A bill for an act modifying the earliest possible start date of the school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools.

SF 205 modifies Iowa's school calendar start date requirement for public school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. It changes the earliest possible start date from "no sooner than August 23" to "no sooner than the Monday immediately preceding the last Monday in August." The bill maintains existing requirements for a 180-day school year (or 1,080 hours), limits internet instruction to 5 days/30 hours, and mandates public hearings for calendar changes. This directly affects all Iowa school districts and accredited nonpublic schools by altering their permitted calendar start timing.