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SSB 3042

Requires advanced math pathways and acceleration for Iowa students

Requires school districts to create an advanced math pathway and automatically enroll qualifying students, and to set up subject and whole-grade acceleration procedures. It also requires uniform gifted and talented identification and services, and moves the science assessment from grade 10 to grade 11.

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.(See SF 2220.)

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Where it stands

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

Last action, Feb 4: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2220.

On these agendas

  • Education CommitteeFeb 4

    hagen w/amendment SF2060 - Sinclair w/amendment SSB3015 - Evans SSB3041 - Evans SSB3042 - Evans SSB3043 - Evans SSB3048 - Evans SSB3049 - Evans SSB3050 - Evans SSB3100

History

  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2220.Senate · Feb 4
  • Subcommittee recommends passage.Senate · Jan 29
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.Senate · Jan 27
  • Subcommittee: Evans, Taylor, and Zimmer.Senate · Jan 15
  • Introduced, referred to Education.Senate · Jan 15
  • By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONSenate · Jan 15