DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Some Iowa legislators are unhappy with the Department of Education’s decision to stop letting school districts get automatic waivers allowing them to begin classes earlier in the summer. The Des Moines Register reports lawmakers from both parties say they would support legislation reducing state oversight and letting districts decide when school should begin.

Iowa law says districts must begin school no earlier than the calendar week that includes Sept. 1, but nearly all seek and receive waivers to start earlier. Earlier this month, Education Department Director Brad Buck informed districts that the agency would stop automatically approving waiver requests. The move came after Gov. Terry Branstad complained districts weren’t abiding by the law.

Iowa’s tourism industry and state fair have long complained they were hurt by early school starts.