Bills in Committee

Education (S)

Bills under consideration and review by committee.

Bill	Bill Title
SF 2429	A bill for an act establishing an area education agency support supplement categorical, and making appropriations.
SF 2312	A bill for an act relating to the amount of compensation paid to school district employees, including by establishing an educator supplement for all fund to be administered by the department of education, and modifying the amount of compensation paid to teachers, certain employees with a license, endorsement, certification, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, and teaching assistants, and making appropriations.
SF 2302	A bill for an act relating to students who require special emotional, social, or behavioral supports in education, including calculations for funding and the establishment of regional special schools, and making appropriations.
SF 2223	A bill for an act relating to children and students, including by modifying provisions related to a parent’s or guardian’s rights to make decisions affecting the parent’s or guardian’s child, the educational program and human growth and development curriculum provided to students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, student health screenings, school district library programs, special education, and other duties of school districts and the governing boards of charter schools and innovation zone schools.
SF 2182	A bill for an act relating to rights of a parent or guardian including rights relating to medical care and education, and providing for a private cause of action.
SF 2150	A bill for an act incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curriculum provided by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to students enrolled in grades one through twelve.
SF 2138	A bill for an act relating to the administration of social, academic, and emotional behavior risk screener tools by school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.
SF 2132	A bill for an act requiring boards of directors of school districts and the authorities in charge of accredited nonpublic schools to adopt policies related to excusing the absences of students enrolled in grades nine through twelve for civic or political events.
SF 2119	A bill for an act relating to driver’s license privileges for students who are truant.
SF 2103	A bill for an act requiring that school districts post information on mental health resources online.
SF 2094	A bill for an act establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for supplemental state aid calculations for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, and including effective date provisions.
SF 2092	A bill for an act allowing radiologists to participate in the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program.
SF 2087	A bill for an act relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items and making appropriations.
SF 2084	A bill for an act repealing the education savings account program.
SF 2072	A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition.
SF 2066	A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students with individualized education programs to participate in extracurricular interscholastic athletic games or competitions.
SF 2060	A bill for an act relating to school lunch and breakfast programs provided by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
SF 2059	A bill for an act providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts.
SF 2050	A bill for an act allowing area education agencies to charge user fees to nonpublic schools for materials and services provided.
SF 2049	A bill for an act relating to trainings, examinations, surveys, and screenings provided by governmental agencies and entities, school districts, charter schools, innovation zone schools, and public postsecondary educational institutions, including racism or sexism trainings, diversity and inclusion efforts, physical examinations, student health screenings, and surveys administered to students or related to students, and including civil penalties.
SF 2048	A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through twelve in school districts by creating celebrate freedom week.
SF 2047	A bill for an act relating to school buses and other vehicles used to transport pupils.
SF 2044	A bill for an act relating to the use of cellular telephones by students in public schools.
SF 2027	A bill for an act relating to human growth and development course enrollment at school districts and to pupil attendance at educational conferences or seminars in which human growth and development information is provided.
SF 2021	A bill for an act relating to funding calculations for the teacher salary supplement, professional development supplement, early intervention supplement, and teacher leadership supplement for school districts that materially breach an interscholastic sharing agreement, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
SF 2020	A bill for an act relating to the waiver of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees charged to certain specified first responders and dependents of such first responders who are enrolled in institutions of higher education under the state board of regents.
SF 2019	A bill for an act establishing the national FFA organization advisors competitive grant program within the department of education and making appropriations.
SF 2015	A bill for an act relating to applicant priority and grant award amounts under the teach Iowa scholar program.
SF 2011	A bill for an act relating to open enrollment and including applicability provisions.
SF 2010	A bill for an act modifying the earliest possible start date of the school calendar for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools.
SF 2009	A bill for an act relating to teacher spending accounts.
SF 2005	A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in public schools or nonpublic schools in border states or in counties that border another state to compete in interscholastic athletic activities provided by public schools or nonpublic schools in the other state.
SF 2004	A bill for an act establishing the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive grant program within the department of education and making appropriations.
