HOUSE HEARINGS: Governor’s education bill has Thursday subcommittee

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The following bills are in subcommittee on Thursday, March 2 in the Iowa House of Representatives. Find links to live video of each meeting here.

7:30 a.m. – HF 515 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to probate law, including charitable organizations as named beneficiaries.

8 a.m. – HF 391 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to private instruction, including the issuance of diplomas or credentials to students who complete private instruction and the authority of parents, guardians, and legal custodians to execute documents to verify student information.

8 a.m. – HF 485 – RM 103 – A bill for an act relating to the awarding of joint custody and joint physical care.

8:15 a.m. – HSB 188 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the rights of peace officers and public safety and emergency personnel, Brady-Giglio list policy, and confidential information, and including effective date provisions.

8:30 a.m. – HF 437 – House Lounge 2 – A bill for an act requiring the boards of directors of school districts to appoint student liaisons to the boards.

8:30 a.m. – HSB 217 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to operating-while-intoxicated offenses, including temporary restricted licenses and ignition interlock devices, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

9 a.m. – HSB 222 – RM 304 –  A bill for an act relating to children and students, including establishing a parent’s or guardian’s right to make decisions affecting the parent’s or guardian’s child, modifying provisions related to student health screenings and the curriculum in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, other duties of school districts, competent private instruction, and special education, making appropriations, and providing civil penalties.

9:30 a.m. – HF 486 – RM 304 – A bill for an act relating to fundamental parental rights.

12 p.m. – HSB 211 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and providing transition provisions.

12:30 p.m. – HF 504 – House Lounge – A bill for an act relating to prohibitions against a person acting as a provider or as an employee, contractor, or subcontractor of a provider of home and community-based services waiver services under the Medicaid program.

Author: The Iowa Standard