Education bills
Bills the Iowa Department of Education tracks, plus bills in the education committees, with where each one stands and the meetings that took it up.
- 2025–2026 session465 bills
- HF 2366Feb 16StateOther education
Loosens home-school rules and makes diplomas from private instruction count
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 537Feb 16StateFunding
Bans DEI offices at private colleges taking state tuition grants
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2488.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 578Feb 16StateOther education
Sets stricter posting rules for public meeting notices
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2490.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 579Feb 16StateOther education
Extends paid parental leave to state employees not covered by federal FMLA
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2502.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 583Feb 16StateOther education
Bars void terms in state purchasing contracts
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2500.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 592Feb 16StateOther education
Excludes city utility electric projects from public bidding rules
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2558.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 609Feb 16StateCurriculum and libraries
Adds cyber and AI standards and programs to K-12 and college planning
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2528.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 627Feb 16StateOther education
Moves city and school election filings to county commissioners
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2501.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 634Feb 16StateOther education
Requires public buildings to fly flags at half-staff when governor orders
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2517.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 646Feb 16StateOther education
Requires annual reports on antisemitism at schools and colleges
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2544.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 648Feb 16StateFunding
Removes top-25% rule and sets teach Iowa scholar awards
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2441.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 674Feb 16StateOther education
Expands apprenticeships, school training, and career facility funding
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2466.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 679Feb 16StateOther education
Requires noncontact periods for school athletics and activities
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2508.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 681Feb 16StateVouchers and ESAs
Requires school dress code policies for all public, charter schools
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2486.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 682Feb 16StateOther education
Requires revoking educator licenses for celebrating political violence
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2512.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 714Feb 16StateCurriculum and libraries
Adds Holocaust education and changes social studies requirements
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2510.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 678Feb 16StateFunding
Adds $186,883 for late nonpublic school busing claims
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2440.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2119Feb 16StateOther education
Repeals obscenity exemptions for schools and public libraries
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SSB 3073Feb 16StateCurriculum and libraries
Creates a voluntary civics seal for high school graduates
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2361.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SSB 3108Feb 16StateVouchers and ESAs
Lets students at private schools drive farther to school
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2358.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2449Feb 16StateOther education
Lets school districts jointly buy health and life insurance with cities
Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 291.
Introduced - HF 2450Feb 16StateOther education
Extends Iowa preschool eligibility to some five-year-olds
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 291.
Introduced - HF 2452Feb 16StateOther education
Creates optional state data security program for school districts with $250,000
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 291.
Introduced - HF 2453Feb 16StateFunding
Lets school districts use flexibility funds to expand preschool
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 292.
Introduced - HF 2454Feb 16StateOther education
Lets schools hire temporary licensed mental health counselors
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 292.
Introduced - HF 2457Feb 16StateOther education
Creates high school credential program with employer-funded tuition and guaranteed jobs
Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 292.
Introduced - HF 2458Feb 16StateOther education
Creates grants for high schoolers and para-educators pursuing degrees
Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 292.
Introduced - HF 2470Feb 16StateCurriculum and libraries
Creates voluntary logic and critical thinking pilot for grades six through eight
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 294.
Introduced - HF 2486Feb 16StateVouchers and ESAs
Requires school dress code policies for grades K-12, including charter schools
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 297.
Introduced - HF 2528Feb 16StateCurriculum and libraries
Adds cyber and AI standards and certification to Iowa schools
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 303.
Introduced - HF 2540Feb 16StateCurriculum and libraries
Requires one semester of computer science and AI for graduation
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 305.
Introduced - HF 2550Feb 16StateOther education
Creates Iowa small modular reactor committee and nuclear tax incentives
Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 307.
Introduced - SF 2241Feb 16StateVouchers and ESAs
Tightens charter school oversight, governance, and financial reporting rules
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Pike.
Introduced - SF 2244Feb 16StateVouchers and ESAs
Adds accountability rules for private schools in education savings accounts
Subcommittee: Evans, Kraayenbrink, and Winckler.
Introduced - SF 2311Feb 16StateCurriculum and libraries
Requires Holocaust instruction for middle and high school students
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Evans, and Quirmbach. S.J. 295.
Introduced - SF 2321Feb 16StateVouchers and ESAs
Repeals Iowa's education savings account program for private school students
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 295.
Introduced - SF 2325Feb 16StateOther education
Requires excused absences for grades 6-12 civic or political events
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 295.
Introduced - SF 2328Feb 16StateOther education
Requires free lunches for all students in Iowa schools
Subcommittee: Evans, Pike, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 295.
Introduced - SF 2329Feb 16StateOther education
Shifts area education agency governance and funding to state control
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 295.
Introduced - SF 2331Feb 16StateFunding
Gives eligible public school teachers a $250 classroom supply stipend
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Evans, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 295.
Introduced - HF 2309Feb 12StateOther education
Requires parental consent for minors to access library materials harmful to minors
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - SF 2084Feb 12StateOther education
Requires schools to post your life Iowa resources online
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2319. S.J. 283.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - SF 516Feb 12StateOther education
Creates working group to study school technology's effects on students
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2335. S.J. 283.
IntroducedOn 3 meeting agendas - HF 2270Feb 12StateOther education
Bars library standards from requiring private-organization policies
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HSB 680Feb 12StateOther education
Lets community preschool providers receive state preschool funds directly
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - SSB 3082Feb 12StateOther education
Aligns health and human services districts with aging, disability, and volunteer programs
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2338.
IntroducedOn 2 meeting agendas - HF 2077Feb 12StateFunding
Lets school districts use SAVE fund for weapons-permit staff insurance
Tabled until future meeting.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - HF 2368Feb 12StateOther education
Bans medical intervention requirements for businesses, schools, and government
Subcommittee recommends passage.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2062Feb 12StateOther education
Protects student religious and political speech and expression at schools
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2300. S.J. 282.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda - SF 2170Feb 12StateFunding
Requires in-person enrollment for dual-credit community college courses
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2320. S.J. 283.
IntroducedOn 1 meeting agenda