A bill for an act relating to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent, and including applicability provisions.

SF 2351 modifies Iowa's open enrollment rules for students who are truant or chronically absent. It prohibits students from transferring to another district while they remain chronically absent (as defined by Iowa Code §299.12), participating in school engagement meetings, or under an absenteeism prevention plan. However, the receiving district may approve the transfer even if the student hasn't met the attendance criteria. The bill applies to open enrollment requests submitted on or after its effective date and does not change the standard requirement for approval by both sending and receiving districts.