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Committee approves language letting online students join resident‑district activities when host attendance center lacks program
Summary
Senate Study Bill 1023 was advanced after an amendment clarifying that an online student may participate in a co‑curricular or extracurricular activity in their resident district when the school district attendance center hosting the online program does not offer that activity.
Senate Study Bill 1023, which clarifies how students enrolled in online schools may participate in co‑curricular and extracurricular activities, was advanced by the Iowa Senate Education Committee.
Sponsor Senator Taylor said the bill would allow a student who open‑enrolls in an online school to take part in activities offered by the student’s resident district if the online school does not sponsor the activity. An amendment adopted in committee clarified that the relevant test is whether the attendance center that hosts the online program—not the entire host district—offers the activity; the change was intended to avoid forcing a student to travel hours to participate.
Senator Taylor summarized: "This bill would clarify that if the online school offers the activity, the student should participate with them, but if not, they may participate with their resident district." The amendment passed by voice vote and the committee carried the bill forward under Rule 40.
No roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript; committee approval was by voice vote on both the amendment and the underlying bill. The record notes an existing parent opt‑out for human growth and development instruction was referenced in a different bill during the same hearing but does not apply to this bill.
