HF 299 — A bill for an act relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions.

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Section 139A.8, subsection 44, , Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:

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Information regarding exemptions and the requirements for an exemption under this subsection shall be included in any public communication following the recommendation of an immunization by the department pursuant to subsection 22, , shall be included in any communication regarding immunizations to a parent or legal guardian from a school, and shall be published on the internet sites of and included in registration documentation for all elementary schools, secondary schools, and licensed child care centers.

House File 299, pp. .

Each child care center, child care facility, child care home, and child development home shall include information regarding the exemptions and requirements for an exemption described in section 139A.8, subsection 44, , in any communication to the parent or guardian of a child that is related to the immunizations required under section 139A.8.

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Adopt rules under chapter 17A that require school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to include information regarding the exemptions and requirements for an exemption described in section 139A.8, subsection 44, , in any communication to the parent or guardian of a student that is related to the immunizations required under section 139A.8.

Section4. 256.183, subsection 1 , unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

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Section 256.183, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:

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Section6. 256.183, subsection 3 , Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Section 256.183, subsection 3, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Eligible“Eligible institution"institution” means an institution of higher learning located in Iowa which is operated privately and not controlled or administered by any state agency or any subdivision of the state, which is not exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which House File 299, pp. .

3 meets all of the criteria in subsection 11, , paragraphs -d“d” through 2“j” -“k”, k -, and is a school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences licensed under chapter 157 and is accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education.

For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, such a school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences shall provide a matching aggregate amount of institutional financial aid equal to at least seventy-five percent of the amount received by the institution'sinstitution’s students for Iowa tuition grant assistance under section 256.191.

For the fiscal year beginning July 11, , 2018, the school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences shall provide a matching aggregate amount of institutional financial aid equal to at least eighty-five percent of the amount received in that fiscal year.

Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 11, , 2019, and each succeeding fiscal year, the matching aggregate amount of institutional financial aid shall be at least equal to the match provided by eligible institutions under section 261.9, subsection 33, , paragraph 'at,“a”, Code 2023.

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In accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 33, , the state cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under section 257.16.

This specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of House File 299, pp. .

4 section 25B.2, subsection 33, , and no additional state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.

______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEGRASSLEY AMY SINC_•IRSINCLAIR Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 299, Ninety-first General Assembly.

Chi______________________________ CleMEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House ApproveApproved _______________, 2025 ______________________________ KIM NOLDSREYNOLDS Governor