SF 2001	A bill for an act relating to the state school foundation program and the calculation of minimum state foundation aid for school districts and including applicability provisions.
SF 485	A bill for an act relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment.(Formerly SF 29.)
SF 483	A bill for an act relating to school personnel training, emergency care planning, authorizations for assisting, and limitations of liability concerning students with epilepsy or a seizure disorder.(Formerly SF 177.)
SF 467	A bill for an act relating to criteria for and funding of approved local preschool programs and including applicability provisions.
SF 466	A bill for an act relating to the national guard service scholarship program, and making appropriations.
SF 437	A bill for an act relating to tenure systems, including modifying provisions related to tenure systems adopted by institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents and implementing standards for community college tenure systems.
SF 416	A bill for an act prohibiting the expenditure of certain public moneys for dues or membership fees to high school organizations that do not use required enrollment calculations when determining school classifications for extracurricular interscholastic activities.
SF 412	A bill for an act relating to eligibility for education savings accounts and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
SF 389	A bill for an act directing the department of education to convene an achievement gap working group.(Formerly SF 38.)
SF 379	A bill for an act relating to funding amounts for the statewide preschool program and including applicability provisions.
SF 378	A bill for an act relating to seizure disorders and establishing certain requirements for charter schools, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and the department of education.
SF 376	A bill for an act relating to the Iowa tuition grants program administered by the college student aid commission and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
SF 375	A bill for an act establishing a low-income enrollment categorical funding supplement for school districts and including applicability provisions.
SF 343	A bill for an act relating to excused absences for certain autism-related health care activities for students of a school district.
SF 336	A bill for an act requiring that regents universities and community colleges waive a percentage of the tuition and mandatory fees for children of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
SF 322	A bill for an act relating to information collected from applicants for education savings accounts and information reported by the department of education, and including effective date provisions.
SF 310	A bill for an act relating to funding of approved local preschool programs and including applicability provisions.
SF 305	A bill for an act relating to the dissemination of certain specified materials, including the prohibition of certain specified materials in schools and civil actions to determine obscenity, modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, and providing civil penalties.
SF 303	A bill for an act relating to free school breakfast and lunch for students at public schools and making an appropriation.
SF 302	A bill for an act relating to student chronic absenteeism in open enrollment and including applicability provisions.
SF 296	A bill for an act relating to public school personnel training concerning mental health.
SF 276	A bill for an act relating to the state school foundation program and the calculation of minimum state foundation aid for school districts and including applicability provisions.
SF 269	A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to civil liability associated with secondary students participating in work-based learning programs and the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve in school districts and charter schools, establishing a career and technical education teachers grant program within the department of education, making appropriations, and requiring the department of education to convene a senior year plus program task force.
SF 258	A bill for an act providing for boards of directors of school districts to include nonvoting student representatives.
SF 253	A bill for an act relating to loan repayments made by the college student aid commission under the mental health professional loan repayment program and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1024.)
SF 249	A bill for an act relating to individuals who fail to fulfill the obligation to engage in practice in a service commitment area under the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1025.)
SF 248	A bill for an act directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of technology on the cognitive function of students.(Formerly SF 39.)
SF 205	A bill for an act relating to voter registration activities at schools.
SF 179	A bill for an act requiring boards of directors of school districts, governing boards of charter schools, and authorities in charge of accredited nonpublic schools to adopt policies related to excusing student absences for 4-H club or future farmers of America activities.
SF 161	A bill for an act relating to the physical education and physical activities requirements that apply to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools.
SF 159	A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying the responsibilities of the state board of education and school districts, prohibiting instruction related to gender identity or sexual orientation in school districts and charter schools in kindergarten through grade eight, modifying provisions associated with the human growth and development instruction and health screenings provided in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and providing civil penalties.
SF 139	A bill for an act relating to elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture that school districts may offer and teach.
SF 121	A bill for an act prohibiting the expenditure of certain public moneys for dues or membership fees to high school organizations that do not meet certain requirements concerning school classifications for extracurricular interscholastic activities.
