§ 299.1 Attendance requirements
§ 299.1A Compulsory attendance age
§ 299.1B Failure to attend — driver’s license
§ 299.2 Exceptions
§ 299.3 Reports from accredited nonpublic schools
§ 299.4 Reports as to private instruction
§ 299.5 Proof of mental or physical condition
§ 299.5A Mediation
§ 299.6 Violations — community service or fine or imprisonment
§ 299.6A Civil penalty — distribution of funds
§ 299.7 Custody of records
§ 299.8 “Truant” defined
§ 299.9 Truants — rules for punishment
§ 299.10 Truancy officers — appointment
§ 299.11 Duties of truancy officer
§ 299.12 Violation of attendance policy — attendance cooperation meeting — agreement
§ 299.13 Civil enforcement
§ 299.15 Reports by school officers and employees
§ 299.18 Education of certain children who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind, or have severe disabilities
§ 299.19 Proceeding against parent
§ 299.20 Order
§ 299.21 Contempt
§ 299.22 When deaf or hard of hearing and blind children excused
§ 299.23 Agent of state board of regents
§ 299.24 Religious groups exempted from school standards
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Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 299 - Compulsory Education

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Presence: means a location in Iowa at which a student participates in any structured activity related to a school's distance education course of instruction, with the exception of proctored examinations. See Iowa Code 261B.2
  • School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:
     a. See Iowa Code 261B.2
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1