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SSB 3163

Sets statewide course numbering and community college corequisite rules

Requires Iowa community colleges to use a common course numbering system and statewide general education framework starting 2027. It also requires community colleges to replace prerequisite remedial math and English courses with corequisite models, and redefines career and technical education content areas and high-demand occupations for K-12 programs.

Official title

A bill for an act relating to education programs and systems, including career and technical education expenditures and definitions, statewide lower division general education framework and common course numbering systems, and the implementation of a statewide corequisite model in Iowa community colleges.(See SF 2391.)

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Where it stands

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

Last action, Feb 18: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2391.

On these agendas

  • Education CommitteeFeb 18

    nt SF2212 - Pike SSB3170 - Evans SJR2008 - Evans SF2119 - Evans SSB3164 - Evans SSB3163 - Evans SF2092- Evans SF2181 - Gruenhagen SF2044 - Gruenhagen/w amendment SF217

  • Judiciary SubcommitteeFeb 17

    SSB 3161 SSB 3161 Topic: SSB 3163 - Bousselot, Petersen and Webster. Time: Feb 17, 2026 10:00 AM Central Time (US

History

  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2391.Senate · Feb 18
  • Subcommittee recommends passage.Senate · Feb 17
  • Subcommittee reassigned: Evans, Donahue, and Pike.Senate · Feb 16
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 1:00PM Room 315.Senate · Feb 16
  • Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Pike, and Zimmer.Senate · Feb 13
  • Introduced, referred to Education.Senate · Feb 11
  • By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONSenate · Feb 11