Iowa § 299A.3 - 299A.3 Competent private instruction by parent, guardian, or legal custodian.
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§ 299A.3. 299A.3 Competent private instruction by parent, guardian, or legal custodian.
A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of compulsory attendance age providing competent private instruction to the child may meet all of the following requirements: 1. Complete and send, in a timely manner, the report required under section 299.4 to the school district of residence of the child. 2. Ensure that the child under the parent’s, guardian’s, or legal custodian’s instruction is evaluated annually to determine whether the child is making adequate progress, as defined in section 299A.6. 3. Ensure that the results of the child’s annual evaluation are reported to the school district of residence of the child and to the department of education by a date not later than August 1 of the year following the school year in which the child was under competent private instruction pursuant to this section. 91 Acts, ch 200, §22; 2013 Acts, ch 121, §88; 2021 Acts, ch 88, §6 Referred to in §299A.1, 299A.2, 422.12 Thu Dec 11 19:31:14 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 299A.3 (19, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 299A.3 ("299A.3 Competent private instruction by parent, guardian, or legal custodian.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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