Bills Sponsored By Committee

Education (H)

Bill Bill Title
HF 132 A bill for an act relating to social studies instruction in public schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools.(Formerly HF 12.)
HF 134 A bill for an act relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment.(Formerly HF 41; See HF 2278.)
HF 135 A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities of the state board of regents and the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, including requiring the board to publish certain information related to the average income and student debt of institution graduates and requiring the institutions to provide the board with information related to the average income and student debt of institution graduates and to adopt procedures that require institutions to provide information related to the average income and student debt of institution graduates to undergraduates. (Formerly HF 11.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.
HF 171 A bill for an act relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2023, modifying provisions relating to the property tax replacement payments, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 117.)
HF 180 A bill for an act relating to parental and guardian consent and information regarding the gender identity of students enrolled in a school district or charter school.(Formerly HF 9.)
HF 181 A bill for an act prohibiting the state board of regents from investing public moneys in companies that are owned or controlled by Chinese military or government services and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 41.)
HF 182 A bill for an act relating to institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, including requiring the institutions to submit reports to the general assembly related to terms associated with courses offered by the institutions’ colleges of education and establishing an interim study committee to evaluate practitioner preparation programs offered by the institutions, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 7.)
HF 244 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 HSB 47.)
HF 251 A bill for an act relating to requirements for and restrictions on special minor’s driver’s licenses, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HSB 58.)
HF 252 A bill for an act establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program. (Formerly HF 16.)
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 254 A bill for an act relating to the study of cosmetology.(Formerly HSB 90.)
HF 255 A bill for an act modifying requirements related to teacher intern license programs and licenses and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners and establishing a temporary initial teaching license to be issued by the board of educational examiners to applicants who complete an alternative teacher certification program. (Formerly HF 4.) Effective date: 07/01/2024
HF 256 A bill for an act relating to the minimum age of applicants for licenses from the board of educational examiners. (Formerly HF 100.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.
HF 315 A bill for an act relating to approved courses of instruction for school bus drivers.(Formerly HF 99.)
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 327 A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to comprehensive school improvement plans, teacher librarians and guidance counselors, required days or hours of instruction in elementary and secondary schools, agreements between school districts and community colleges to teach certain courses, required courses in school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and shared operational functions, and authorizing school districts to offer sequential units in one classroom.(Formerly HSB 119.)
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 355 A bill for an act relating to certain specified employees of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, including renewal requirements associated with licenses issued by the board of educational examiners to practitioners with master’s or doctoral degrees, fees associated with the review of certain specified records, and background checks for employees of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools.(Formerly HF 224; See HF 672.)
HF 360 A bill for an act relating to school districts and area education agencies that share operational functions by adding eligibility for information technology specialists and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 123.)
HF 370 A bill for an act relating to entities supported in whole or in part by public moneys, including the sale of public bonds, the duties and responsibilities of the directors and officers of school boards, school districts, the department of education, the department of health and human services, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, community colleges, institutions under the control of the state board of regents, area education agencies, and election commissioners, and the membership and voting units of county and city conference boards. (Formerly HSB 118.)
HF 421 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. (Formerly HF 186.) Effective date: Enactment, 05/11/2023, 07/01/2023. Applicability date: 12/01/2022.
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 430 A bill for an act relating to education, including requirements related to mandatory reporters, a process for investigating complaints against school employees, and the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, charter schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and the board of educational examiners, modifying the membership of the board of educational examiners, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 10.) Effective date: 07/01/2023. Applicability date: 07/01/2023.
HF 459 A bill for an act relating to supplementary weighting for certain shared operational functions and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 169.)
HF 464 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 283; See HF 2280.)
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 602 A bill for an act relating to the inclusion of the crisis hotline telephone and text numbers and internet address for the your life Iowa program or successor program on public school student identification cards and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 101.) Effective date: 07/01/2023. Applicability date: 07/01/2023.
HF 604 A bill for an act relating to education, including authorizing the ombudsman to investigate complaints received by individuals who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, and modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, and charter schools. (Formerly HSB 206.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.
HF 606 A bill for an act relating to nonpublic schools, including authorizing nonpublic schools to withdraw applications for accreditation, authorizing accredited nonpublic schools to terminate accreditation, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 393.)
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 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 611 A bill for an act relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools in kindergarten through grade five.(Formerly HF 390.)
HF 614 A bill for an act relating to licenses issued by the board of educational examiners to applicants from other states or countries. (Formerly HF 221.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.
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 616 A bill for an act prohibiting institutions of higher learning governed by the state board of regents 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.(Formerly HSB 218.)
HF 620 A bill for an act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties.(Formerly HF 367.)