SF 87	A bill for an act relating to student cardiac evaluations during physical examinations required to partake in school athletics.
SF 85	A bill for an act relating to public education, including participation in surveys, analyses, activities, or evaluations by students, employees, and contractors of school districts or charter schools and prohibiting the use of certain resources or materials related to social and emotional learning.
SF 83	A bill for an act relating to instruction relating to gender identity in the curriculum provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade eight in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools and creating a private cause of action.
SF 66	A bill for an act relating to the health and human growth and development instruction provided by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools.
SF 8	A bill for an act relating to the Iowa core curriculum and to assessment and content standards for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and including effective date provisions.
SSB 3155	A bill for an act relating to elementary literacy by modifying teacher preparation program requirements and teacher licensing requirements, requiring personalized reading plans for certain students, and providing parent and guardian discretion for their students to be retained at grade level.
SSB 3092	A bill for an act authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students.
SSB 3071	A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program and establishing the national guard service continuing education scholarship program.
SSB 3070	A bill for an act permitting coaching staff and personnel of the opposite sex to enter school locker rooms during athletic events.
SSB 3068	A bill for an act relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress to students of online schools by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools.
SSB 3043	A bill for an act modifying the board of educational examiners’ reporting requirements related to the investigation of complaints against licensees and nonlicensed school employees.
SSB 3042	A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students or the abuse of students.
SJR 13	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of all youths of this state to a comprehensive public education.
SCR 1	A concurrent resolution urging Congress to enact legislation to limit the interest rates collected or imposed by the United States Department of Education for certain federal student college loans.
HF 2630	A bill for an act relating to teacher and education support professional compensation, including teacher salary supplement cost per pupil calculations, teacher minimum starting salary requirements, Iowa public employees’ retirement system bona fide retirement requirements, and school district budget statement reporting, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2611, HSB 714.)
HF 2558	A bill for an act relating to higher education, including by modifying the responsibilities of private institutions of higher education, community colleges, the state board of regents, and institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, modifying provisions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, tuition, and administrator hiring at state universities, membership of the state board of regents, and student-employer work and tuition programs at state universities and community colleges, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2327.)
HF 2547	A bill for an act relating to education, including by requiring school engagement meetings and attendance cooperation proceedings when children are absent from school, requiring school districts to restrict student use of cellular phones and smartphones, modifying provisions related to open enrollment of truant students, and modifying penalties. (Formerly HF 2254.)
HF 2544	A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through twelve and the educational programs provided by the institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, and requiring education related to the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts. (Formerly HF 2330.)
HF 2280	A bill for an act relating to private instruction, including modifying provisions related to independent private instruction and the reports and evidence of immunizations required under competent private instruction.(Formerly HF 464, HF 283.)
HF 615	A bill for an act relating to private instruction, including the issuance of diplomas or credentials to students who complete private instruction and the authority of parents, guardians, and legal custodians to execute documents to verify student information, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 391.)
HF 610	A bill for an act relating to excused absences for certain autism-related health care activities for students of a school district.(Formerly HF 285.)
HF 608	A bill for an act relating to school personnel training, emergency care planning, authorizations for assisting, and limitations of liability concerning students with epilepsy or a seizure disorder.(Formerly HF 379.)
HF 597	A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to school district library programs and the educational program provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools.(Formerly HSB 219.)
HF 429	A bill for an act relating to school districts, including authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district to enroll the student in another attendance center within the same school district in certain specified circumstances, requiring school district employees to provide notice to the parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school district if the employee witnesses the student being physically injured, harassed, or bullied, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 17.)
HF 348	A bill for an act prohibiting instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts and charter schools in kindergarten through grade six. (Formerly HF 8.)
HF 323	A bill for an act authorizing school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools to pay stipends to student teachers.(Formerly HSB 111.)
HF 253	A bill for an act authorizing students enrolled in charter schools to participate in extracurricular athletic activities provided by the student’s school district of residence.(Formerly HF 39.)
HF 252	A bill for an act establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program. (Formerly HF 16.)