A bill for an act relating to consideration of the educational setting of a minor child in a child custody proceeding.

HF 347 requires Iowa courts to consider a child's current educational setting (like public school, private school, or home instruction) when making temporary custody orders or joint legal custody decisions involving disagreements between parents. It establishes a rebuttable presumption that keeping the child in their previous school year's setting is in their best interest, which can only be overridden by sufficient evidence showing it harms the child. The bill mandates that all custody orders must clearly define each parent's rights and responsibilities regarding school access, records, decision-making, and removal from school - though it exempts families using private instruction from requiring school-day access. This directly affects parents in custody disputes over their child's education and school districts receiving custody orders.