HF 658 A bill for an act authorizing the boards of directors of school districts to appoint student liaisons to the boards.(Formerly HF 437.)
HF 2144 A bill for an act establishing the United States army reserve service scholarship program within the college student aid commission.(Formerly HF 2023.)
HF 2150 A bill for an act eliminating a requirement related to obtaining a transitional coaching authorization from the board of educational examiners.(Formerly HSB 570.)
HF 2151 A bill for an act relating to education by modifying provisions related to a process for investigating complaints against school employees and the responsibilities of the department of education and the board of educational examiners.(Formerly HSB 566.)
HF 2152 A bill for an act relating to the reporting requirements of the department of education’s commission on educator leadership and compensation. (Formerly HSB 569.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
HF 2153 A bill for an act relating to the college student aid commission’s reporting requirements. (Formerly HSB 563.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
HF 2154 A bill for an act requiring school districts to provide the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the school district with a printed copy of the student’s report card.(Formerly HF 2002.)
HF 2261 A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the time in which the board of educational examiners can investigate complaints relating to licensed school employees having romantic or otherwise inappropriate relationships with students.(Formerly HSB 564.)
HF 2270 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.(Formerly HSB 567.)
HF 2278 A bill for an act relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment. (Formerly HF 134, HF 41.) Effective date: 07/01/2024
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 2377 A bill for an act establishing the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive grant program within the department of education and making appropriations.(Formerly HF 2030; See HF 2643.)
HF 2389 A bill for an act relating to the term sex and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, including an indication of a person’s sex on certain vital records.(Formerly HSB 649.)
HF 2393 A bill for an act relating to health examinations, surveys, and screenings conducted by school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. (Formerly HSB 651.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
HF 2396 A bill for an act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties.(Formerly HF 2139.)
HF 2457 A bill for an act providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts.(Formerly HF 2197.)
HF 2465 A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve by allowing instruction related to agriculture to meet a portion of the unit requirements related to science and allowing instruction related to applied sciences, technology, engineering, or manufacturing to meet a portion of the unit requirements related to mathematics. (Formerly HF 2081.) Effective date: 07/01/2024
HF 2487 A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of certain specified school employees, complaints against school employees and the investigation of complaints against school employees, and the responsibilities of the department of education and the board of educational examiners. (Formerly HSB 568.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
HF 2542 A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to education data collection and the determination of enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 672.)
HF 2543 A bill for an act relating to education by establishing a right of first refusal for charter schools to purchase or lease school district property and modifying charter school and open enrollment funding, and charter school board member requirements.(Formerly HSB 673.)
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 2545 A bill for an act relating to education, including by requiring the director of the department of education to review the state’s high school graduation requirements, core curriculum, core content standards, and educational standards, requiring the state board of education to review and revise the state’s social studies standards, requiring that the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in school districts and accredited nonpublic schools in grades seven and eight include instruction related to civics, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2329.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2024.
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 2548 A bill for an act modifying provisions related to world language instruction in grades nine through twelve by prohibiting the incorporation of gender-neutral language when the world language being taught utilizes a grammatical gender system.(Formerly HF 2060.)
HF 2553 A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools.(Formerly HF 2214.)
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 2609 A bill for an act authorizing the boards of directors of school districts to appoint student liaisons to the boards.(Formerly HF 2189.)
HF 2611 A bill for an act relating to school funding, including the teacher salary supplement cost per pupil and teacher and education support professional compensation, and making appropriations.(Formerly HSB 714; See HF 2630.)
HF 2612 A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to the duties and powers of area education agencies, the membership of the boards of directors of area education agencies, the department of education, area education agency funding, the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil and minimum teacher salaries, Iowa public employees’ retirement system bona fide retirement requirements, and property tax replacement payments, 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 transition, effective date, and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 713.) Effective date: 03/27/2024, 07/01/2024, 07/01/2025. Applicability date: 07/01/2024, 07/01/2025.
HF 2613 A bill for an act relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, modifying provisions relating to the property tax replacement payments, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 712.)
HF 2615 A bill for an act relating to education, including by requiring community colleges to publish information related to graduates, requiring school districts to provide students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve with information related to graduates of community colleges and the average income and student debt of graduates of institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, and modifying provisions related to supplementary weighting. (Formerly HF 2347.) Effective date: 07/01/2024
HF 2617 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 seven through twelve.(Formerly HF 2031.)
HF 2618 A bill for an act relating to elementary literacy by modifying teacher preparation program requirements, requiring personalized reading plans for certain students, and providing parent and guardian discretion for their students to be retained at grade level. (Formerly HSB 650.) Effective date: 07/01/2024