HSB 735
Expands charter school, nonpublic school and preschool funding and rules
The bill adds teacher salary funding for charter schools, lets charter teachers join IPERS, and allows charter students to play district sports. It creates state bond and loan programs for charter and private school buildings, and changes education savings account payments and the school start date.
Official title
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees' retirement system, financing programs for charter schools and nonpublic schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children, education savings accounts, the school start date, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisions.(See HF 2713, HF 2754.)
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Committee
- House
- Senate
- Governor
Last action, Feb 24: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2713.
On these agendas
- Education CommitteeFeb 18
HF 2123 Shipley HF 2451 Shipley HF 621 Shipley HSB 608 Shipley HSB 683 Wheeler HSB 735 Wheeler Other business Adjourn
- Education SubcommitteeFeb 17
Discuss HSB 735 Discuss HSB 735
History
- Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2713.House · Feb 24
- Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9. H.J. 361.House · Feb 18
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 360.House · Feb 18
- Subcommittee recommends passage.House · Feb 17
- Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 12:00PM RM 103.House · Feb 16
- Subcommittee: Wheeler, Ehlert and Stone. H.J. 279.House · Feb 12
- Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 276.House · Feb 12
- By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONHouse · Feb 12