A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the minimum amount of instruction provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.

This bill changes Iowa's school instructional requirements from a 1,080-hour standard to a 180-day calendar requirement for all public school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. It removes the hourly requirement (previously requiring 1,080 hours of instruction) and instead mandates at least 180 days of in-person instruction per school year, with a defined minimum school day of six hours (excluding lunch but including passing time). The bill also adjusts truancy thresholds, lowering the percentage for "chronic absence" from 15% to 10% and for "truancy" from 20% to 15% of instructional time. These changes simplify calendar planning for schools while maintaining minimum instructional time standards.