Iowa HF461 modifies the notice requirements for school officials when a child becomes chronically absent.

Iowa HF461 amends the notice requirements for school officials when a child becomes chronically absent. Currently, school officials must send a notice by certified mail to the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian if the child is not an emancipated minor, or to the child if they are emancipated. The bill changes this to require the notice to be sent by ordinary mail. The notice must include information about the child's absences and the policies and disciplinary processes associated with additional absences.

Iowa HF461 modifies the notice requirements for school officials when a child becomes chronically absent.

Iowa HF461 amends the notice requirements for school officials when a child becomes chronically absent. Currently, school officials must send a notice by certified mail to the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian if the child is not an emancipated minor, or to the child if they are emancipated. The bill changes this to require the notice to be sent by ordinary mail. The notice must include information about the child's absences and the policies and disciplinary processes associated with additional absences.