House File 847 (2021), Division on facial covering policies (counties, cities and schools), new Iowa Code section 280.31

The record

Jurisdiction

Iowa

Level

State

Authority

Iowa Code ch. 280 as amended (new section 280.31); Act effective on enactment

Issued

2021-05-20 May 20, 2021

Effective

2021-05-20 (effective upon enactment) (read as 2021-05-20)

End

Preliminarily enjoined as to schools Sept. 13 and Oct. 8, 2021 (Arc of Iowa v. Reynolds, S.D. Iowa); injunction narrowed Jan. 25, 2022 and lifted May 16, 2022 (8th Cir.) (read as 2021-10-08)

In force

May 20, 2021 to Oct. 8, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther

Addressees

• boards of directors of school districts
• authorities in charge of accredited nonpublic schools
• counties and cities

Functions reached

• IN
• TR
• AC
• WF
• CB

Collection

Education and Child Care SEC-15

Operative words

FACIAL COVERING POLICIES -- COUNTIES, CITIES, AND SCHOOLS. Sec. 28. NEW SECTION. 280.31 Facial coverings. The board of directors of a school district... [and] the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall not adopt, enforce, or implement a policy that requires its employees, students, or members of the public to wear a facial covering for any purpose while on the school district's or accredited nonpublic school's property unless the facial covering is necessary for a specific extracurricular or instructional purpose, or is required by [other law].

Enforcement

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