Amendment S-5026 to SF 2224
Relating to computer science education, including by modifying provisions related to standards for computer science education, the curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and practitioner preparation programs, and including applicability provisions
Adopted · February 24, 2026
Filed February 24, 2026 in the Senate by Sen. Lynn Evans (R)
What it changes
- Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section
- Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, subparagraph (4), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: (4) The rules shall provide for the establishment of high-quality standards for computer science education taught by elementary, middle, and high schools, in accordance with the goal established under section 284.6A, subsection 1 , setting a foundation for personal and professional success in a high-technology, knowledge-based Iowa economy. The high-quality standards for computer science education must require that all levels and grades of computer science instruction include instruction related to the fundamental concepts of evolving computer science technologies and artificial intelligence, including instruction that explains what artificial intelligence is, how artificial intelligence works, and the societal and ethical impacts of artificial intelligence.”
- Page 1, after line 18 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 256.16, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . p. Include preparation in computer science, artificial intelligence, and computational thinking that is appropriate to the grade level and subject area in which the student who is enrolled in the practitioner preparation program will teach. A higher education institution providing practitioner preparation may satisfy this requirement by requiring a student who is enrolled in the practitioner preparation program to complete a dedicated course or module, or by integrating such preparation into the existing practitioner preparation program.”
- Page 1, after line 33 by inserting: “Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. The following applies to students admitted to an approved practitioner preparation program on or after July 1, 2028: The section of this Act amending section 256.16.”
- Title page, by striking lines 1 through 5 and inserting “An Act relating to computer science education, including by modifying provisions related to standards for computer science education, the curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and practitioner preparation programs, and including applicability provisions.”
- By renumbering as necessary.