Iowa Education Bills

A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions.

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements and authorizations.

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council.

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.

A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional l...

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to summative testing in schools and the educational program provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve, and including applicability provisions.

A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations, convening an early childhood Iowa interim study committee, and including applicability, retroactive applicability, and effective date provisions.

A bill for an act relating to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements, and including effective date provisions.

A bill for an act relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners. (Formerly HSB 555 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.

A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.

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.

A bill for an act providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and including effective date provisions.

A bill for an act relating to level II law enforcement academy training programs.

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa dyslexia board and requiring the department of education to prepare a report related to cardiac emergency response plans and automated external defibrillators.

A bill for an act establishing a seal of civics excellence program administered by the department of education to recognize student excellence in civics.

A bill for an act authorizing schools to offer an elective junior fire fighter program to students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve.

A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition.

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education; the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who cause violent or nonviolent disruptions; the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federa...

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-t...