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HSB 676

Consolidates charter school law and ends innovation zone schools

The bill merges Iowa's two charter school code chapters and removes the option for districts to create innovation zone schools. It also changes charter school funding, area education agency services, contracts, and student access to school sports and driver education.

Official title

A bill for an act relating to charter schools and innovation zone schools, including by modifying provisions related to charter school funding and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school contracts, and charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, striking provisions allowing for the establishment of innovation zone schools, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2699.)

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. House
  4. Senate
  5. Governor

Last action, Feb 23: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2699.

On these agendas

  • Education CommitteeFeb 18

    2307 Boden HF 2003 Fett HF 2366 Fett HSB 725 Fett HF 2078 Fett HSB 554 Gehlbach HSB 676 Gehlbach HSB 717 Gehlbach HF 2270 Hayes HSB 718 Hayes HF 2306 Hayes HSB 746 Hay

  • Education SubcommitteeFeb 11

    Discussion of HSB 676 Discussion of HSB 676

History

  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2699.House · Feb 23
  • Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9. H.J. 359.House · Feb 18
  • Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 359.House · Feb 18
  • Subcommittee recommends passage.House · Feb 11
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 12:30PM RM 304.House · Feb 9
  • Subcommittee: Gehlbach, Fett and Kurth. H.J. 207.House · Feb 4
  • Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 204.House · Feb 4
  • By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONHouse · Feb 4