Amendment H-8256 to SF 2220
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
Adopted · March 24, 2026
Filed March 23, 2026 in the House by
What it changes
- Page 2, lines 21 and 22, by striking “and affective”
- Page 2, after line 22 by inserting: “(b) The educational services must address the character development of the gifted and talented child. For purposes of this subparagraph division, “character development” means addressing common challenges of gifted and talented children and promoting skills to support personal growth and academic success.”
- Page 2, line 23, by striking “(b)” and inserting “(c)”
- Page 2, line 25, by striking “(c)” and inserting “(d)”
- Page 4, by striking lines 8 through 14 and inserting: “
- a. Automatically enroll a student in the next most rigorous level of advanced courses or programs offered by the school district if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The student is enrolled in grades four through twelve. (2) The student attained a score that is within the advanced performance level on the statewide summative assessment in mathematics or English language arts that was administered to the student in the immediately preceding school year. (3) The school district determines that the student demonstrates academic preparedness using any of the following data sources: (a) Standardized assessments. (b) Student achievement. (c) Cognitive ability. (d) Creative ability. (e) Qualitative and quantitative data. (f) Teacher and parent input. (g) Observation of gifted characteristics and behaviors. (4) The school district determines that the student is prepared to participate in the next most rigorous level of advanced courses or programs offered by the school district pursuant to procedures adopted pursuant to section 257.42, subsection 01, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1).”
- Page 5, after line 9 by inserting: “Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. The following apply to school years beginning on or after July 1, 2027:
- The section of this Act enacting section 279.89.
- The section of this Act enacting section 279.90.”
- Title page, line 6, after “whole-grade acceleration” by inserting “, and including applicability provisions”
- By renumbering as necessary.