Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 2220Curriculum and libraries SF 2220
Requires advanced math pathways and grade acceleration in Iowa schools Requires school districts to create an advanced math pathway and automatically enroll qualifying students in it. It also requires procedures for subject and whole-grade acceleration, changes gifted program rules, and adds a grade 11 science test.
Official title A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa statewide assessment of student progress and programs for gifted and talented children, and by requiring school districts to develop an advanced mathematics pathway and implement procedures for subject acceleration and whole-grade acceleration, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3042.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2027.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, Jun 2: Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? Apr 16 · 44–3, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats13 yes, 3 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 31 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? Mar 24 · 84–11, 5 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): No Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): No Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): No Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): No Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): No Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): No Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): No Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): No Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): No Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Absent Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Absent Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Absent ← Democrats23 yes, 8 no, 2 not voting Republicans → 61 yes, 3 no, 3 not voting House: House Committee On Education Report Mar 19 · 14–9 · Passed › House: House Committee On Education Report Mar 19 · 14–9 · Passed
Close Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): No Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): No Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): No Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): No Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): No Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): No ← Democrats0 yes, 7 no Republicans → 14 yes, 2 no Senate: Shall the bill pass? Mar 3 · 44–0, 6 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Absent Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Absent Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats14 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 30 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting Senate: Senate Education Report Feb 5 · 15–0, 1 not voting · Passed › Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats5 yes, 0 no Republicans → 10 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting On these agendas Education Committee Mar 19 ayes, Matson SF 2319 Larson Ch, Stone, Ehlert SF 2231 Fett Ch, Gehlbach, Matson SF 2220 Gehlbach Ch, Bradley, Ramirez SF 273 Boden Ch, Fett, Ramirez Other business Adj
Education Subcommittee Mar 12 Discussion of SF 2220 Discussion of SF 2220
History Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030. Senate · Jun 2 Fiscal note. House · Jun 2 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028. Senate · May 5 Message from Senate. H.J. 932. House · Apr 16 Immediate message. S.J. 818. Senate · Apr 16 Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 3. S.J. 817. Senate · Apr 16 Senate concurred with S-5132. S.J. 817. Senate · Apr 16 Fiscal note. Senate · Mar 24 Message from House, with amendment S-5132. S.J. 628. Senate · Mar 24 Immediate message. H.J. 742. House · Mar 24 Explanation of vote. H.J. 766. House · Mar 30 Passed House, yeas 84, nays 11. H.J. 736. House · Mar 24 Amendment H-8256 adopted. H.J. 735. House · Mar 24 Amendment H-8256 filed. H.J. 725. House · Mar 23 Placed on calendar. H.J. 704. House · Mar 19 Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9. H.J. 704. House · Mar 19 Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 704. House · Mar 19 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Mar 12 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 8:30AM House Lounge. House · Mar 11 Subcommittee: Gehlbach, Bradley and Ramirez. H.J. 632. House · Mar 10 Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 528. House · Mar 4 Message from Senate. H.J. 514. House · Mar 3 Immediate message. S.J. 448. Senate · Mar 3 Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 445. Senate · Mar 3 Fiscal note. Senate · Mar 3 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 217. Senate · Feb 5 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 211. Senate · Feb 5