Education Committee

All education-related bills passed by the Legislature & signed into law for 2017. #ialegis #iagov #schools #college #university #jobtraining #teachers

SF 240 – Statewide assessment modifications SF 350 – Expands high school equivalency diploma options HF 564 – Flexibility in school funding HF 565 – Establishing a school district flexibility account FLOOR ACTION: SF 240 […]

HF 472 – Teacher forgivable loan program modification FLOOR ACTION: HF 472 clarifies that it was the Legislature’s intent to prevent someone from receiving assistance from the Teach Iowa Scholar program and the Teacher Shortage […]

HF 472 – Teacher forgivable loan program modification HF 563 – Student athlete concussion protocols HF 564 – Flexibility in school funding HF 565 – Establishing a school district flexibility account HF 573 – Home […]

SF 455 – Equity in school district cost per pupil and transportation   FLOOR ACTION: SF 455 is designed to equalize the state cost per pupil and transportation inequity costs in the school aid formula. […]

SF 238 – Expands criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee SF 240 – Requires a new RFP for a statewide assessment that is aligned to the Iowa Core SF 274 – Computer […]

SF 349 – Iowa Tuition Grant cap amount removal SF 150 – Extends ELL from 5 to 7 Years SSB 1114 – Children’s residential facilities rewrite SSB 1124 – District cost per pupil and transportation […]

SSB 1057 expands the ways in which Iowa can issue high school equivalency diplomas (HSED). SSB 1083 removes the $6,000 cap on the Iowa Tuition Grant (ITG), which is awarded to qualifying students attending an Iowa private college or university.

SSB 1047 requires computer science education standards, computer science instructor endorsements and authorizations, and alternative ways to obtain endorsements and authorizations.

SF 83 expands the criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee to include a person employed by a school district full-time, part-time or as a substitute; and a person who performs services as a volunteer or contract employee for a school district and who has significant contact with students.