Education Committee

Agenda

1. Call to Order

   Call to Order Roll Call Approval of previous meeting minutes Assignment of bills, at discretion of chair HSB 217 Weldon CH, Boden, Matson HSB 218 Shipley CH, Johnson, Kurth HSB 219 Henderson CH, Gehlbach, Ehlert HSB 220 Stone CH, Kniff McCulla, Gjerde HF 68 Hora CH, Stone, Wessel-Kroeschell HF 407 Ingels CH, Weldon, Kurth HF 501 T.Moore CH, Johnson, Madison Consideration of bills, at discretion of chair HSB 147 Wheeler HF 331 Wheeler HSB 105 Wheeler (amendment) HSB 137 Gehlbach HSB 108 Gehlbach HSB 106 Shipley (amendment) HF 334 Kniff McCulla HSB 155 Stone (amendment) HF 284 Hayes (amendment) HF 149 Hayes (amendment) Other business Adjourn

   HF 149: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school districts or accredited nonpublic schools.(See HF 865.)HF 284: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to public libraries that are eligible to receive state assistance under the enrich Iowa program. (See HF 880.) Effective date: 01/01/2027.HF 331: A bill for an act implementing requirements related to organizations that sponsor or administer extracurricular interscholastic athletics, including the creation of a conference realignment committee.(See HF 783.)HF 334: Allows schools to employ or engage volunteer chaplains for studentsHF 407: A bill for an act relating to open enrollment by requiring the payment of certain moneys received from the secure an advanced vision for education fund.HF 501: A bill for an act relating to school districts, including by modifying provisions related to school district dissolution proposals and election dates for school district mergers, consolidations, or dissolutions.HF 68: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to open enrollment policies and English-language learners.(See HF 900.)HSB 105: A bill for an act relating to charter schools, including by modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements and charter school student participation in the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.(See HF 785.)HSB 106: A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours, school safety plans, and instruction related to the effects of social media in grades six through eight, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 782.)HSB 108: A bill for an act relating to payments to charter schools by a school district of residence for students enrolled in a charter school, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 789.)HSB 137: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instruction, civics assessments, practitioner preparation programs, and the duties of the director of the department of education.(See HF 784.)HSB 147: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 787.)HSB 155: A bill for an act prohibiting state entities from expending moneys to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or to hire individuals to serve as diversity, equity, and inclusion officers, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 856.)HSB 217: A bill for an act requiring school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to carrying out a reduction in force.(See HF 859.)HSB 218: A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism and allowing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to awarding academic credit for the completion of a course in religious instruction.(See HF 870.)HSB 219: A bill for an act relating to mathematics instruction, including by requiring school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to develop an advanced mathematics pathway that is designed to enable students to succeed in courses related to algebra in grade eight.HSB 220: A bill for an act relating to concussion and brain injury training for coaches.(See HF 858.)