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IA Code › Title VII › Chapter 280 › Section 280.2

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Nonpublic school” means any school, other than a public school, which is accredited pursuant to section 256.11.

(2) “Public school” means any school directly supported in whole or in part by taxation.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4251; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280.2]91 Acts, ch 200, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §158; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §98

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