299.18 Education of certain children who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind, or have severe disabilities.
Children who are of compulsory attendance age and who are so deaf or hard of hearing, or blind, or have such severe disabilities so as to be unable to obtain an education in the public or accredited nonpublic schools shall be sent to the appropriate state-operated school, or shall receive appropriate special education under chapter 256B, unless exempted, and any person having such a child under the person’s control or custody shall see that the child attends the state-operated school or special education program during the scholastic year.
[S13, §2718-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4427; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §299.18]
91 Acts, ch 200, §16; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §76; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §21
Referred to in §299.19, 299.20
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 299 - COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Section 299.1 - Attendance requirements.
Section 299.1A - Compulsory attendance age.
Section 299.1B - Failure to attend — driver’s license.
Section 299.3 - Reports from accredited nonpublic schools.
Section 299.4 - Reports as to private instruction.
Section 299.5 - Proof of mental or physical condition.
Section 299.6 - Violations — community service or fine or imprisonment.
Section 299.6A - Civil penalty — distribution of funds.
Section 299.7 - Custody of records.
Section 299.8 - “Truant” defined.
Section 299.9 - Truants — rules for punishment.
Section 299.10 - Truancy officers — appointment.
Section 299.11 - Duties of truancy officer.
Section 299.12 - Violation of attendance policy — attendance cooperation meeting — agreement.
Section 299.13 - Civil enforcement.
Section 299.15 - Reports by school officers and employees.
Section 299.16 - Failure to attend — report.
Section 299.19 - Proceeding against parent.
Section 299.22 - When deaf or hard of hearing and blind children excused.
Section 299.23 - Agent of state board of regents.
Section 299.24 - Religious groups exempted from school standards.