June 30, 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

Jan. 29, 2021 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child care

Addressees

• brick-and-mortar school districts and accredited nonpublic schools
• Department of Education

Functions reached

• IN full-time in-person option mandated
• RL hybrid and remote models curtailed
• WF workforce (teacher quarantines recognized in § 2)

Collection

Iowa IA

Operative words

Section 1. IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1107, beginning no later than the first Monday that is at least two weeks after the effective date of this Act and ending June 30, 2021, a brick-and-mortar school district or accredited nonpublic school shall provide an opportunity for a parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the school district or accredited nonpublic school to select full-time in-person instruction for the parent's or guardian's student unless this requirement is explicitly waived for one or more school districts or accredited nonpublic schools in a proclamation of a public health disaster emergency issued by the governor pursuant to section 29C.6 and related to COVID-19.... Sec. 2.... the department of education shall consider, in addition to any other factors or information, data regarding the number of teachers employed by the school district or school who are quarantining due to exposure to COVID-19, as well as the scarcity of substitute teachers, food service workers, and school bus drivers.

Enforcement

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